Stephen L. Carter
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Stephen L. Carter born October 26 1954 is an American law professor, legal- and social-policy writer, columnist, and novelist.
His policy writings include the following books:
- Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby (1992)
- The Culture of Disbelief (1994), which describes, and opposes, barriers to visibly religiously motivated participation in public life.
- Integrity (1997), a book regarding the current state of public integrity and its philosophical underpinnings.
- The Dissent of the Governed: A Meditation on Law, Religion, and Loyalty (1998)
- Civility (1999)
- God's Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in Politics (2001)
His first novel is:
- The Emperor of Ocean Park (2002) which he describes as having been conceived before the confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas for his U. S. Supreme Court associate-justice post, has its principal character experience significantly similar confirmation hearings.
His academic affiliation is with the law school of Yale University. He earned a B.A. from Stanford University and a law degree from Yale University. After graduation, Carter clerked for US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Carter was raised in Ithaca, New York. He graduated from Ithaca High School in 1972, and his essay "The Best Black" is based on his experiences there. At IHS, he was the editor-in-chief of The Tattler and pushed hard for student representation on the local school board.
In addition to his legal publications, Carter writes a feature column in Christianity Today magazine.
External links
Yale Law School's page on Stephen L. Carter (http://www.law.yale.edu/outside/html/faculty/slc2/profile.htm)
Collection of columns for Christianity Today by Stephen L. Carter. (http://www.christianitytoday.com/ctmag/features/columns/carter.html)de:Stephen L. Carter