John Witte Jr.
Professor of Law John Witte Jr. J.D., of Emory University in Atlanta (USA) will receive the Heidelberg University James W.C. Pennington Award on 14 June 2016. The internationally renowned expert on the history of religion and issues of religious liberty is honoured for his work on the religious roots of the modern concept of human rights. The award, presented by the Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) and the Faculty of Theology, commemorates the American minister and former slave James W.C. Pennington. In 1849 Pennington was bestowed an honorary doctorate from the Ruperto Carola and thus became the first African American to receive this title from a European university. The James W.C. Pennington Award, now in its fifth year, recognises outstanding research in areas especially important to Pennington: slavery and emancipation, peace, education, societal reform, civil rights, religion and intercultural understanding. The prize includes a one-month research sojourn in Heidelberg made possible through funding from the Manfred Lautenschläger Foundation.
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