Professor John Witte, Jr., Professor of Law and Ethics at Emory Universityfs School of Law in Atlanta, gave a series of lectures at Seigakuin University from June 21 to 24, 2006.

The lecture title for Seigakuin University students was gChristianity and Democracy: Past Contributions and Future Challengesh, in which he explained the impact of Jesus and Christianity on the Western legal tradition.

Professor Witte also delivered the lectures gFrom Sacrament to Contract: Marriage, Religion, and Law in the Western Traditionh, and gFrom Contract to Covenant: Marriage as Contract and Covenant in Law and Theologyh for the students and faculty of Seigakuin University Graduate School.

Finally, Dr. Witte gave a lecture entitled gHow to Govern a City on a Hill: Puritan Contributions to American Constitutional Law, Liberty, and Church-State Relationsh in connection with the establishment of a new Society for Puritan Studies in Japan.

Professor Wittefs lecture at SEIG Forum was introduced in Emory Universityfs web page

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