J. MICHAEL RALEY. holds the doctor of musical arts degree in musicology and is presently a Ph. D. candidate in late medieval/early modern European history at the University of Chicago completing a dissertation titled “Freedom of Association and the Devotio moderna: A Case Study in the Medieval Theory of Rights.” His current research focuses upon the evolution of natural rights theory during the later Middle Ages, the teaching of civil law at the University of Paris during the period of Pope Honorius III.’s ban (Super speculam, 1219-1679), and the early history of Christian humanism. Dr. Raley has received numerous research fellowships and awards. These include research fellowships from the Max-Planck-Institut für Europäische Rechtsgeschichte in Frankfurt am Main, the American Friends of the Herzog-August-Bibliothek (Wolfenbüttel), the Mellon Foundation, the Kunstadter Foundation, and the Newberry Library in Chicago. He is the co-editor of Mind and Hearts in Praise of God: Hymns and Essays in Church Music in Honor of Hugh T. McElrath (2006).
