The Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation - with James Orr (7x10 - season finale!)
Description
Dr. James Orr discusses his friendship with Sir Roger Scruton, his work with the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation, philosophy, and theology. It's a marvelous conversation that covers a breadth of topics. Enjoy! Topics of conversation include:
- Islam and the West
- The Face of God
- Fighting Communists by teaching philosophy in Hungary
- Scrutopia
- CS Lewis, friendship, and The Four Loves
- Architecture and "Building Better, Building Beautiful"
- Wine, terroir, and place
- The origin story of the Roger Scruton Legacy
- The relationship between Sir Roger and practical politics
- Performing Sir Roger's opera!
- Scruton's ecology
- JD Vance's VP debate
- The impact of overturning CHEVRON on the EPA
- Jordan Peterson winning the Scruton Prize
- Is Jordan Peterson a conservative? Is he a Christian? Thoughts on He Who Wrestles with God?
- How do function and essence relate in the perception of beauty? - Protestants and beautiful churches
- Why have the Scruton lecture become the Oakeshott lectures?
- Just how many books did Sir Roger write?
Find James Orr on X at @jtworr .
Check out the work of the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation here: https://www.scruton.org/
Thank you to America's Christian Credit Union for sponsoring this episode! Be sure to check out their website here: https://americaschristiancu.com/every/
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