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Writing Prize Winners

By Charlotte Greco

The Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies awards two HLS writing prizes for the best student papers in two categories. 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

2023-24

Christianity and the Law

“Service in Two Cities: Biblical Guideposts for a Christian Lawyer Serving in Government”
Brandon Sharp ’24

Jewish Law and Society

“From Passover to Property Rights: Reframing the Ownership Question in the Shareholder/Stakeholder Debate”
Jonathan I. Frieden ’24

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