Uncongeniality contest

Interview | Two views of elite academia from Harvard Law School | Marvin Olasky

The three most prestigious law schools in the United States—Yale, Stanford, and Harvard—all have reputations as places uncongenial for Christians, but also places where (given their influence) it’s important for Christians to be.

Two bits of evidence concerning Harvard Law alone: One-fifth of all 112 U.S. Supreme Court justices in history have graduated from there. Four of the nine sitting justices (Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer) are Harvard Law grads.

Talking humbly

William Stuntz is a professor at Harvard Law School who for the past two decades has belonged to evangelical churches and worked in secular universities. He wrote recently at the www.techcentralstation.com website, “A lot of my church friends think universities represent the forces of darkness,” and then quoted a faculty colleague who said, “You know, I think you’re the first Christian I’ve ever met who isn’t stupid.”