Millions of people in the United States and billions more abroad adhere to faith traditions with legal systems that provide guidance on every aspect of human relations, from criminal justice to the makeup of the family. Through Harvard Law School’s courses, Religious Freedom Clinic, and various programs focused on Jewish and Israeli Law, Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies, Islamic Law, and Law and Society in the Muslim World, students can explore a range of topics at the intersection of law and religion.
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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Charles Donahue
Paul A. Freund Professor of Law
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Noah R. Feldman
Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law
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Mary Ann Glendon
Learned Hand Professor of Law, Emerita
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Josh McDaniel
Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
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Martha L. Minow
300th Anniversary University Professor
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Intisar A. Rabb
Professor of Law
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Kristen A. Stilt
Professor of Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Havva Guney-Ruebenacker
Lecturer on Law
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Amy Kao
Lecturer on Law
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Sanford V. Levinson
Visiting Professor of Law
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Victor Madrigal-Borloz
Lecturer on Law
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Jay Michaelson
Caroline Zelaznik Gruss and Joseph S. Gruss Visiting Professor in Talmudic Civil Law
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Michael J. Sandel
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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Justine Sheehan
Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law
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Salma Waheedi
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
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| Advanced Constitutional Law | Fall 2025 Course | Noah Feldman |
| Advanced Topics in Jewish Law: States of Consciousness in Jewish Law | Fall 2025 Reading Group | Noah Feldman |
| Animal Law | Spring 2026 Course | Kristen Stilt |
| Comparative Family Law: Marriage, Divorce and Property in American, Islamic and Jewish Law | Spring 2026 Reading Group | Havva Guney-Ruebenacker |
| Constitutional Law: First Amendment | Fall 2025 Course | Noah Feldman |
| Constitutional Law: First Amendment | Spring 2026 Course | Martha Field |
| Constitutional Law: First Amendment | Fall 2025 Course | Richard Parker |
| Family Law | Spring 2026 Course | Jeannie Suk Gersen |
| Human Rights Lawyering in Action: Skills, Strategies, and Challenges | Spring 2026 Seminar | Beatrice Lindstrom, Susan Farbstein |
| International Human Rights Clinic | Fall 2025 Clinic | Susan Farbstein |