{"id":23141,"date":"2025-10-13T16:07:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=23141"},"modified":"2025-10-13T23:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T03:02:48","slug":"26th-annual-mcelroy-lecture-on-law-and-religion-set-for-oct-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2025\/10\/13\/26th-annual-mcelroy-lecture-on-law-and-religion-set-for-oct-23\/","title":{"rendered":"26th annual McElroy Lecture on Law and Religion set for Oct. 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

The McElroy Lecture on Law and Religion provides a forum for prominent thinkers to address fundamental issues of law and religion. The 26th annual lecture is set for Thursday, Oct. 23, from 5-6 p.m.<\/strong> in Room 226 of the Riverfront Campus. A reception follows the lecture in the atrium.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s lecture, titled \u201cNext Steps for Church Autonomy,\u201d will be presented by Stephanie Barclay, professor of law at Georgetown University Law School and faculty co-director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. The annual McElroy Lecture is made possible through a bequest from Detroit Mercy Law alumnus Philip J. McElroy.<\/p>\n

This lecture will examine emerging frontiers in church autonomy jurisprudence across several critical contexts:<\/p>\n