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The third and final session of Dr. Benjamin Shaw's Davenant Discussion on the Book of Ecclesiastes

The second of three sessions from Dr. Benjamin Shaw's Davenant Discussion on Ecclesiastes titled "Impermanence and Permanence: Living in an Ever-changing/Never-changing World."

The first of three sessions from Benjamin Shaw's Davenant Discussion on Ecclesiastes

A guided discussion led by Ben Miller and Alistair Roberts at the 2019 National Convivium.

A lecture given by Jared Eckert at the 2019 National Convivium 2019

A lecture given at the 2019 National Convivium by Hugh Welchel of the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics.

A Short History of Freedom, Brad Littlejohn, 2019 National Convivium

9:00 – Intro and illustration, a modern misconception of freedom

16:05 – Four key questions about freedom

22:00 – A historical overview of the concept of freedom

22:15 – Ancient Greece (quotes Hannah Arendt)

24:30 – Ancient Rome

26:25 – Medieval period

28:35 – Reformation period (quotes Dutch Stranger Churches)

30:00 – English Civil War period

31:30 – Immanuel Kant

33:10 – John Stuart Mill

36:15 – Friedrich Hayek, Isaiah Berlin

46:10 – Anthony Kennedy

46:50 – Freedom as a property of communities

47:00 – Freedom threatened by man’s inner bondage

48:30 – The distinction between power and freedom

51:40 – Oliver O’Donovan

58:10 – The need for a holistic view of liberty

59:35 – Littlejohn’s fourfold holistic view of freedom

1:10:15 – Conclusion: Christian wisdom is to balance the parts of freedom to the whole

What is a corporation? We take them for granted as fixtures of our economic life, and sometimes single them out for fervent praise or blame, but rarely pause to consider what these strange creatures are. How did they arise? What are their moral and legal rights and responsibilities? In this penetrating paper, economic historian Kyle Williams traces their early development, rival understandings of their purpose and legal status, and how they ought to contribute to our economic and social life.

A Lecture on “Liberalism, Early Modern Protestantism, and the War on Poverty” by Ian Mosley — Convivium 2019

A Discussion on “Private property, taxation, welfare—principles and prudence” guided by Brad Littlejohn and Brad Belschner — Convivium 2019