2025 Religious Freedom Annual Review

Religion, Peace, and Human Flourishing: Understanding the Whys of Religious Freedom

June 17, 2025

Why religious freedom? In a world of diverse beliefs about religion and increasingly large numbers of people choosing not to belong to religious institutions, why does religious freedom matter?

The Annual Review will bring a broad array of perspectives to this issue, with religious, media, academic, legal, and thought leaders. What role does religion play in building peace and fostering human flourishing? How does religious freedom’s respect for both individual choice as well as the human dignity of all increasingly matter in a fractious world? Experts on religious freedom and peacemaking will explore the interconnections.

Empirical evidence provides surprising demonstrations of the enormous power religion brings to human flourishing. Sociologists of religion as well as religious leaders from a variety of faiths will look at what this empirical evidence means in practice.

Breakout sessions will look at the ways popular culture portrays religion and how religious individuals can respond, and explore legal developments. It is anticipated that Utah CLE will be available.

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The Religious Freedom Annual Review began in 2014 as an opportunity to provide up-to-date information on the status of laws affecting religious freedom in the United States. Originally established as a conference for lawyers, the annual review has expanded to include all who are interested in learning more about religious freedom and working together in an increasingly diverse space.

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