Frederick Mark Gedicks (born May 17, 1953) is an expert on religion and law, especially the role of religion in public life. He is a professor of law at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University (BYU).
Frederick Mark Gedicks | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 17, 1953 |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University (BA) USC Gould School of Law (JD) |
| Occupation | Law professor |
| Employer | Brigham Young University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | J. Reuben Clark Law School Mercer University School of Law |
Biography
editGedicks received his bachelor's degree in economics from BYU. He then earned his JD from the University of Southern California.
Gedicks is a full-fledged supporter of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and has condemned the Rehnquist Court for not placing any limits on government power.[1]
Gedicks has written two books. One is The Rhetoric of Church and State: A Critical Analysis of Religious Law Jurisprudence. (Durham: Duke University Press, 1995). The other is Choosing the Dream: The future of Religion in American Public Life written with Dr. Roger A. Hendrix, Sr.
Gedicks is an active Latter-day Saint.
Gedicks rejects the use of the government to promote religion.[2]
Gedicks currently holds the Guy Anderson Chair at the J. Reuben Clark Law School. He was selected as the 2024 American Constitution Society Faculty Advisor of the Year.
Notes
edit- ^ Gedicks, Frederick Mark (July 29, 1991). "Don't Curb Free Exercise of Religion". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-06-09.[dead link]
- ^ Moore, Carrie A. (June 9, 2001). "Ogden shalt keep fighting about Ten Commandments". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-06-09.[dead link]
Sources
edit- "2 BYU professors named to chairs in law school". Deseret News. October 25, 2005. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- "Public Life and Hostility to Religion" by Frederick Mark Gedicks in Virginia Law Review, Vol. 78, No. 3 (Apr., 1992), pp. 671–696, author intro.