Hale Institute Podcast

Episode 9: Plato, Now More Than Ever (feat. David Talcott)

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. 

Episode 8: Preachers, the Founding, and Religious Liberty (feat. Ben Crenshaw)

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. 

Hale Institute Lecture Series: Introduction

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. 

Episode 7: Reading the Bible with the Founders (feat. Daniel Dreisbach)

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. 

Episode 6: Christian Jurisprudence (feat. Eric Enlow)

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. 

Episode 5: Politics Reformed (feat. Glenn Moots)

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. 

Episode 4: Why Evangelicals are Bad at Politics (feat. Miles Smith)

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

Episode 3: American Christian Jurists and Jurisprudence (feat. Mark David Hall)

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.

Episode 2: Teaching Politics (feat. Adam Carrington)

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

Episode 1: Mere Natural Law (feat. Hadley Arkes)

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.