Justice, Mercy, and Reconciliation
Join us for a distinguished panel on “Justice, Mercy, and Reconciliation” featuring: Judge Sarah Pitlyk, U.S. District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri; Judge Gerald Parker, judge on the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court – who runs Kushinda Court, an innovative specialty court; and Mark Osler, Professor and Robert and Marion Short Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of St. Thomas, and whose work advocates for sentencing and clemency policies rooted in principles of human dignity.
This conversation will be moderate by Elisabeth Kincaid, associate professor of ethics, faith, and culture at Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary and Director of the Institute of Faith and Learning, as well as LVF Faculty member.
An Evening with Gary Haugen
Join us for an evening conversation with Gary Haugen, CEO and founder of International Justice Mission (IJM). Before founding IJM, Gary served as a human rights attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice and the Director of the United Nations’ investigation on the Rwandan genocide. His career embodies one way to integrate the Christian calling with the practice of law. We look forward to hearing Gary’s reflections on law and justice in dialogue with LVF Program Director, Professor John Inazu - including how Christian lawyers can integrate their faith and work to create a true sense of vocation.
Into the Light: An Evening Conversation at OneFamily Church
Join us for an inspiring evening with awarding-winning journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty and Ben Spencer as they discuss Ben’s story, detailed in Barbara's new book, "Bringing Ben Home: A Murder, a Conviction, and the Fight to Redeem American Justice.” This is a powerful story of a man who maintained his innocence for a murder he didn’t commit, and how his plight became part of a paradigm shift in how the legal system thinks about innocence.
Out of the Darkness: An Afternoon Conversation at WashU Law School
A wrongful conviction. False imprisonment. a life sentence. The American criminal justice system. In 1988, Ben Spencer was sentenced to life in prison for a murder and robbery he did not commit. He spent 34 years wrongfully imprisoned. now, Ben has teamed up with award-winning journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty to share his story.