Bay Area Council for
Latter-day Saint Studies
Building the Kingdom of God through Latter-day Saint scholarship,
devotional practice, and interfaith partnerships
Next Event
March 8, 7:00 PM
Nathan Oman
Living Oracles: Law and the Latter-day Saint Tradition
Who: Nathan Oman
What: Devotional, Living Oracles: Law and the Latter-day Saint Tradition
When: Sunday, March 8, 7:00 PM
Where: Home of Craig Stewart, 2255 Walnut Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Live stream: https://zoom.us/j/91767304658
Nathan Oman will be speaking about the role of law in the Latter-day Saint tradition, discussing how legal pressures have shaped LDS religious practices, how Latter-day Saints have influenced secular law, and the unique legal institutions that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has created.
Oman's newest book LIVING ORACLES: LAW AND THE LATTER-DAY SAINT TRADITION (OXFORD 2026) was just published. He is the Rita Anne Rollins Professor at William & Mary Law School, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he has been a member of the faculty since 2006. Prior to becoming a professor, Oman practiced law in Washington DC, clerked for Judge Morris Shepard Arnold of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, and worked as a staffer in the US Senate. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University and Harvard Law School. His prior books include Democracy, Religion, and the Market (2023 Routledge) (with Kathleen Flake eds.); Reapproaching Zion: New Essays in Mormon Social Thought (Nathan B. Oman ed., Common Consent Press 2020) (with Samuel D. Brunson eds.).
Our Work
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Lectures & Firesides
The Council hosts lectures and firesides featuring scholars, theologians, artists, and other specialists
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Interfaith at GTU
The Council collaborates with GTU for interfaith dialogue and other inter-religious activities
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Scripture Projects
The Council is sponsoring the Latter-day Saint Critical Editions Project, involving numerous scholars.