Vital Remnants

Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's  Democracy in America . For this episode, Gary explores the theme of "prescient mind."  "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell...

Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your hosts - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg and Dr. John Wilsey - as they lead an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America . For this episode, Dr. John Wilsey explores the theme of "religion and race."  "Tocqueville's A...

Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's  Democracy in America . For this episode, Gary explores the theme of "the dangerous majority."  "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the M...

  Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's  Democracy in America . For this episode, Gary welcomes John Wilsey, PhD, to discuss the theme of "the press."  "Tocqueville's America -...

Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's  Democracy in America . For this episode, Gary welcomes John Wilsey, PhD, to discuss Chapter 6 and the theme of "judicial power."  "Tocquev...

Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's  Democracy in America . For this episode, Gary welcomes John Wilsey, PhD, to discuss Chapter 5 and the theme of "townships."  "Tocqueville'...

Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America . In this episode, Dr. Gregg starts the journey into what is considered one of the greatest books on democracy ever co...

Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America . For this episode, Gary welcomes John Wilsey, PhD, to deliver a lecture titled "Alexis de Tocqueville in Space and Ti...

In this final episode of Season 5, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Dr. Richard Gamble , Anna Margaret Ross Alexander Chair in History and Politics at Hillsdale College, discuss Russell Kirk's use of the term "membership," his storytelling, and the three great figures he includes in his final chapter of The Roots of American Order .   Corresponding Reading   Chapter 12, pp. 441-477 of...

McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Dr. Michael P. Federici , Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Middle Tennessee State University, explore the two foundational documents of the American founding period and discuss the nature of America's political order. Corresponding Reading  Chapter 11, pp. 393-440 of Russell K...

McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Dr. Khalil Habib , Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, explore four of the leading intellects of the Eighteenth Century who influenced American Order: Baron de Montesquieu, Edmund Burke, William Blackstone, and David Hume. Corresponding Reading  Chapter 10, pp. 347-391 of Russell Kirk,  The Roots of American Order Important Links   Dow...

McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Dr. Thomas Mackey , Professor of History at the University of Louisville, explore the history of colonial America and provide context for Kirk's chapter on the period.   Corresponding Reading  Chapter 9, pp. 301-345 of Russell Kirk,  The Roots of American Order Important Links   Download the corresponding reading guide to  The Roots of American Order  ...

McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Dr. Susan Hanssen , Associate Professor of History and Chair of the History Department at the University of Dallas, explore the roots of church and state in American order. The two discuss the history of 17th century Britain and the English Civil War, Hobbesian and Lockean political theory, and more. Corresponding Reading  Chapter 8, pp. 259-300 of Russ...

McConnell Scholar and assistant podcast producer Will Randolph is joined by Dr. Glenn Moots , Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Northwood University, to discuss the significance of the Protestant Reformation. The two explore the history of the Reformation, the different groups and strands of thought that it produced, and how the ideas of the Reformation impacted American order. Corr...

Vital Remnants Producer Connor Tracy is joined by Dr. Justin Stover, Senior Lecturer of Medieval Latin at the University of Edinburgh, to explore what Russell Kirk calls our "neglected inheritance" from the Middle Ages. In addition to the influence of the Medieval world on America, the two discuss the culture of the Middle Ages and address some of the common misconceptions about the period. Corres...

McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Dr. Mark David Hall , Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics at George Fox University, explore the influence of Christianity on American order. The two discuss the early history of Christianity, its relationship with politics, and how it influenced the Founders. Corresponding Reading  Chapter 5, pp. 137-176 of Russell Kirk,  The Roots of Ame...

McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and University of Colorado, Boulder professor of classics Dr. E. Christian Kopff explore Ancient Rome and its influence on America. The two examine the impacts Latin, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire had on the development of American institutions and the Founders' views of law and power. Corresponding Reading  Chapter 4, pp. 97-136 of Russell Kirk,...

McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Iowa State University political science professor Dr. N. Susan Laehn discuss the influence of the Ancient Greeks on the American Founding and beyond, examining Plato, Aristotle, Solon, and the city-state. Corresponding Reading    Chapter 3, pp. 51-96 of Russell Kirk,  The Roots of American Order .   Important Links   Download the corresponding Reading G...

McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and American University professor Dr. Daniel Dreisbach take listeners on an intellectual journey through time, examining the Hebraic tradition and ancient Israel's influence on American ethics, culture, and government.  Corresponding Reading    Chapters 1 & 2, pp. 3-50 of Russell Kirk,  The Roots of American Order .   Important Links   Download the correspo...

In this episode, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg is joined by  Dr. Bradley J. Birzer , Professor of History and Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, for a conversation on Russell Kirk's The Roots of American Order . The two discuss the McConnell Center's new book in common project and Kirk's inspiration for the book. This season of Vital Remnants uses Russell...

Summary   In this final episode of Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Gary Gregg closes out this series with an overview of Federalist 84-85 and five writings from the Anti-Federalists in  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America,  edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.   Dr. Gregg discusses Publius's argument ag...

Summary   In this episode of Vital Remnants, Gary Gregg walks readers through Federalist 78-83 and seven writings from the Anti-Federalists in  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America,  edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.   Dr. Gregg discusses the Federalist and Anti-Federalists arguments about the Supreme Court, juries, and ju...

Summary  In this episode of Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg walks readers through the second half of his discussion of Federalist 67-77  and four Anti-Federalist writings in  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America,  edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.  Dr. Gregg continues his conversation o...

Summary   In this episode of Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg walks readers through the first half of his discussion of Federalist 67-77 and four Anti-Federalist writings in  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America,  edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.   Dr. Gregg discusses the Federalist and...

In  this episode  of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Gary Gregg  walks  readers through Federalist  6 2- 66  and  four  Anti-Federalist writings in  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America,  edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.   Dr. Gregg discusses the Federalist and Anti-Federalists arguments about the composition an...