Hale Institute

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. 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 c...

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Hale Institute

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Latest episode

May 22, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 22: Faithful Reason (feat. Andrew Walker) 06.09.2024

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-Et...

Episode 21: Of Religion & Magistrates (feat. Michael Lynch) 30.08.2024

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)” Th...

Episode 20: Of Regimes & Politics (feat. Pavlos Papadopoulos) 23.08.2024

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) 16.08.2024

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) 09.08.2024

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://po...

Episode 17: Puritanism & Common Law (feat. C. Scott Pryor) 21.06.2024

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) 14.06.2024

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) 08.06.2024

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) 26.04.2024

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 24.04.2024

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) 19.04.2024

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) 12.04.2024

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/...

Episode 11: Where Do We Go From Here? (feat. Garrett Snedeker) 05.04.2024

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) 29.03.2024

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) 22.03.2024

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) 15.03.2024

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 11.03.2024

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...

Episode 7: Reading the Bible with the Founders (feat. Daniel Dreisbach) 08.03.2024

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) 01.03.2024

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) 23.02.2024

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) 16.02.2024

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) 09.02.2024

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) 02.02.2024

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) 26.01.2024

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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