Podcast appearances and mentions of joseph loconte

Dr. Joseph Loconte, Presidential Scholar in Residence at New College of Florida, joined Rep. Crenshaw to trace the origins of Western Civilization and America's founding values, from Greek and Roman cultures to the influence of Judaism, Christianity, and the Enlightenment. And they examine the deep resentment against Western Civilization among the far left and increasingly among populists on the right. Joseph Loconte, PhD, is a Presidential Scholar in Residence at New College of Florida, Senior Fellow at the Institute on Religion and Democracy, and the C.S. Lewis Scholar for Public Life at Grove City College. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller "A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm". Follow him on Twitter at @JosephLoconte.

The American political order, and the civilization from which it emerged, are under unprecedented assault—from both the political Left and the New Right. Yet the ideals and institutions that have shaped Western Civilization—concepts such as individual freedom, natural rights, and belief in a loving God—have made profound contributions to human flourishing. Dr. Joseph Loconte, Presidential Scholar in Residence at New College of Florida and the C.S. Lewis Scholar for Public Life at Grove City College, joined us to discuss how transmitting this part of the human story is the most urgent educational task we face.  Support the show

Joseph Loconte gives us side-by-side biographies of two of the most beloved authors in modern history: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Check out my book review of  “A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, And A Great War.” ►► Would you please prayerfully consider supporting this ministry? My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎

In this episode, Tim T hosts the show solo and discusses the work of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. He briefly discusses how they came to write their stories and how God used them to interrupt the cultural philosophies of their time. Tim T also discusses the importance of their enduring quality and why we still need them today. Finally, Tim T outlines why we need fantasy, science-fiction, and the Christian imagination in general. Please listen at 1.2x speed. The sources used in the episode are A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and A Great War by Joseph Loconte. And Re-Enchanting the Text by Cheryl Bridges Johns. Both books can be found on Amazon and other booksellers. The information on Madeleine L'Engle can be found here: https://www.madeleinelengle.com/madeleine-lengle/ Email: theologytaco@gmail.com YouTube version: https://youtu.be/hM-78wt1hdU

In honor of Veterans Day, reviewer Emily Whitten talks with author Joseph Loconte about World War I and his 2015 book, A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and A Great War. Joseph Loconte is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Grove City College and a Senior Fellow at the Institute on Religion and Democracy. He also serves as a Senior Fellow in Christianity and Culture at The King's College. Includes discussion of the 2022 German film adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's novel, All Quiet on the Western Front.

In honor of Veterans Day, reviewer Emily Whitten talks with author Joseph Loconte about World War I and his 2015 book, A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and A Great War. Joseph Loconte is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Grove City College and a Senior Fellow at the Institute on Religion and Democracy. He also serves as a Senior Fellow in Christianity and Culture at The King's College. Includes discussion of the 2022 German film adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's novel, All Quiet on the Western Front.

A hundred years ago, no one had ever heard of a hobbit. But you would be hard-pressed today to find anyone who didn't immediately recognize this short fictional creature with large fuzzy feet. Most amazing of all is the faith behind J.R.R. Tolkien, the man who created the myth behind The Lord of the Rings.  As Amazon Studios launches the most expensive show in history based on the appendices of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, we thought now would be a good time to call professor and historian Dr. Joseph Loconte, author of the NYT bestselling A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and A Great War, to talk about Tolkien's faith, wartime experiences, and influence on the conversion of C.S. Lewis. On today's episode, you'll get to hear Loconte offer a unique perspective on how the first mechanized war in history affected Tolkien's faith and led him to write one of the most revered stories of all time. 

How did two 17th century European philosophers shape the various systems of government we see worldwide? Thomas Hobbes believed stability relied on a “Leviathan” government, an all powerful state to maintain order.  John Locke wrote about unalienable rights and the role of government in protecting those rights.  Authoritative countries like Russia, China and North Korea follow the “Leviathan” model while democracies and republics follow Locke.  While the United States is not the world's first republic, our Founders studied the Greeks, the Romans and Italian city-states like Venice to avoid the failures that brought down past republics and democracies. Join our student panel and guest expert, Dr. Joseph Loconte with the Heritage Foundation, for this informative dive into dictators, authoritarian regimes and the role “freedom of conscience” plays in resisting both systems.

Welcome to season 3 of the Lewis Festival Scholar Series!This first episode visits 2015 for a talk by Dr. Joseph Loconte, Senior Fellow in Christianity and Culture at King's College in New York City and Director of the Simon Center for American Studies at the Heritage Foundation.  He is also a highly respected speaker and author and he based his talk on his book A Hobbit, A Wardrobe and A Great War. Dr. Loconte postulates had there been no Great War, there would have been no Hobbit, no Lord of the Rings, no Narnia, and perhaps no conversion to Christianity by C. S. Lewis. 

We live in an age of uncertainty, war and rumors of wars. Headlines filled with news of pestilence, famine, earthquakes, fires, and political turmoil seem poised and ready to engulf us in despair and hopelessness at every turn. But this could be said of any age. A hundred years ago or a thousand years ago, there was never any such time where life was without its trials and tribulations.On this episode of Apologetics Profile, we talk with historian and author Joseph Loconte as he shares with us how the fantasy writings and lives of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis and the tumultuous and bitter conflicts of their era can give us wisdom and inspiration to persevere through our own personal and cultural challenges and suffering today. Joe offers insights from his 2015 book, A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War as to how the friendship, love of literature and ultimately the Christian faith of both men enabled them to overcome the despair and cynicism of a culture embroiled in the tragedies of two world wars. Joe's book is currently debuting this year as a five-part drama-documentary. Part one has been released this year. You can view the trailer of the film here.  Joseph Loconte, PhD, is the Director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at the Heritage Foundation. He also serves as a Senior Fellow in Christianity and Culture at The King's College in New York City. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918 (Harper Collins, 2015) and winner of the 2017 Best Article award from the Tolkien Society for his article How J.R.R. Tolkien Found Mordor on the Western Front.Mr. Loconte previously served as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Public Policy at Pepperdine University, where he taught on religion and public policy. He was a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., and from 1999-2006 he held the first chair in religion and civil society as the William E. Simon Fellow at the Heritage Foundation. MORE RESOURCES: We are also offering a free subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free.SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give.Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman FellowshipFor more information visit www.watchman.org © Watchman Fellowship, Inc.

In this week's Reagan Forum podcast we go back one month to September 14, 2021 for our virtual event held in partnership with the Heritage Foundation, entitled “Does President Reagan Matter to Generation Z?” The program was moderated by Joseph Loconte, the Director for the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at Heritage, as well as Tunku Varadarajan, a nonresident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. The panel included Matthew Continetti, Senior Fellow from the American Enterprise Institute, Henry Nau, a professor emeritus of political science at George Washington University, and Reagan Biographer Craig Shirley.

In this week's Reagan Forum podcast we go back one month to September 14, 2021 for our virtual event held in partnership with the Heritage Foundation, entitled “Does President Reagan Matter to Generation Z?” The program was moderated by Joseph Loconte, the Director for the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at Heritage, as well […]

They were friends with two things in common — great literature and a great war. C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien both fought in World War I, which profoundly influenced their writings and drove them to Christ. On today's episode of the Great Stories podcast, Dr. Joseph Loconte joins Charles Morris to discuss the beloved books written by both authors in light of the spiritual crisis sparked by the conflict in WWI. Loconte has spent years exhaustively researching how these two men's traumatic experiences in the first world war shaped their faith and their writing . . . and the way millions would later read and be influenced by their work.

Do you not know who Prince Imrahil is? Or Erkenbrand? Then you've seen the film but not read the book. In this episode, we talk about why you really must go back to the book to get the war. Do you have views on what has been left out by the film adaptation of LotR? Starting with the fine details left out of the Peter Jackson movies, we visit our favourite missing characters - Erkenbrand, the Grey Company, Beregond and Bergil, Prince Imrahil. Tolkien deserves to be taken seriously as a war writer so we compared him with previous war writers, ranging from Tolstoy, Thackeray to Shakespeare, then put him alongside his contemporaries, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, the war poets, Cecil Lewis, etc. plus a visit to a modern writer, Tamora Pierce who remembers the human cost in the shape of displaced people and refugees. Also mentioned or quoted are John Garth, Tolkien and the Great War, and Joseph Loconte, A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War.

Join Heritage's Joseph Loconte, Tina Descovich, Patti Hildalgo Menders and Priscilla Rahn for an exciting virtual townhall about how today's parents can use the principles of the American Founding to preserve freedom for their children and for generations to come.Parents today—especially mothers and the organizations they lead—are working mightily to instill these principles in their children: ideas about justice, equality, and freedom. This townhall will focus on what we can learn from the ability of the Founders to work through their differences and create the Constitution, a blueprint for self-government, that could endure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Chronicles of Narnia has sold more than 100 million copies in 47 languages. The Lord of the Rings has sold 150 million copies in 38 languages. The authors, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, were combat veterans of World War I. Great historians and statesmen have written that World War I left mankind in an abyss of desolation - and the idea of a lost generation emerging out of this war is a popular one. That might only be part of the story though. For some, like Lewis and Tolkien, the war deepened faith and helped them develop an understanding of a difficult world. To discuss their wartime service and the influence of the war on their writing, we sat down with Dr. Joseph Loconte, author of A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and a Great War.

Arguably no philosopher had a greater influence on America’s founding than John Locke, says Joseph Loconte, director of the Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Locke's ideas about property and freedom helped to shape America as the Founders drew on his ideas when they wrote the nation’s founding documents. “[T]here was no philosopher […]

Arguably no philosopher had a greater influence on America's founding than John Locke, says Joseph Loconte, director of the Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Locke's ideas about property and freedom helped to shape America as the Founders drew on his ideas when they wrote the nation's founding documents. “[T]here was no philosopher who was quoted more often than John Locke by the American revolutionaries,” Loconte told “The Daily Signal Podcast.” An expert on Locke, Loconte is presenting a paper this week on the English philosopher and the biblical roots of American democracy at the virtual John Locke Conference in Naples, Italy. Loconte joins the show to discuss what advice Locke (1632-1704) would offer to America today and why the philosopher's writings remain so relevant to the American experiment.We also discuss these stories:The Biden administration rescinds former President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat.Former President Barack Obama praises his daughters, Malia and Sasha, for their social activism.The New York Times comes under criticism after editorial board member Mara Gay tells MSNBC that seeing “dozens of American flags” on Long Island was “disturbing.” The newspaper insists she was "taken out of context."Enjoy the show! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I am sharing my conversation with two Christians who know Tolkien far better than I. Josh Everett is a professor of English literature at Central Texas College in Killeen; Edwin Crozier is an evangelist with the Livingston church of Christ in Lutz, Florida, and the co-host of the popular Text Talk podcast. Thank you for coming back for part two of my conversation with Josh Everett and Edwin Crozier.  We discussed the existence of evil in the first segment; please check that out if you have not done so already.In this segment, we discuss Joseph Loconte's excellent book, “A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War.” He discusses the role World War I had on the lives of Tolkien and his friend, C.S. Lewis. Here we are particularly dealing with how adversity can build faith in us — if we have enough faith to begin with. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, Texas. He is the host of the Citizen of Heaven podcast. You are encouraged to seek him and the Lakewoods Drive church through Facebook and other social media. Lakewoods Drive is an autonomous group of Christians dedicated to praising God, teaching the gospel to all who will hear, training Christians in righteousness, and serving our God and one another faithfully. We believe the Bible is God's word, that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, that heaven is our home, and that we have work to do here while we wait. Regular topics of discussion and conversation include: Christians, Jesus, obedience, faith, grace, baptism, New Testament, Old Testament, authority, gospel, fellowship, justice, mercy, faithfulness, forgiveness, Twenty Pages a Week, Bible reading, heaven, hell, virtues, character, denominations, submission, service, character, COVID-19, assembly, Lord's Supper, online, social media, YouTube, Facebook.  Key words: Tolkien, Hobbits, Lord of the Rings, Joseph Loconte, hobbit, wardrobe, great war, World War I, World War II, Hitler, free will, providence

First Principles Townhall: Parents Bringing Civics to the Public SquareAmerica is experiencing a cultural crisis, and parents across the country have asked us how to pass the American legacy to the next generation in a culture increasingly hostile to American identity. The Heritage Foundation’s First Principles Townhall will speak into this moment, offering participants the educational tools to give their children an honest understanding of our history: to help them appreciate America’s political and cultural achievements, as well as our debt to the classical-Christian tradition.Session Two: “Winning Freedom: The American Revolution”President Ronald Reagan famously stated that “freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction,” and preserving our liberties requires knowledge of their origins. This past year, our history and founding principles have been questioned, doubted, and challenged. Others have sought to not only distort our American heritage but to fundamentally change it. Join us for Part 2 of our Parent Townhall Series “Winning Freedom,” in which Dr. Joseph Loconte will explain how exceptional the American Revolution was in world history and why it could easily have collapsed into tyranny, like the French Revolution. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Prof. Joseph Loconte, Ph.D., explains why we should support his documentary, "A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War."Support and watch the film here: http://hobbitwardrobe.com/Our Website: https://www.aimingforthemoon.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aiming4moon/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Aiming4MoonYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-TwYdfPcWV-V1JvjBXk

Brush the dust off that book on your top shelf. The one you keep there to look extra smart. Because there's a reason that book has been around for over one hundred years. It's actually really good! Many people immediately associate the word "classics" with dull, out-of-date bores that they have to trudge through in high school and college. However, this isn't always true. Sure, some have existed merely because they are hard to read and make the reader feel smarter by finishing them, nevertheless, many still stand today because generations have found them enthralling. Join us today as we discuss classics, J.R.R Tolkien and C.S. Lewis' friendship, and why we should care about it all with Dr. Joseph Loconte. Dr. Loconte is the author of the NYT bestseller, "A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918," and director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at the Heritage Foundation. He is also an AWC Family Foundation Fellow. Don't forget to grab a classic on your way out! May I suggest The Great Gatsby or Dracula?Unfortunately, we forgot to ask our last two questions. Here they are and Dr. Loconte's answers: 1. What books have had an impact on you and why?After the Bible, I would say:--"Modern Times: A History of the World from the 1920s to 1980s," by Paul Johnson. I read it many years ago, and I think it was the first history book I read that showed how bad ideas about God and morality can lead to terrible consequences in the world. It got me excited about history.--"Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther," by Roland Bainton. This was my introduction to the great Protestant Reformer, Martin Luther, and I came away deeply impressed by Luther’s courage and commitment to the ScripturesI could add many more (Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity, etc.), but I’ll leave it there.2. What advice do you have for teenagers?Pursue the activities, books, music, hobbies, and friends that really engage you, bring out the best in you, stir up your creativity and bring you joy. Don’t worry about trying to find the “one thing” that you’re good at, because God gives all of us various gifts—not just one gift—to serve Him and others. And, with the help of family and friends and the grace of God, you’ll discover what those gifts are over time.------------------------------------------------------------------Our Website: https://www.aimingforthemoon.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aiming4moon/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Aiming4MoonYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-TwYdfPcWV-V1JvjBXkSupport Dr. Loconte's movie by donating here: http://hobbitwardrobe.com/

First Principles Townhall: Parents Bringing Civics to the Public SquareAmerica is experiencing a cultural crisis, and parents across the country have asked us how to pass the American legacy to the next generation in a culture increasingly hostile to American identity. The Heritage Foundation’s First Principles Townhall will speak into this moment, offering participants the educational tools to give their children an honest understanding of our history: to help them appreciate America’s political and cultural achievements, as well as our debt to the classical-Christian tradition.Session 1: “Why Future Leaders Need to Understand the Past”Near the center of our cultural crisis is a crisis of memory: The most powerful forces in society are either ignoring the remarkable history of the United States or are attempting to rewrite and pervert this history in the pursuit of a radical political and social agenda. Never before has the meaning and significance of the American Founding come under such sustained attack. Join Dr. Joseph Loconte for a discussion of how American democracy grew out of the classical-Christian tradition and why an honest understanding of our history is a democratic necessity. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On March 5, 1946, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued a warning to the West in his famous "Iron Curtain” speech.In Fulton, Missouri, Churchill spoke of the impending “struggle between communism and the democratic West,” The Heritage Foundation’s Joseph Loconte and Nile Gardiner wrote in a March 3 article in National Review.Loconte and Gardiner join “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the deeper meaning of that speech and why Churchill stressed the importance of the alliance between Great Britain and the United States.They also discuss what Churchill's message would be to the Western world if he were alive today, 75 years after the speech, delivered at Westminster College in the company of President Harry Truman. Enjoy the show! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On March 5, 1946—75 years ago—Winston Churchill delivered the “Sinews of Peace” at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. The terms “special relationship” to describe US-UK relations and “Iron Curtain” both become household terms after the speech, and some, particularly Russian historians, point to this moment as the official start to the Cold War. At the time, Churchill was serving as leader of the opposition in Parliament after losing the UK general election in 1945. The world was recovering from the Second World War and ready for peace. Many in the United States and elsewhere were optimistic about future relations with the Soviet Union, an American and British ally just a few months before, and the possible peace that might come from the United Nations, whose Security Council started its first session in London in January 1946. Yet the former and future prime minister delivered a startling message to Americans who were largely unprepared to countenance the prospect of a looming, decades-long conflict against communism after winning the war against fascism. Though the American public was not ready for Churchill’s message, at least some in the US government were. “The Sources of Soviet Conduct” (or “The Long Telegram”) by George F. Kennan, the deputy chief of mission of the United States to the Soviet Union, arrived secretly to the State Department in Washington, DC, in February 1946. In July 1947 under the pseudonym “Mr. X,” Foreign Affairs published this memo describing the need to contain the USSR. Many Americans disliked and criticized the speech. For instance, Christianity and Crisis editor and founder Reinhold Niebuhr called it “ill-timed and ill-advised” in the only reference his journal made to it in 1946. He and others in the publication were discussing the possibility of US-USSR cooperation or alliance, and how the new United Nations might benefit global order with “world government.” Niebuhr blamed Churchill for unwisely heightening tensions and undermining a “creative solution” to the “atomic bomb problem.” Yet Churchill better understood what the Soviets had already done in Eastern Europe. The problem was not the speech, but the Soviet actions the speech exposed. While many Americans dreamed of an alliance with Moscow and “Uncle Joe” (the friendly image of Joseph Stalin in Western media), they forgot that the Soviet Union had a vote on whether they wanted to be an ally or adversary. In this episode of the Foreign Policy ProvCast, Joseph Loconte and Mark Melton discuss the “Sinews of Peace,” the post-World War II situation in Eastern Europe, why the American public and media disliked Churchill’s message, what President Harry Truman knew about the speech beforehand, whether or not the future special relationship between the US and UK was obvious in March 1946, and the speech’s legacy. Loconte also co-wrote an article with Nile Gardiner about the “Sinews of Peace” for National Review, which can be read here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/03/churchills-prophetic-warning-an-iron-curtain-has-descended/

Southern Sense is conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick-A-Dee" Ubelis, and Jani, co-host.  Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey!  Southern-SenseGregory Wrightstone, Executive Director CO2 Coalition Website: co2coalition.org Twitter: Co2Coalition Facebook: TheCO2Coalition Author Inconvenient Facts: inconvenientfacts.xyzDr. Bruce Hartman  brucelhartman.comSgt. Mike McGrew, author of "A Higher Call" sgtmikemcgrew.comTroy Anderson, author of The Military Guide to Armageddon: Battle-Tested Strategies to Prepare Your Life and Soul for the End Times.Heritage Foundation:  Joseph Loconte, Ph.D., Director, B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies and AWC Family Foundation FellowDedication: Master Corporal Brian Roy LaVigne, Hillsboro County Sheriff, Florida, EOW: January 11, 2021

Monday, February 8, 2021 On the show today, our host Kerby Anderson brings us an update from the weekend and what’s trending for this coming week. Then he welcomes Joseph Loconte. They will be talking about Reagan’s fight for American renewal, revisited. Kerby’s other guest is scholar, speaker, and author, Preston Sprinkle. He will join […]

Southern Sense is conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick-A-Dee" Ubelis, and Jani, co-host.  Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey!  Southern-Sense.comGregory Wrightstone, Executive Director CO2 Coalition Website: co2coalition.org Twitter: twitter.com/Co2Coalition Facebook: facebook.com/TheCO2Coalition Author Inconvenient Facts: inconvenientfacts.xyzDr. Bruce Hartman  brucelhartman.comSgt. Mike McGrew, author of "A Higher Call" sgtmikemcgrew.comU.S. Army chaplain Colonel David J. Giammona & Troy Anderson, authors of The Military Guide to Armageddon: Battle-Tested Strategies to Prepare Your Life and Soul for the End Times.Heritage Foundation:  Joseph Loconte, Ph.D., Director, B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies and AWC Family Foundation FellowDedication: Master Corporal Brian Roy LaVigne, Hillsboro County Sheriff, Florida, EOW: January 11, 2021

Southern Sense is conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick-A-Dee" Ubelis, and Jani, co-host.  Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey!  Southern-Sense.com Gregory Wrightstone, Executive Director CO2 Coalition Website: co2coalition.org Twitter: twitter.com/Co2Coalition Facebook: facebook.com/TheCO2Coalition Author Inconvenient Facts: inconvenientfacts.xyz Dr. Bruce Hartman  brucelhartman.com Sgt. Mike McGrew, author of "A Higher Call" sgtmikemcgrew.com U.S. Army chaplain Colonel David J. Giammona & Troy Anderson, authors of The Military Guide to Armageddon: Battle-Tested Strategies to Prepare Your Life and Soul for the End Times. Heritage Foundation:  Joseph Loconte, Ph.D., Director, B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies and AWC Family Foundation Fellow Dedication: Master Corporal Brian Roy LaVigne, Hillsboro County Sheriff, Florida, EOW: January 11, 2021

America’s constitutional order is under great stress. The breakdown in respect for our institutions—in government, the academy, and the media—has helped to instigate a season of violence and social unrest with no end in sight.Join our experts for a discussion about these developments and what they mean for America. Renowned Civil War historian Dr. Allen Guelzo will explore the parallels between our current political-cultural debates and those on the eve of the Civil War. Dr. Samuel Gregg will explain how the competing economic visions now in play are fueling the deep divisions within our country, and Dr. Joseph Loconte will help us frame the debate within the historic struggle for freedom in the West. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joseph Loconte, Director of the Simon Center for American Studies at the Heritage Foundation; Senior Fellow in Christianity and Culture at the King's College, on his piece in the Wall Street Journal, "Preserving the legacy of C.S. Lewis." Remembering Ronald Reagan's "A Time For Choosing" speech. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick-A-Dee" and Jani Ubelis.  Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey. Southern-Sense.comCraig Syracusa, 4 Time Emmy Nominated Executive Producer and Director, Host and Creator of "Walk in Faith",  desalesmediaJesse Iwuji, First and only active duty US Naval Officer competing in NASCAR. Founded The Red List Group which is an auto racing event company bringing drag racers together around the US to compete for trophies and cash prizes at track events. NASCAR Driver Analyst with NBC Sports. jesseiwujiCraig Huey creator of The Huey Report is a powerful tool to transform communities for the better.  From the perspective of an internationally successful business owner, Craig Huey has created thousands of jobs and knows how to make tough decisions.Country artist Dustin Collins takes a stand with his newest single “Stand For The Flag.”Dr. Joseph Loconte, Director of Heritage's Center for American Studies, his latest essay, "The Rule of Law vs. The Militias." Dedication: Army Staff Sgt. Jason A. McDonald, SSgt Scott Studenmund, Spcl Justin Helton, Cpl Justin Clouse and Pvt. Aaron S. Toppen, Died June 9, 2014 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom

Conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick-A-Dee" and Jani Ubelis.  Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey. Southern-Sense.com Craig Syracusa, 4 Time Emmy Nominated Executive Producer and Director, Host and Creator of "Walk in Faith",  desalesmedia Jesse Iwuji, First and only active duty US Naval Officer competing in NASCAR. Founded The Red List Group which is an auto racing event company bringing drag racers together around the US to compete for trophies and cash prizes at track events. NASCAR Driver Analyst with NBC Sports. jesseiwuji Craig Huey creator of The Huey Report is a powerful tool to transform communities for the better.  From the perspective of an internationally successful business owner, Craig Huey has created thousands of jobs and knows how to make tough decisions. Country artist Dustin Collins takes a stand with his newest single “Stand For The Flag.” Dr. Joseph Loconte, Director of Heritage's Center for American Studies, his latest essay, "The Rule of Law vs. The Militias."  Dedication: Army Staff Sgt. Jason A. McDonald, SSgt Scott Studenmund, Spcl Justin Helton, Cpl Justin Clouse and Pvt. Aaron S. Toppen, Died June 9, 2014 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom

The nation's monuments are under fire from the progressive left. A new report commissioned by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recommends that the federal government "remove, relocate, or contextualize" the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, and six other statues and monuments.Jarrett Stepman, a contributor to The Daily Signal and author of "The War on History: The Conspiracy to Rewrite America's Past," joins the podcast to discuss the report from the DCFACES Working Group and explain the intrinsic threat that cancel culture poses to American history.To read the working group's report to the mayor, click here. And for more analysis of the report, read the commentary for The Daily Signal by Joseph Loconte, director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation, headlined "The Mayor, the Monuments, and the Mayhem."We also cover these stories:Secretary of State Mike Pompeo imposes new restrictions on Chinese diplomats. United Airlines announces plans to put 16,000 employees on involuntary furlough or cut their jobs entirely, beginning in October.Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler plans to move because of the number of protests outside his condo building.Enjoy the show! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joseph Loconte, director of the Simon Center for American Studies at the Heritage Foundation, on his Congressional testimony on the rioting and tearing down of statues. Youth and nihilism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Continuing "Tolkien Month", I interviewed Joseph Loconte, author of A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War which tells the story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.

Parents of school-age children are facing a dilemma at the prospect of sending their kids back to school this fall. Of course, that's IF schools in their area will even reopen in the first place. Ethan Yang has a highly relevant take on the dangers of keeping the schools closed. The revolutionary fervor that we're seeing in the streets of America should be cause for paying closer attention to what's going on around us. Why is it that some revolutions succeed and others devolve into mindless bloodbaths? Joseph Loconte has some helpful historical perspective. The rumors of Lockdown 2.0 appear to be based in reality. Michael Snyder offers timely analysis on why this is taking place and who is taking advantage of our Covid fears. Now that the NFL's Washington Redskins have announced that they are changing their name in response to politically correct pressure, one has to wonder: What's next? Burgess Owens says, the name change was at the behest of big finance, not NFL fans. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

On Friday, April 24th The Trinity Forum and Faith and Law hosted Senior Fellow and history professor Dr. Joseph Loconte to discuss the friendship and legacy of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Loconte highlights how their refusal to become disillusioned and disenchanted in the aftermath of World War I allowed for some of the greatest works of literature in modern history. Their example of resilience and imagination is especially inspiring for us in the midst of this pandemic. We were reminded of the surprising return of hope for those who look up—as Samwise Gamgee says “…in the end the shadow was only a small and passing thing. There was light and high beauty forever beyond it’s reach.”Support the show (http://www.faithandlaw.org/donate)

Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas interviews Joseph Loconte, historian and professor, on his book THE SEARCHERS: A QUEST FOR FAITH IN THE VALLEY OF DOUBT in May 2012.

June 2019 featuring Daniel J. Ikenson, Inu Manak, Caleb O. Brown, Bill Cassidy, Joseph Loconte, Dr. Steve Perry, Colonel Lawrence B. Wilkerson (Ret.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Townhall Review with Hugh Hewitt – February 23, 2019 Dennis Prager examines the unraveling of the Jussie Smollett story as it now appears to be a hoax. Mike Gallagher looks at the sixteen states that have filed suit against President Trump’s national emergency declaration. Hugh Hewitt talks to Joseph Loconte, The King’s College professor, about his recent article detailing the good and bad of the church through history. Sebastian Gorka and Sharyl Attkisson, former CBS News investigative reporter, talk about the many leaks stemming from the Mueller investigation. Kevin McCullough and Townhall editor Katie Pavlich discuss alleged left-wing efforts to evoke the 25th amendment to remove the President from office. Hugh Hewitt talks to Salena Zito, Washington Examiner reporter, about the resurgence of meth coming into the U.S. through our southern border. Larry Elder talks about the Jussie Smollett story and takes a macro look at racism and if it is as big a problem in America as many claim.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hugh Hewitt speaks with Dr. Joseph Loconte, Associate Professor of History at The King’s College in New York City, about an article he wrote entitled "The War over Liberal Democracy."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Match: Tiger v Phil, pay-per-view, Thanksgiving weekend: will you pay? Our Most Neglected Spiritual Discipline - Brian G. Hedges serves as lead pastor of Redeemer Church in Niles, Michigan. He’s the author of several books, including Christ Formed in You, Active Spirituality, and Watchfulness: Recovering a Lost Spiritual Discipline. How Presidents Choose to Lead: Learning From Our Commander-in-Chiefs' good choices, and bad ones. Thomas Kidd, distinguished professor of history & associate director of the Insitute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University ... His books include "American Colonial History: Clashing Cultures and Faith," "Baptists in America: A History," "Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots" and the new "Benjamin Franklin: The Religious Life of a Founding Father" Is coconut oil good for you or bad for you? A groudbreaking study of WWI: "A Hobbit, A Wardrobe and A Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1915-1918" Dr Joseph Loconte, Associate Professor of History at the King’s College in NY City. V Neck or Crew Neck? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Match: Tiger v Phil, pay-per-view, Thanksgiving weekend: will you pay? Our Most Neglected Spiritual Discipline - Brian G. Hedges serves as lead pastor of Redeemer Church in Niles, Michigan. He’s the author of several books, including Christ Formed in You, Active Spirituality, and Watchfulness: Recovering a Lost Spiritual Discipline. How Presidents Choose to Lead: Learning From Our Commander-in-Chiefs' good choices, and bad ones. Thomas Kidd, distinguished professor of history & associate director of the Insitute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University ... His books include "American Colonial History: Clashing Cultures and Faith," "Baptists in America: A History," "Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots" and the new "Benjamin Franklin: The Religious Life of a Founding Father" Is coconut oil good for you or bad for you? A groudbreaking study of WWI: "A Hobbit, A Wardrobe and A Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1915-1918" Dr Joseph Loconte, Associate Professor of History at the King’s College in NY City. V Neck or Crew Neck? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big bad John Zmirak gives Antifa and Oopa-Loompas some targeted pushback, and John Loconte from The King’s College focuses in on Pope Francis’s new death-penalty “doctrine.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mentioned in this episode: The link to the trailer for the Hobbit/Wardrobe/Great War documentary: http://hobbitwardrobe.com/ ; ESV Study Bible (Crossway); God’s Wisdom for Navigating Life (Keller); War of Words (Tripp); His Family by Ernest Poole; A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War by Joseph Loconte

In recognition of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, Dr. Joseph Loconte addressed Faith & Law on "How Martin Luther's Reformation Transformed the World." As the lecture title suggests, Loconte gently pushed back against Rod Dreher's "Benedict Option." One of the first things Luther did as he secured his position in Germany was to abolish all of the monastic orders. Loconte will explain why Luther chose this course of action.Joseph Loconte, PhD, is an Associate Professor of History at The King’s College in New York City, where he teaches courses on Western Civilization, American Foreign Policy, and International Human Rights. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918(Harper Collins, 2015) and winner of the 2017 Best Article award from the Tolkien Society for his article How J.R.R. Tolkien Found Mordor on the Western Front.Dr. Loconte previously served as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Public Policy at Pepperdine University, where he taught on religion and public policy. He was a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., and from 1999-2006 he held the first chair in religion and civil society as the William E. Simon Fellow at the Heritage Foundation.Dr. Loconte’s other books include: God, Locke, and Liberty: The Struggle for Religious Freedom in the West(Lexington Books, 2014); The Searchers: A Quest for Faith in the Valley of Doubt (Thomas Nelson, 2012); The End of Illusions: Religious Leaders Confront Hitler’s Gathering Storm (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004); and Seducing the Samaritan: How Government Contracts Are Reshaping Social Services (The Pioneer Institute, 1997).Dr. Loconte’s commentary on religion and public life appears in the nation’s leading media outlets, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the National Interest, the Weekly Standard, and National Review. He is also a regular contributor to the London-based Standpoint and the Huffington Post. For 10 years he served as a commentator for National Public Radio’s All Things Considered.Dr. Loconte has testified before Congress on international human rights and served as a human rights expert on the 2005 Congressional Task Force on the United Nations, contributing to its final report, “American Interests and U.N. Reform.” From 2001-2003, he was an informal advisor to the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. More recently, he was a speechwriter for British MP Andrew Mitchell, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. He now serves as a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum and as an affiliated scholar at the John Jay Institute.A native of Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Loconte divides his time between New York City and Washington, D.C.Support the show (http://www.faithandlaw.org/donate)

Brant talks with The King's College professor Joseph Loconte about his book "A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918"

Hear from our guest speaker, Joseph Loconte, Professor & NY Times Bestselling Author, as we receive an engaging lesson on the history of Martin Luther and how he helped shape Christianity today.

A couple weeks before President Trump fired James Comey, we learned that the then-FBI director was an admirer of 20th century theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. Thanks to sleuthing by Gizmodo, we learned that Comey’s Twitter display name was named after the father of Christian realism and that he had written his college thesis juxtaposing Niebuhr and Jerry Falwell. A recent article at CT made a case for how Comey’s recent actions may have been influenced by the theologian: "A Christian has an obligation to seek justice, the theologian argued, and this means entering the political sphere because that is the realm where one can find the power necessary to establish whatever justice is possible in the world. Comey’s decision to work for the FBI can be understood as a way of fulfilling Niebuhr’s vision of Christianity as a defender of justice." Comey’s not the only recent public figure influenced by the late theologian, whose admirers include people on the left and right, including Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, John McCain, and David Brooks. But what shaped Niebuhr’s worldview? “You really can’t understand Niebuhr’s political theology unless you appreciate the fact that his life was really bracketed by war,” said Joseph Loconte, a history professor at The King’s College in New York City. Niebuhr was a young man during World War I and had come into his own as a “Christian Protestant public intellectual” just prior to World War II, a period in which he embraced pacifism and socialism. As totalitarian socialism and fascism took off in the 1930s, “what had become settled beliefs for him, now they’re being upended by the realities in which he finds himself,” Loconte said. Niebuhr himself admitted that his ideas shifted not as the result of “study, but the pressure of world events,” Loonte said. Loconte joined assistant editor Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to discuss what Niebuhr’s theology does and does not justify, what America’s foreign policy decisions on Iraq and Syria look like through a Niebuhrian lens, and what happens when people with good intentions make decisions with unintended consequences.

You won't want to miss this episode of "Reform This!" as Dr. Jasser dives into what the work and example of the "father of liberalism", John Locke, can mean to and how it can inspire real modern Muslim reform. Dr. Jasser also highlights Dr. Joseph Loconte's book: God, Locke, and Liberty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show, Joseph Loconte and I discuss what C.S. Lewis called the “Myth of Progress” that had swept the Western World leading up to the First World War, why it contributed to the war's catastrophic damage, and how the myth shaped both Lewis’ and Tolkien’s views about good, evil, and warfare. We then get into detail about Tolkien’s and Lewis’ battlefield experience and how it inspired specific characters and scenes in their respective works. We end our conversation about how the fantasy work of these writers carved a middle path between cynicism and unbridled optimism while simultaneously showing readers that even the lowliest of individuals can play a decisive role in the great adventure of life.

Providence Deputy Editor Mark Melton talks with Contributing Editor and Kings College Associate Professor Joseph Loconte about the twenty-fifth anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union and the spread of Democracy.

Providence Magazine Deputy Editor Mark Melton talks to Kings College Associate Professor Joseph Loconte about the foreign policy implications of a Trump presidency.

Mollie Hemingway, senior editor at the Federalist, was a guest of Eric Metaxas to discuss why the Planned Parenthood story has received so little attention from major news outlets (1:20). Albert Mohler says that the Planned Parenthood videos now mean that all of us bear some moral culpability for their odious atrocities (8:40). Dakota Wood of the Heritage Foundation talked with Georgene Rice about Turkey's attack against ISIS and Kurds (13:00). Greg Yoder of Mission Network News joined Mark Elfstrand to explain how the gospel is spreading in the Middle East (18:30). Joseph Loconte shares thoughts from his book, "A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War." (22:00). On the Frank Sontag Show, former professor of feminist studies Rosaria Champagne Butterfield talks about how Christians can lovingly reach gay people (28:00).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a senior fellow at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy, Joseph Loconte writes widely about the role of religious belief in strengthening democracy, advancing human rights, and reforming civil society. He has had plenty to write about in the midst of an economic crisis and political climate change in Washington with the recent election of Barack Obama. Loconte sits down with colleague Robert Kaufman, professor of public policy, to discuss "A Christian Vision of Social Justice," a lecture in which Loconte explores social justice and proposes a new vision for Christian engagement.

As a senior fellow at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy, Joseph Loconte writes widely about the role of religious belief in strengthening democracy, advancing human rights, and reforming civil society. He has had plenty to write about in the midst of an economic crisis and political climate change in Washington with the recent election of Barack Obama. Loconte sits down with colleague Robert Kaufman, professor of public policy, to discuss "A Christian Vision of Social Justice," a lecture in which Loconte explores social justice and proposes a new vision for Christian engagement.