In Volume 7, the AJLR also features winning entries from the 2025 Australian Law and Religion Student Essay Competition. Third place was Ruairi Grant with a Thomist critique of religious exemptions in anti-discrimination law. Read online for free here: ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

In Volume 7, the AJLR also features winning entries from the 2025 Australian Law and Religion Student Essay Competition. First place was Jacob Carson with his essay on State Support for Scripture in the Public Education System. Read online for free here: ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

In Volume 7, Thomas White reviews 'Comparative Approaches to Law and Religion: Methods and Epistemologies of Comparative Legal Analysis', edited by Renae Barker, Camilla Baasch Andersen, and Mohammad Rasmi Alumari. Read online for free here: ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

In Volume 7 of the AJLR, Myriam Hunter-Henin, Professor of Law and Religion at University College London, reviews Alex Deagon's latest book, 'Christian Natural Law and Religious Freedom' (Routledge 2025). Read the review for free online here: ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

In Volume 7, Miles Pattenden explores the issue of academic freedom and Catholic universities with particular focus on ACU. Read more for free online here: ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

Have you read a new book in the area of law and religion recently? The Australian Journal of Law and Religion needs book reviews for our next issue. Contact [email protected] if you have an idea and would like to talk it over.

In Volume 7, one of the editors of the AJLR, Jeremy Patrick critiques the rise of the so-called 'Australia School' of Law and Religion and its focus on theology and natural law. Read more for free online here: ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

In Volume 7, Prof William MacNeil considers the theological and jurisprudential themes in Thor: Love and Thunder. Read more for free online here: ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

What influences hatred of religious groups, and how should the legal system respond to it? The AJLR is planning a special issue on religious hatred. Article and Special Topic Forum posts are requested by the end of June. Please check out ausjlr.com for more information.

In Volume 7, Oscar Kawamata and Matt Watson discuss the compatibility of natural law and Buddhism. Free to read online here: ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

In Volume 7, Andrew Hemming continues his analysis of the Struhs case by considering whether belief in God is now part of the subjective test for murder by reckless indifference in Queensland. Free to read online here: ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

In Volume 7, Prof Shaun de Freitas outlines a Christian perspective on freedom of religion in communities of legal scholarship. Free to read online at ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

We are pleased to advise that Volume 7 of the AJLR has now been published online. It is free to read and download here: ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

2026 Call for Papers now available! We are looking forward to considering your submissions.

In Volume 6 of the AJLR, Prof David VanDrunen reviews 'The Crisis of Civil Law: What the Bible Teaches about Law and What it Means Today' by Benjamin B. Saunders. Read for free online at ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

In Volume 6 of the AJLR, one of our co-editors, Jeremy Patrick, reviews Thomas Berg's book 'Religious Liberty in a Polarized Age'. Read for free online at ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

In Volume 6 of the AJLR, Emeritus Professor Suzanne Rutland reflects on the experiences of Jewish staff and students in the university sector. Unfortunately all the more pertinent after the recent tragic events in Australia. Read for free online at ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

In Volume 6 of the AJLR, Emeritus Professor Gabriel Moens provides a comment arguing that Australia's embrace of VAD constitutes a rejection of the sanctity of life principle. Read for free online at ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

In Volume 6 of the AJLR, Emeritus Professor Michael Quinlan, former Dean of Law at the University of Notre Dame Australia, provides a reflection from his perspective as a Catholic Law School Dean. Free to read online at ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

In Volume 6 of the AJLR, Joel Harrison explores the controversial report of the ALRC on Religious Freedom and Discrimination in Schools through critiquing the idea of 'Maximising Rights'. Free to read online at ausjlr.com/issue-archive/