Thomas Berg.
Thomas Berg. (Liam James Doyle/University of St. Thomas)

Law Professor Receives Christianity Today Book Award

Law professor Thomas Berg’s latest book, Religious Liberty in a Polarized Age (Eerdmans), received an Award of Merit in the Politics and Public Life category of the 2024 Christianity Today Book Awards.

Religious Liberty in a Polarized Age by Professor Thomas Berg
Religious Liberty in a Polarized Age by Thomas Berg

Each year the publication honors books it believes are most likely to shape evangelical life, thought and culture.

Berg is one of the nation’s leading experts on religious liberty and law and religion. He is the author of six books, including a leading casebook, Religion and the Constitution (with Michael McConnell and Christopher Lund, Aspen Publishing). He has written numerous book chapters, journal articles, op-eds and shorter pieces on religious freedom, constitutional law and the role of religion in law, politics and society.

His work has been cited multiple times by the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeals. Berg also leads St. Thomas Law’s Religious Liberty Appellate Clinic.