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Sarah Barringer Gordon is the Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law and Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in American religious history, law and religion, and legal history, with a focus on church-state conflicts and constitutional development. Her work bridges historical analysis and contemporary legal debates, often appearing in media outlets like the Washington Post and NPR.
Education: Ph.D. in History (Princeton University), M.A.R. in Ethics (Yale Divinity School), J.D. (Yale Law School), B.A. (Vassar College).
Research interests include the evolution of religious liberty in the U.S., legal responses to religious practices (e.g., polygamy), and the intersection of constitutional law with modern religious pluralism. Her books, such as The Mormon Question and The Spirit of the Law, are seminal works in legal and religious history. Current projects include Freedom’s Holy Light: Disestablishment in America.
Awards include the Guggenheim Fellowship, Lindback Award for Teaching, and Robert A. Gorman Award for Teaching Excellence. She has held leadership roles in academic organizations like the American Society for Legal History and serves on boards of institutions such as the William Nelson Cromwell Foundation.
Her scholarship explores how legal frameworks interact with religious practices, often highlighting tensions between religious freedom and state authority. Public engagement includes commentary on religious freedom debates and legal challenges in modern America.
