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Patrick McKinley Brennan is a Professor of Law at Villanova University, holding the John F. Scarpa Chair in Catholic Legal Studies. He joined Villanova in 2004 after serving as Professor of Law and Vice Dean at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Brennan specializes in constitutional law, legal philosophy, and law-and-religion intersections, organizing the annual John F. Scarpa Conference on Law, Politics and Culture with speakers like Justice Antonin Scalia and scholars such as Martha Nussbaum.
- Education: BA in Philosophy with Honors (Yale), MA in Philosophy (University of Toronto), JD (Berkeley Law).
Brennan's scholarship focuses on common-good constitutionalism, basic equality, political friendship, and forgiveness. His recent works analyze constitutional interpretation through normative frameworks and explore the moral teachings embedded in legal systems. Notable publications include five books and over eighty articles in journals like Michigan Law Review and Law and Philosophy.
Scientific Awards:
- Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) from the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (2014)
- Fellow at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
Brennan previously clerked for Judge John T. Noonan Jr. on the Ninth Circuit and practiced law in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. He has served on editorial boards of the American Journal of Jurisprudence and the American Catholic Philosophical Association executive council.
