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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

In Volume 7, Prof Shaun de Freitas outlines a Christian perspective on freedom of religion in communities of legal scholarship. Free to read online at ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Have you read a new book in the area of law and religion recently? The Australian Journal of Law and Religion needs book reviews for our next issue. Contact editorsAJLR@gmail.com if you have an idea and would like to talk it over.

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

What influences hatred of religious groups, and how should the legal system respond to it? The AJLR is planning a special issue on religious hatred. Article and Special Topic Forum posts are requested by the end of June. Please check out www.ausjlr.com for more information.

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The Australian Journal of Law and Religion is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that focuses on the complex and dynamic interactions of faith and law in Australia and the South Pacific.

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

A new issue of the Australian Journal of Law and Religion has just come out! All content is open access: doi.org/10.55803/E242P

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

2026 Call for Papers now available! We are looking forward to considering your submissions.

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

In Volume 6 of the AJLR, Prof David VanDrunen reviews 'The Crisis of Civil Law: What the Bible Teaches about Law and What it Means Today' by Benjamin B. Saunders. Read for free online at: doi.org/10.55803/Y155T

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

In Volume 6 of the AJLR, one of our co-editors, Jeremy Patrick, reviews Thomas Berg's book 'Religious Liberty in a Polarized Age'. Read for free online at: doi.org/10.55803/T507P

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

In Volume 6 of the AJLR, Emeritus Professor Suzanne Rutland reflects on the experiences of Jewish staff and students in the university sector. Unfortunately all the more pertinent after the recent tragic events in Australia. Read for free online at: doi.org/10.55803/J185W

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

In Volume 6 of the AJLR, Emeritus Professor Gabriel Moens provides a comment arguing that Australia's embrace of VAD constitutes a rejection of the sanctity of life principle. Read for free online at doi.org/10.55803/V092F

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

In Volume 6 of the AJLR, Emeritus Professor Michael Quinlan, former Dean of Law at the University of Notre Dame Australia, provides a reflection from his perspective as a Catholic Law School Dean. Free to read online at doi.org/10.55803/V422V

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

In Volume 6 of the AJLR, Joel Harrison explores the controversial report of the ALRC on Religious Freedom and Discrimination in Schools through critiquing the idea of 'Maximising Rights'. Free to read online at doi.org/10.55803/G650H

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

In the new Volume 6 of the Australian Journal of Law and Religion, Salim Farrar considers how Islamic Higher Education Institutions can be accommodated in the West. Free to read online: ausjlr.com/wp-content/u...

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

In the new issue of the AJLR (Volume 6), Renae Barker and Tania Pagotto discuss how to model the relationship between government and religion across nation-states. Read for free here: ausjlr.com/wp-content/u...

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Happy to announce the release of Volume 6 of the Australian Journal of Law and Religion! Always free to submit and read as an Open Access journal. Issue is here: ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

The Australian Association for the Study of Religion has circulated a Call for Papers for its 2025 conference: www.aasr.org.au/2025-confere...

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2025 Conference — The Australian Association for the Study of Religion

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

The submission deadline of 1 June for the USQ 2025 Law & Religion Essay Competition is fast approaching. The winner gets $ 500 and an opportunity to publish in the AJLR. Details: lawfully.unisq.edu.au/call-for-ent...

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Call for Entries: 2025 Law and Religion Essay Competition - School of Law and Justice

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

In Volume 5, Benjamin Saunders reviews Robert Cochran's book The Servant Lawyer, on how to practice law as a Christian. It has relevant insights for any practitioner, but especially religious ones. Read more for free online: doi.org/10.55803/L033Q

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

In Volume 5, our co-editor Alex Deagon reviews the significant 864 page (!!!) Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Law, edited by John Witte Jr. and Rafael Domingo. Free to read online here: doi.org/10.55803/M627S

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Free to read online, in Volume 5 we have a review of Michael Bird's book 'Religious Freedom in a Secular Age', by Jacob Carson. You can access the review here: doi.org/10.55803/I822X

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

As part of Volume 5 we are pleased to present our very first interview, with esteemed former Australian High Court Justice Michael Kirby, who generously shares his thoughts and experiences on faith, sexuality and the law. Free to read online here: doi.org/10.55803/G096B

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Free to read online in the latest volume of the AJLR, Joseph Lee tackles the vexed question of how insurance works in compensation claims for abuse in religious institutions: doi.org/10.55803/X128V.

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

In the latest issue of the AJLR, Rosemary Teele Langford and Malcolm Anderson consider the important question of how to improve governance of religious charities. Free to read online here: doi.org/10.55803/J120P.

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Working on something in the area of law and religion? We’d love to consider it for issues # 6 and # 7 of the AJLR! See our 2025 Call for Papers here: www.ausjlr.com

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

In this surrejoinder, Neil Foster continues the debate on whether exemptions in state anti-discrimination laws impose different burdens on religious schools compared to the Cth Sex Discrimination Act, and are unconstitutional. Read for free in the new issue of the AJLR: doi.org/10.55803/U458I

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

In the just-released Volume 5 (doi.org/10.55803/A317B) of the AJLR, Brady Earley provides a fascinating discussion of religious exemptions in ancient China, and what they can teach us about religious exemptions today. Read it online for free: doi.org/10.55803/T163B

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Issue # 5 of the AJLR has now been published: ausjlr.com/issue-archive/ (complete issue DOI: doi.org/10.55803/A317B). We’re delighted to report that this issue’s Special Topic Forum on The Rise of the Nones has been co-published with Canopy Forum (canopyforum.org/australian-j...). #lawandreligion

Cover of Issue # 5 of the Australian Journal of Law and Religion.

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

In a recent post on his Law and Religion Australia blog, (lawandreligionaustralia.blog/2025/01/03/t...) Neil Foster raises interesting questions about the new privacy tort and religious freedom. We’d be interested to see research articles about this submitted to the AJLR. #religiousfreedom #privacy

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The new Federal privacy tort and religious freedom

In the closing Parliamentary days of 2024, the Australian Federal Parliament created a new statutory privacy tort action, which may have a significant impact on churches and other religious groups.…

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Congratulations to the State Library of Queensland and the University of Queensland for completing the first iteration of the Queensland Atlas of Religion: qareligion.com.au It’s an impressive achievement and a great resource for scholars!

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Queensland Atlas of Religion – QLD Atlas of Religion

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Luke Beck @drlukebeck.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

This week, Tasmania finally abolished the crime of blasphemy I have previously written in @ausjlr.bsky.social and @aunz.theconversation.com about the need for all states to abolish this outdated and prejudiced offence tinyurl.com/bdewtth3 tinyurl.com/mtx8f98c theconversation.com/blasphemy-is-

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

If you're a graduate student doing work in law and religion, talk to your supervisor about turning a chapter of your thesis or dissertation into an article for the open-access and interdisciplinary Australian Journal of Law and Religion. #lawandreligion

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Australian Journal of Law and Religion @ausjlr.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

The Australian Journal of Law and Religion is happy to join Bluesky!

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