Hale Institute Podcast

Kurt Lash, professor of law at the University of Richmond, talks to Timon about the history and development of the Fourteenth Amendment.

This is a multi-part lecture series on Matthew Hale (1609-1676) that will examine his life, context, and thought. This first lecture covers his early life and education. 

Theo Wold is the director of the Claremont Institute's administrative state project. He joins Timon to discuss the weaknesses of modern education, the folly of our incumbent elites, the disaster that is our immigration policy, and much, much more.

Kevin DeYoung joins Timon to talk about the life and legacy of John Witherspoon. Kevin, who probably needs no introduction, is an associate professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, and pastor at Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, North Carolina.   You can find Kevin DeYoung's writing at Theology for the everyday | Clearly Reformed: https://clearlyreformed.org/ To purchase DeYoung's book on John Witherspoon, "The Religious Formation of John Witherspoon: Calvinism, Evangelicalism," visit https://www.routledge.com/The-Religious-Formation-of-John-Witherspoon-Calvinism-Evangelicalism-and-the-Scottish-Enlightenment/DeYoung/p/book/9781032174723 An edited volume of Witherspoon's writings is also available: "Justification and Regeneration: Practical Writings on Saving Faith," John Witherspoon, Kevin DeYoung: 9781955859004: Amazon.com: Books: https://www.amazon.com/Justification-Regeneration-Practical-Writings-Saving/dp/1955859000 For a recent lecture on Witherspoon by DeYoung, see John Witherspoon in Historical Context | Clearly Reformed: https://clearlyreformed.org/lecture/john-witherspoon-in-historical-context

Garrett Snedeker, deputy director of the James Wilson Institute, joins Timon to talk about legal education, natural law, and the future of the conservative legal movement.

Paul Lay, senior editor of Engelsberg Ideas, former editor of History Today, founder of BBC History Magazine, senior fellow in early modern British history at the University of Buckingham, and a fellow at the Royal Historical Society, joins Timon to talk about his latest book, Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of the Cromwell's Protectorate.

David Talcott, teaching Fellow of Philosophy and Graduate Dean at New Saint Andrews College, talks with Timon about his new book on Plato from P&R, dispels common rumors about Plato, and makes the case for the philosopher's relevance today. 

Ben Crenshaw, PhD candidate at Hillsdale College and post-doc at the Declaration of Independence Center at the University of Mississippi, joins the Hale Institute podcast to talk about Jonathan Mayhew, the American founding, and religious liberty. 

This multi-part lecture series on Matthew Hale, who lived from 1609 to 1676, will examine his life, his biography and the memory of him as a jurist, philosopher and theologian.   The first part will be focused on his life and his education, and the second lecture will be focused on its historical context. The third lecture will present a primer on the common law tradition generally, and the fourth lecture and thereafter will move into Hale's thought and jurisprudence. 

Renowned scholar of the American founding, Daniel Dreisbach, comes on the podcast to talk about how the founding generation used the Bible, how to curate and interpret sources, and much more. 

Eric Enlow, dean and professor of law at Handong International Law School, joins Timon for a wide ranging discussion of Christian jurisprudence, Biblical law, and the American liberal order. 

Timon is joined by Glenn Moots, professor of political science and philosophy at Northwood University, to talk about his book, Politics Reformed: The Anglo-American Legacy of Covenant Theology, recently re-released in paperback. The conversation ranges from historical resourcement to religious liberty to the founding period, with much more in between. 

Timon talks with Miles Smith, associate professor of history at Hillsdale College, about American history, religion, politics, and much more along the way. 

Mark David Hall, professor of politics and government at Regent University, joins Timon to talk about his scholarship on the American founding, Christian jurisprudence, and religious liberty.

Adam Carrington, professor of politics at Hillsdale College, talks with Timon about the founding, Montesquieu, and teaching politics.

Timon Cline, Director of Scholarly Initiatives at the Hale Institute, talked with Hadley Arkes about his new book, Mere Natural Law, Hadley’s storied career, conservative jurisprudence, and much more.