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SUMMARY:“The Law of Humanity and Kinship”: An Emergence of Human Rights and Religious Liberty in the Divine Institutes of Lactantius by Daniel Kimmel (Lewis & Clark College)
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LOCATION:615 S Palatine Hill Rd\, Portland\, United States
DESCRIPTION:<p>I trace the ancient emergence of concepts of religion\, humanity\, and religious liberty in the Divine Institutes of Lactantius\, an early fourth-century Christian statesman. They demonstrate how Lactantius engages classical philosophy\, literature\, and Roman jurisprudence to unfold a novel set of &ldquo\;institutes&rdquo\; in opposition to human violence and imperial oppression. These &ldquo\;institutes&rdquo\; expound what Lactantius names the universal &ldquo\;law of humanity and kinship&rdquo\;: a social contract between naturally free\, sacrosanct humans bound by mutual care and dialogue. Though not without flaws and ultimately only temporarily successful in achieving its political aims\, I hope to convince that Lactantius&rsquo\;s thought on religion and humanity is well worth revisiting\, especially at such a time as this.<br><br>3:30-5:00PM PST</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=J. M. Fritzman:
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