Catholic Law’s Visiting Assistant Professor Asma T. Uddin was featured in a list of 20 faith leaders. "[T]here is a cast of crusaders inching religious conservatives toward something more expansive, who through their words and actions ask more from our fellow communities of faith. The 20 men and women on this list don’t all agree with each other. In fact, their disparate approaches and ideas are the point. What they do hold in common is a passion for the kind of discourse that elevates moral conviction over political party, that prizes principles over partisanship." The list, “The new reformers,” appeared in an April 11, article published by Deseret News. Other notable names that appear on the list include Rod Dreher, David French, Russell Moore, Yuval Levin, Tim Keller, and Michael Gerson. 

Deseret News
Date: April 11, 2022
By: Kelsey Dallas, Jennifer Graham
The new reformers: These 20 faith leaders are challenging the conservative movement to change

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Asma Uddin
The bridge builder

While tackling religious conflict as an attorney, Asma Uddin was struck by how little even self-described religious freedom advocates knew about the law. She was excited by strides made in the courtroom but also well aware that culture was lagging behind. “There needed to be someone who bridged the two spaces,” she says.

So Uddin, who is Muslim, wrote two books — “When Islam Is Not a Religion” and “The Politics of Vulnerability” — demonstrating how those who promote political or religious tribalism are only hurting themselves. “Many Christians are feeling a sense of vulnerability or a sense of being under siege,” she says. But when they lash out at other faith groups, it undermines their own cause.

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