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A Source for Truth

"Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth."

Psalm 119:142 (NKJV)

A Forum for Debate

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work."

II Timothy 3:16-17 (NKJV)

A Community of Strength

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself."

Luke 10:27 (NKJV)

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The Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies advances a rigorous institutional vision in which biblical law informs the formation of leaders, the shaping of legal thought, and the pursuit of justice in a complex global order. Rooted in Scripture and animated by intellectual excellence, the Program cultivates a scholarly community committed to integrating faith and law in service of principled leadership and the common good. The Program seeks to renew legal imagination by recovering biblical law as a living intellectual tradition—capable of shaping institutions, guiding public responsibility, and forming leaders of character. Through sustained inquiry, debate, and formation, the Program establishes ongoing opportunities for faculty, researchers, and students at Harvard University to engage biblical law as a source of jurisprudential insight and institutional transformation. The Program advances the study of biblical law as a foundational resource for leadership, institutional integrity, and the moral architecture of public life. Committed to excellence in scholarship and formation, the Program prepares leaders to draw upon biblical truth in shaping law, strengthening institutions, and addressing the enduring challenges of our time.

Program Theme

“And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.”

Exodus 18:20

Program Charge

“He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”

Micah 6:8

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PBLCLS History

Program founded at Harvard Law School

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First Annual Law & Faith Lecture given

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2019

Scripture in Community launched at Harvard Law School

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First HLS Writing Prize awarded

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Inaugural class of Daniel Fellows matriculates

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2020

Rev. John C. Lin appointed as Harvard Law School’s first Theologian-in-Residence

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First annual summer webinar on SCOTUS decisions

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2022

Inaugural Faith & Veritas Conference at Harvard University

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Scripture in Community launched at Harvard College

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2023

Prof. Amy Kao, HLS ’06, brought on as Executive Director

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Ebenezer House established

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Scripture in Community launched at Harvard Divinity School

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20240

The Salon series launched

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Christianity and the Common Good Initiative launched

Number of HLS Writing Prizes increased to four (4)

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2025

“What greater place can we find where the brightest minds get to confront the deepest love?”

5 Year Anniversary Video

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Our People

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Jeff Feldhahn

Cofounder & CEO, World2One

Harvard Law School, Class of 1993

Jeff Feldhahn, HLS ‘93, is Cofounder and CEO of the tech company World2One. He specializes in corporate and nonprofit law. Jeff and his wife Shaunti are prolific authors, writing and speaking on family life issues. They recently released Thriving in Love and Money: 5 Game-Changing Insights about Your Relationship, Your Money, and Yourself. Jeff is an active leader in his Atlanta-area church; Jeff and Shaunti are parents of two children.

David Grizzle

President, Dazzle Partnership

Harvard Law School, Class of 1978

David Grizzle, HLS ‘78, President, Dazzle Partnership, is a 30-year veteran of the airline and aerospace industries. David has served as Chief Operating Officer for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) overseeing the nation’s air traffic control system, Acting Deputy Administrator of the FAA, and Senior Vice President of Continental Airlines. In 2004, David served in the State Department for 14 months as part of the U.S. Government’s reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, overseeing aviation, roads, power and communication projects. He and his wife Anne, have a special interest in microenterprise and economic development opportunities in underserved communities. They serve on the Boards for the American University of Afghanistan, Mission Aviation Fellowship, and are co-chairs of World Vision’s National Leadership Council. He and Anne are proud parents of three sons and seven grandchildren.

Karin Teglia

Board Member, Wintrust Financial Corporation, Hinsdale Bank & Trust Co

Harvard Law School, Class of 1995

Karin G. Teglia, HLS ’95, is the former corporate senior vice president of finance at the McDonald’s Corporation and currently sits on the Boards of Wintrust Financial Corporation and Hinsdale Bank & Trust Co. She previously held corporate financial and international tax roles with McDonald’s after starting her career as an international tax consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mrs. Teglia holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and is a certified public accountant (CPA) as well as a member of the Illinois Bar Association. An advocate and volunteer for food allergy issues, she served on the advisory panel of the National Academy of Sciences. She currently chairs the Board of National Ambassadors for Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE).

Program Staff

Amy Kao

Executive Director

Harvard Law School, Class of 2006

Amy Kao, HLS ‘06, is the Program’s Executive Director and a lecturer in law at Harvard Law School. She joins the Program after almost two decades in legal practice, during which time she served as a strategic business partner and trusted legal advisor in-house at Catalina Marketing Corporation and at K&L Gates LLP. In her practice as a corporate, mergers & acquisitions, and securities attorney, she represented leading universities, including Duke University and The Juilliard School, well-known public and private companies, especially in the medical device, security, consumer packaged goods, and natural foods spaces, and advised on deals with a host of other companies and industries along the way.

Professor Kao has deep experience in design thinking as a mission-driven, solutions-oriented leader in innovation, compliance, transactions, corporate governance, and negotiations. She has been a visiting clinical instructor in Harvard Law School’s Transactional Law Clinic, and a lecturer at Boston University School of Law. She is a frequent speaker on topics of business, entrepreneurship, law, mentoring, and cross-border transactions, addressing universities, bar and trade associations, and embassies. Beyond the practice of law, Professor Kao served as a director and officer of the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts for 8 years, as a director of the Monte Jade New England Science and Technology Association, a homeschool academy teacher and department head, and on the board of advisors of an academic consulting company. In her pro bono service, she has represented companies and non-profits focused on women in science, performing arts in urban centers, healthcare access, international health, education, and community development, and the study of the original languages of the Bible (Hebrew and Greek).

Prof. Kao's passion throughout the years has been to study and understand the role of Biblical law in grounding the practice and pursuit of law and justice.

She received her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and her Bachelor of Science with highest honors in Conservation and Resource Studies (Environmental Health Law) from the University of California at Berkeley. She is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and can be reached at akao@law.harvard.edu.

Julie Hunt

Director of Administration

Previous to her role at Harvard Law School as founding Executive Director for the Program, Mrs. Hunt was the Program Manager for the Intellectual Property and Development Program at the University of Minnesota Law School. The Program worked on various IP projects as well as assisted emerging market countries in their pursuit to advance their competition and intellectual property laws and regulations through grants with the EU and the Commonwealth. She can be reached at jhunt@law.harvard.edu.

Tomas Felcman

Associate Director for Research Programs and Global Projects

Tomas Felcman is the Associate Director for Research Programs and Global Projects of the Harvard Law School Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies and Technical Director of the Christianity and the Common Good Initiative. Prior to joining Harvard in 2022 as a Consultant for the Voluntary Licensing and Access to Medicines project, Mr. Felcman served as the Chief Executive Officer of a boutique consulting firm specializing in the delivery of technical assistance projects for national governments and regional economic communities in the Global South on behalf of the World Bank, the European Union, the UK Department for International Development, and other international aid donors. From 2005 to 2014, he was a Project Manager and Associate Director of the IP and Development Program at the University of Minnesota Law School, where he oversaw the implementation of advisory and training projects in the areas of intellectual property law, competition law, international trade law, and regional economic integration. He holds degrees in Law, Economics, and Computer Science from the University of Minnesota Law School, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of London. He is licensed to practice law in the State of New York.

2025 - 26 DANIEL Fellows

Brenny De La Cruz

Harvard Business School, Class of 2026

Brenny De La Cruz is an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School and a graduate of CUNY Baruch College, where she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance. Prior to HBS, she spent five years in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and a year at Harlem Children’s Zone in the economic mobility department. On campus, Brenny is actively involved in the HBS Christian Fellowship, where she will co-lead a small group this fall. After graduation, Brenny aspires to pursue entrepreneurship.

Emmanuel Edwards

Harvard College, Class of 2027

Emmanuel Edwards is a junior at Harvard College living in Dunster House and studying Neuroscience and Economics. He is on the leadership team for Harvard’s Reformed University Fellowship, a member of Navy ROTC, and a student director for the First-Year Outdoor Program, Harvard’s oldest and largest pre-orientation program. After graduating, Emmanuel plans on commissioning into the US Navy as an Ensign, serving in either submarines or Naval aviation.

Daniel Erasmus

Harvard College, Class of 2027

Daniel is a junior at Harvard College, studying Neurobiology and Economics. He was born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe in a loving family of five. On campus, he is part of the Harvard Undergraduate Faith Association, which holds regular Bible studies and worship nights. Daniel is also captain of the Harvard Men’s Rugby team. He loves being outside, staying active, and discovering new places and types of food. After graduation, Daniel aims to go to medical school and to eventually become qualified as a surgeon.

Brooke Frank

Harvard Law School, Class of 2026

Brooke Frank is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School. She is from Austin, Texas and has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Baylor University. On campus, Brooke is involved with the Christian Fellowship and Christian Union, serving as this year’s President of Christian Fellowship. Upon graduation, she will be clerking for Judge Elrod on the Fifth Circuit and then pursuing a career in criminal prosecution.

Joshua Grambow

Harvard Law School, Class of 2026

Josh Grambow is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School. A life-long New Englander, he grew up in Plaistow, New Hampshire before attending Gordon College, where he participated in a wide variety of Christian ministries on- and off-campus, and earned a degree in economics and political science. After graduating, he served in the President’s Office at his alma mater before working at the medical technology company Abiomed, helping to achieve its acquisition by Johnson & Johnson in 2022. At Harvard, Josh is involved in the school’s Christian Fellowship, the Federalist Society, the Journal of Law and Public Policy, and the Harvard Law Review. After graduation, Josh and his wife Cailyn look forward to living in Philadelphia while he clerks for the Honorable Judge Stephanos Bibas on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Annabelle Hutchinson

Harvard Law School, Class of 2026

Annabelle Hutchinson is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School from Annapolis, MD. She holds a B.A. from Brown University, where she graduated with a degree in Classics and Economics, and an MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy from the University of Oxford. After graduating from Brown, she worked as an investment banking analyst at J.P. Morgan in New York. At HLS, Annabelle serves as the Vice President of Prayer for the Catholic Law Students Association and is a member of the Harvard Christian Fellowship.

Stella Kwon

Harvard College, Class of 2026

Stella Kwon is a senior at Harvard College from Metro-Atlanta, concentrating in Social Studies with a secondary in Economics. She has served in leadership for student organizations spanning finance, political advocacy, and public service, including Harvard Student Agencies, Harvard Undergraduate Capital Partners, Harvard Undergraduate Urban Sustainability Lab, and the People Lab at Harvard Kennedy School. Outside of the classroom, she has interned at Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing, studied urban planning and welfare systems abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark, and volunteered with Northeast Legal Aid’s Housing Unit and the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter. As a member of the Harvard College Intellectual Vitality Student Advisory Board, she hopes to foster open and rigorous inquiry by creating spaces on campus for civil discourse, humility, and grace across differences—a commitment shaped by her upbringing as a pastor’s kid in the South. After graduation, she plans to work at the intersection of public policy and finance with a vested interest in the social safety net, affordable housing, and economic inequality.

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