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John Inazu

John Inazu

Author | Speaker | S. D. D. Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion — Washington University in St. Louis

John Inazu is the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion at Washington University in St. Louis. He teaches criminal law, religion and law, and various First Amendment courses. He writes and speaks frequently to general audiences on topics of pluralism, assembly, free speech, religious freedom, and other issues. Inazu is the author of Liberty's Refuge: The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly (Yale, 2012) and Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference (Chicago, 2016). He is co-editor (with Tim Keller) of Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference (Thomas Nelson, 2020). Inazu is also the executive director of The Carver Project.

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Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect

As a constitutional scholar, legal expert, and former litigator, John has spent his career learning how to disagree well with other people. In Learnin...

Featured on: Monday, April 1, 2024

Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference

How can Christians today interact with those around them in a way that shows respect to those whose beliefs are radically different but that also rema...

Featured on: Wednesday, April 29, 2020

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Kerby Anderson

High and Low

If you look at the American economy, you see a high and a low. The stock market is at a record high, while consumer sentiment is at the lowest ever measured.

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June 8, 2026
Kerby Anderson

Faith-Affirming Findings

Biblical archaeology seems to be going through a “golden age of apologetics.” One illustration is the fact that over the last two months I have had the privilege of interviewing three authors on their...

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June 5, 2026
Kerby Anderson

Historical Ignorance

Years ago, a doctor wrote an article entitled, “What’s Keeping David McCullough from Sleeping?” This noted historian and award-winning author had trouble sleeping because he was worrying about what wa...

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