Hale Institute Podcast

Hale Institute Podcast

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. 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. Timon Cline is the Director of Scholarly Initiatives at Hale Institute and host of the podcast.

Episodes

April 25, 2025 77 mins

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.c...

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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 

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

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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/ 

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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/ 

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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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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/ 

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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

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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/

 

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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

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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/

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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

 

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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&

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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Timon is joined by Pavlos Papadopoulos, professor at Wyoming Catholic College, for a wide-ranging discussion of history, politics, and America.

 

X (Twitter): @pleonidasp

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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/

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