Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Case Western Reserve Law Review
Volume
55
Publication Date
2004
Keywords
religious lawyers, legal ethics, professional conduct, religious values, religious ethics
Abstract
At a time when many believe that law is no longer a noble profession, many lawyers see no reason to devote time and energy to promoting the public good. Religious lawyering may offer a powerful antidote: a robust framework for lawyers to integrate into their professional lives their most deeply rooted values, perspectives and critiques, and persuasive reasons to improve the quality of justice and work for the common good. At its best, religious lawyering echoes Martin Luther King's advice to the street sweeper. How wonderful it would be, indeed, if we practiced law so well that the host of heaven and earth would pause to say, here lived great lawyers who did their job well.
Recommended Citation
Russell G. Pearce,
Religious Lawyering in a Liberal Democracy: A Challenge and an Invitation William A. Brahms Lecture on Law & Religion, 55 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 127
(2004-2005)
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