New ELS Committee member Adrian Daffern

The Reverend Canon Adrian Daffern was elected to the committee of the Ecclesiastical Law Society at our AGM in April 2017. He is Team Rector of the Benefice of Blenheim and Assistant Archdeacon of Dorchester, and has a written some words to introduce himself to...

Reformation Summer School in Wittenberg

More than 500 students and doctoral students from all over the world and over 100 lecturers are to come together this summer in Wittenberg, as the 500th anniversary of the Reformation is marked. From July 24th to August 20th, representatives from the academy,...
ELS members in Rome

ELS members in Rome

Anglican canon lawyers, including the chairman of the ELS and several committee members are in Rome. They attended a papal audience this morning followed by a meeting at the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, chaired by Fr Tony Currer. This...
Thirtieth Anniversary Conference

Thirtieth Anniversary Conference

The Ecclesiastical Law Society’s thirtieth anniversary conference was held 31 March – 2 April 2017 at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, on the topic of “The Nature and Diversity of Authority in Anglicanism”. Around 120 members of the society– ecclesiastical...
Great Christian Jurists in English History

Great Christian Jurists in English History

A new book edited by Mark Hill QC and Richard Helmholz in the series Cambridge Studies in Law and Christianity is to be published. “Great Christian Jurists in English History” will be launched on Tuesday 4 July at the Temple Church at 5:30pm. All members...

New website launched

The Ecclesiastical Law Society has developed a new website which will be formally launched at the society’s Annual Meeting on Saturday 1 April. The new site will enable the society more effectively to promote education in ecclesiastical law. New features include...