2009 Presenters
Stephen Carter
Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale, where he has taught since 1982. Among his courses are law and religion, the ethics of war, contracts, intellectual property, and professional responsibility. Much of his work focuses on the creation of conditions for rational dialogue, while preserving a rich diversity of points of view, whether at home or in international affairs. Among his nonfiction books are God’s Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in Politics; Civility: Manners, MdUdx0kM_EHYorals, and the Etiquette of Democracy; The Dissent of the Governed: A Meditation on Law, Religion, and Loyalty; The Confirmation Mess: Cleaning up the Federal Appointments Process; and The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion. He is currently writing a treatise on the ethics of war, and a monograph on what democracy requires. Professor Carter also writes fiction. His first novel, The Emperor of Ocean Park, spent eleven weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. His novel Jericho’s Fall will be published in 2009. Professor Carter was formerly a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, as well as for Judge Spottswood W. Robinson, III, of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He is a graduate of Stanford University and Yale Law School, and has received eight honorary degrees.
APPEARING IN: Thrillers and Killers
