Writing Prize Winners

The Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies awards two prizes for the best student papers in the following categories: 1. Biblical Law or 2. Judeo-Christian Legal Thought/The Intersection of Faith & Law. Below are the winners since the inaugural contest.

2019-20 

Judeo-Christian Legal Thought/The Intersection of Faith & Law 

“The Priest-Penitent Privilege in a Post-Scandal World: Federal Inaction and State Abrogation” 
Jacob Thackston ’20 

2020-21 

Biblical Law

“The Bible, Christian Doctrine, and Lending Money”  
Dana Schneider ’22

Judeo-Christian Legal Thought/The Intersection of Faith & Law 

“The Freedom of Religious Integrity” 
Sean Lau ’22 

2021-22 

Judeo-Christian Legal Thought/The Intersection of Faith & Law 

“Absent Husbands, Waiting Wives: A Case Study in Civilian Interpretation”
Alexander Schwennicke ’22 

2022-23 

Biblical Law

“Correcting Judicial Errors in Jewish Law: The Gulf Between Theory and Practice”
William Gelley, LL.M. ’23

Judeo-Christian Legal Thought/The Intersection of Faith & Law

“Are Kosher Laws Kosher?”
Michael Snow ’23