St Thomas More & Religious Freedom
Evening Talk & Reception - 6:30pm, Friday 18th October 2024
An evening exploring St Thomas More's legacy and witness with Dr Marcus Cole
Dean Marcus Cole is one of America’s most distinguished academics. His Law School’s pioneering work on religious liberty is outstanding and inspired by St.Thomas More, the Patron Saint of lawyers and Statesmen and women.
With an introduction by The Lord Alton of Liverpool.
St Thomas More is to England what John the Baptist was to Galilee: unafraid to speak the truth and to act accordingly.
The freedom of conscience – to believe, and then to live our lives as our belief requires us to – is, according to Dr Cole, one of the most important foundations of society.
Join us for a fascinating evening at Theodore House with Prof. Marcus Cole and Lord David Alton to discuss the legacy of St Thomas More for today.
Marcus Cole is the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at The University of Notre Dame Law School. He is a leading scholar of the empirical law and economics of commerce and finance as well as law relating to freedom of religion and conscience. He was a faculty member at Stanford Law School from 1997 until he went to Notre Dame in 2019.
He is the founder of the Notre Dame Religious Liberty Initiative and Clinic, a project of scholarship and advocacy into all the elements relating to freedom of conscience and religion.
Prof. Marcus Cole received the 2023 Becket Canterbury Medal for Religious Liberty for his public advocacy for his Courage and Defense of Religious Liberty.
Timings
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Seats are limited: please register your attendance below
Accommodation
Discounted B&B accommodation is available at Theodore House for Friday night. Please indicate requirements when booking below. Invoicing and payment for accommodation will follow separately.
Single en-suite room: £56 per night
Twin en-suite room: £75 per night
