The Sower

Chris Anadale & Josh Herring discuss life in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Dr. Joshua Herring earned his doctorate in Humanities in 2023 from Faulkner University, and also holds an MDiv from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He teaches at Thales College and hosts The Optimistic Curmudgeon podcast.

0:00 Wake Forest 2011-2024

4:40 Changes

9:00 Locals vs Newcomers

12:00 Going Away to College

17:55 Local Institutions

22:00 Rootedness

26:40 Becoming a Lifer

One in an occasional series on place, hosted by Christopher Anadale.

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The Optimistic Curmudgeon Podcast, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHk_VFjPzMUYu_sAevkid2g 

Thales College, https://www.thalescollege.org/ 

Chase & Lori Spears describe their lives in Alaska, and now in Lansing, Kansas.

0:00 Alaska

11:38 Becoming Alaska People

15:23 Kansas

20:54 Importance of Place

25:19 Nomadic vs Stability

30:08 Kids Adapting to Kansas

One in an occasional series on place, hosted by Christopher Anadale.

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A look at Ennis, a town in southwest Montana, with John Wilsey. Dr. Wilsey teaches church history at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and is a research fellow at the Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy, an initiative of First Liberty Institute.

0:00 Introduction to Ennis

4:20 Nostalgia

9:38 Poverty

17:20 Ways of Life

21:50 Going Back

28:42 Passing Places to Our Children

One in an occasional series on place, hosted by Christopher Anadale.

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https://www.ennischamber.com/4th-of-july-rodeo-parade 

First in an occasional series on place: the specific places that structure our lives, and what it means to have (or to lack) a place. Hosted by Christopher Anadale.

This episode, our place is Auburn, Alabama, and our guide is Dr. Allen Mendenhall, Associate Dean and Grady Rosier Professor in the Sorrell College of Business at Troy University.

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In this Episode, Josh Bowman chats with Trey Dimsdale, Executive Director of the Center for Religion, Culture and Democracy (CRCD) and Jordan Ballor, the CRCD’s Director of Research. The CRCD has been a major supporter of the Ciceronian Society for several years, and we're thrilled to be partnering with them for our 2024 Conference in Plano, TX.

The Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy envisions democratic societies which affirm the essential role of religious convictions, peoples, and institutions in cultivating free communities where all people can flourish.

Visit https://crcd.net/ to check out their new "Reading Wheel Review," their Journal of Religion, Culture, and Democracy, as well as their Fellowship Programs.

The CRCD also hosts the Religious Liberty in the States project ( https://religiouslibertyinthestates.com/ ).

Trey and Jordan’s article on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: https://lawliberty.org/christian-contributions-to-the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights/ 

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In this Episode, Josh Bowman and Bill Batchelder discuss the life and legacy of former Ohio House Speaker, William G. Batchelder III, and the Award for the Study of Place named in his memory.

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If you enjoy learning and writing about any of the topics discussed in this Podcast, we encourage you to visit our website to sign-up for our newsletter and to register for our upcoming conference, February 29 - March 2, 2024 in Plano, TX. Early Bird Registration ends January 1 and we only have space for 125 attendees! Sign up today! https://ciceroniansociety.org/ Merry Christmas!

In this Episode, Josh Bowman and James Patterson announce the Peter Augustine Lawler Award for Excellence in the Study of ‘Things Divine’ on GivingTuesday 2023.

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CORRECTION: In this episode, James mistakenly referred to UVA's Jim Ceaser as Peter Lawler's dissertation adviser, but that was incorrect. Ceaser was, however, a friend and mentor to Peter.

In this episode, VP Josh Bowman interviews professor Ryan Holston on his new book, Tradition and the Deliberative Turn: A Critique of Contemporary Democratic Theory (SUNY Press, 2023) https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/Tradition-and-the-Deliberative-Turn 

We address modern notions of democratic theory and deliberation and consider how the work of Hans Georg Gadamer might inspire a revision or even a rejection of key insights by influential democratic theorists. A return to the wisdom of tradition and notions of friendship may offer a more promising ground on which to build a non-ideological and just democracy.

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