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The Hale Institute at New Saint Andrews College is dedicated to the study and discussion of law in its substance, grounding, and effects on persons and community. The Institute carries out its mission both through course study within the college curriculum and in wider public discourse through publication and symposia. Timon Cline is the Director of Scholarly Initiatives at Hale Institute and host of the podcast. The Institute’s aims are informed by the Christian faith in the Reformed tradition and directed to the end of empowering persons to honor God and love neighbor through promoting the conditions and institutions of political liberty and civic virtue.

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    • May 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 39: Land of Liberty (feat. Mark David Hall)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 64:57


    Mark David Hall, professor at Regent University, bravely makes his second appearance on the show to talk about his 2023 book, Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land, a history of Christianity's influence on American freedom and equality.

    Episode 38: Angels and Demons (feat. Daniel Strand)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 77:14


    Daniel Strand, professor of ethics at the Air War College, comes on the show to break down and critique 20th century liberal readings of Augustine's City of God and provide a corrective consideration of Augustine's cosmological politics.  Augustine the "Liberal" https://providencemag.com/2019/03/augustine-liberal/  From Domination to Liberation: Augustine's Critique of Roman Political Religion in City of God https://paideiacenter.com/special-lectures-5/  Reformed on War https://americanreformer.org/2024/12/reformed-on-war/ 

    Episode 36: Philosophy, Death, and Matthew Hale (feat. Owen Anderson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 67:47


    Owen Anderson, professor of philosophy at Arizona State University, comes on the show to talk about natural law, Matthew Hale, wisdom, and death.  Subscribe to Owen Anderson's substack here: https://drowenanderson.substack.com/  Purchase Christian Philosophy and the Fear of God: Sir Matthew Hale on Considering our Final End here: https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Philosophy-Fear-God-Considering/dp/B0DWLJJW85 

    Episode 37: The City of God (feat. Chad Pecknold)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 44:43


    Chad Pecknold, professor at the Catholic University of America, talks to Timon about the proper reading of Augustine's famous work.

    Episode 36: Philosophy, Death, and Matthew Hale (feat. Owen Anderson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 67:48


    Owen Anderson, professor of philosophy at Arizona State University, comes on the show to talk about natural law, Matthew Hale, wisdom, and death.  Subscribe to Owen Anderson's substack here: https://drowenanderson.substack.com/  Purchase Christian Philosophy and the Fear of God: Sir Matthew Hale on Considering our Final End here: https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Philosophy-Fear-God-Considering/dp/B0DWLJJW85 

    Episode 35: Nature & Nature's God (feat. Tom Price)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 66:11


    Timon is joined by Tom Price (DPhil. Oxford), who teaches theology at Gordon Conwell and the University of Saint Joseph and co-hosts the Theology Pugcast, for a wide-ranging discussion of natural law. Theology Pugcast https://crwiley.com/the-theology-pugcast/ 

    Episode 34: The New Right (feat. Daniel McCarthy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 63:32


    Longtime editor of Modern Age, Daniel McCarthy, comes on the show to talk about what the so-called New Right has going for it, and what it can afford to learn from the western tradition. https://modernagejournal.com/ 

    Episode 33: Ad Fontes (feat. Graham Shearer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 85:02


    Graham Shearer teaches theology at Union Theological College. He joins Timon on the show to talk about the use of historical sources and current political trends.

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    Episode 32: Common Law Conservatism (feat. Daniel Pitt)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 50:28


    Timon is joined by Daniel Pitt, associate fellow at the University of Hull, to talk about the common law tradition, conservatism, and the legacy of Roger Scruton. "Common Law Conservatism" - Daniel Pitt https://lawliberty.org/common-law-conservatism/ "Piety, Love, and the Permanent Things" - Daniel Pitt https://lawliberty.org/forum/piety-love-and-the-permanent-things/ 

    Episode 31: Religion and Republic (feat. Miles Smith)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 47:24


    The first repeat guest of the podcast, Miles Smith (Hillsdale College), stops by to talk about his new book on the “Christian institutionalism” of the early American republic.  Religion and Republic by Miles Smith https://www.amazon.com/Religion-Republic-Christian-Founding-American/dp/1949716317

    Episode 30: Everyman's Guide to Political Theology (feat. Joe Rigney)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 61:27


    Joe Rigney, a teaching fellow at New Saint Andrews College, talks to Timon about the different camps of Protestant political theology today.  https://americanreformer.org/2024/11/everymans-guide-to-protestant-political-thought/  

    Episode 29:  Plans for Holy War (feat. Chad Van Dixhoorn)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 49:45


    Chad Van Dixhoorn, professor of church history at Reformed Theological Seminary, joins Timon to talk about a newly published work by the Westminster divine, John Arrowsmith.    https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/plans-for-holy-war-arrowsmith.html

    Episode 28: Religious Liberty Today (feat. Ryan Bangert)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 43:10


    Ryan Bangert, senior vice president of strategic initiatives & special counsel to the president at the Alliance Defending Freedom, joins the podcast to talk about the state and future prospects of religious liberty in America.  ADF website: https://adflegal.org/

    Episode 27: Two Kingdoms & Two Cities (feat. Robbie Crouse)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 73:17


    Robbie Crouse, professor of theology at Knox Seminary, joins the show to talking about the political theology of Martin Luther, its origins and sources, as well as the problems with some modern Reformed formulations.   Two Kingdoms and Two Cities  https://www.amazon.com/Two-Kingdoms-Cities-Theological-Traditions/dp/1506421563  

    Episode 26: Federalism and Sovereignty (feat. Nicholas Aroney)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 46:41


    Timon is joined by Nicholas Aroney, professor of law at University of Queensland, for a wide ranging conversation about constitutional law, the nature of sovereignty, and federalism.    University of Queensland Professor Biography https://law.uq.edu.au/profile/1098/nicholas-aroney   Christianity and Constitutionalism https://global.oup.com/academic/product/christianity-and-constitutionalism-9780197587256?cc=us&lang=en&

    Episode 25: Associations Matter (feat. Luke Sheahan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 60:42


    When we think of the First Amendment, we rarely focus on the right of assembly. Luke Sheahan, professor of political science at Duquesne University, joins the podcast to unpack why that is, how the courts have failed to rightly consider the idea of association, and why civic renewal requires recovery of its practice.

    Episode 24: The Jeffersonian Constitution (feat. Kevin Gutzman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 50:58


    Timon is joined by Kevin Gutzman, professor of history at Western Connecticut University, for a conversation about originalism, the American Revolution, and the presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe.   To learn more about Kevin Gutzman and to view his books, visit: kevingutzman.com

    Episode 23: Liberal Lies and History (feat. Nicholas Mosvick)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 66:23


    Timon is joined by Nicholas Mosvick (Buckley Legacy Project) to debunk the political and historical myths about America that captivate our present discourse and inform conservative assumptions.

    Episode 22: Faithful Reason (feat. Andrew Walker)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 49:28


    Andrew Walker is associate professor of ethics and public theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and managing editor of World Opinions. He joins Timon to talk about his new book, Faithful Reason: Natural Law Ethics for God's Glory and Our Good.   To purchase Andrew Walker's book, visit: https://www.amazon.com/Faithful-Reason-Natural-Ethics-Glory/dp/1087757592

    Episode 21: Of Religion & Magistrates (feat. Michael Lynch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 47:20


    Michael Lynch (PhD, Calvin Theological Seminary) joins Timon to talk about the political theory of John Davenant and Richard Baxter.   John Davenant's Hypothetical Universalism: A Defense of Catholic and Reformed Orthodoxy (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology) https://www.amazon.com/John-Davenants-Hypothetical-Universalism-HISTORICAL/dp/0197555144   “Please Do the Reading (ft. Michael Lynch)” The American Reformer Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347?i=1000650663632

    Episode 20: Of Regimes & Politics (feat. Pavlos Papadopoulos)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 67:28


    Timon is joined by Pavlos Papadopoulos, professor at Wyoming Catholic College, for a wide-ranging discussion of history, politics, and America.   X (Twitter): @pleonidasp

    Episode 19: Reforming the Law of Nature (feat. Simon Kennedy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 63:31


    Simon Kennedy, an intellectual historian, fellow at the Danube Institute, and editor at Quadrant Magazine, joins Timon to talk about his book, Reforming the Law of Nature. https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-reforming-the-law-of-nature.html https://quadrant.org.au/writer/simon-p-kennedy/

    Episode 18: On the Civil Law (feat. Stephen Wolfe)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 87:11


    Stephen Wolfe, author of The Case for Christian Nationalism, joins Timon to talk about the proper understanding of civil or human law, specifically in the Reformed tradition.    Twitter/X @PerfInjust https://twitter.com/PerfInjust?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Youtube @smwolfe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjlVZWdR2jz208_wvSl2Uuw/videos Podcast “Ars Politica” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ars-politica/id1533671922 The Case for Christian Nationalism by Stephen Wolfe https://www.amazon.com/Case-Christian-Nationalism-Stephen-Wolfe/dp/1957905336/ New Christendom Conference 2024 https://www.newchristendompress.com/conference

    Episode 17: Puritanism & Common Law (feat. C. Scott Pryor)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 65:39


    Scott Pryor, professor of law at Campbell University School of Law, joins Timon to talk about his work on the influence of Puritanism on the common law and contracts.

    Episode 16: Religious Liberty & The Founding (feat. Vincent Phillip Muñoz)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 59:02


    Professor Muñoz, Tocqueville Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame, comes on the podcast to dig into what the Constitution's religious clauses meant at the time of ratification and how they should be interpreted today.

    Episode 15: The Architecture of Law (feat. Brian McCall)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2024 61:07


    Brian McCall, professor of law at Oklahoma University School of Law, joins Timon to walk through his essential book, The Architecture of Law: Rebuilding Law in the Classical Tradition.

    Episode 14: Privileges, Immunities, and Insurrections (feat. Kurt Lash)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 55:22


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

    Hale Institute Lecture Series: Matthew Hale's Early Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 39:09


    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. 

    Episode 13: The Way Forward (feat. Theo Wold)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 78:57


    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.

    Episode 12: John Witherspoon (feat. Kevin DeYoung)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 45:49


    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

    Episode 11: Where Do We Go From Here? (feat. Garrett Snedeker)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 69:01


    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.

    Episode 10: Providence Lost (feat. Paul Lay)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 53:46


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 65:05


    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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 78:34


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 4:50


    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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 68:36


    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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 75:52


    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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 78:11


    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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 58:22


    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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 55:43


    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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 56:20


    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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 71:13


    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. 

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