The Sower

Josh Bowman talks with Joshua Kraut, Associate Professor of French at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Dr. Kraut is currently studying and translating the works of contemporary French philosopher Fabrice Hadjadj (b. 1971), who is the topic of this conversation. 

Click here for two translated books by Hadjadj:https://ignatius.com/authors/fabrice-hadjadj/ 

Joshua Kraut's talk for the Saint Benedict Institute on Hadhadj: https://youtu.be/tpF9_JDKJ34?si=oj_w8k1xUpkARyvz 

Hadjadj also directs the Philanthropos Institute: https://www.philanthropos.org/ 

Joshua Kraut’s profile at Hope College: https://hope.edu/directory/people/kraut-josh/index.html 

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0:00 Introduction

3:03 The French GK Chesterton

7:25 Catholic Conversion

15:20 Sabbath of the Earth

27:05 Relinquishment

34:20 Stewardship  

Josh Bowman talks with Simon Tarr, dean of both The Honors College and the School of Communication and the Arts at Regent University. We discuss Christian higher education, what an “honors college” is - or could be - and the idea of prestige.

To learn more about the Honors College, visit: https://www.regent.edu/honors-college/  

The Regent University Honors College is Tullia Sponsor for the upcoming Ciceronian Society Conference, March 13-15, 2025 in Harrisonburg, VA.

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0:00 Antarctica

4:19 Virtual Reality

7:07 Honors College, What Is It?

13:07 Renewal-Based Model

19:47 Presence of Grace in Education

27:49 Prestige

38:23 Rethinking Higher Education

Josh Bowman shares some end of year reflections on where the Ciceronian Society has been, where we’re headed, and why we believe our resilient and growing band of Christian intellectuals is doing something important.

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“The Watchmen” by Alan Jacobs (Harper’s Magazine, Sept. 2016): https://harpers.org/archive/2016/09/the-watchmen/ 

Josh Bowman speaks with the headmaster and founder of St. Dunstan’s Academy, Thomas Fickley, and Fr. Mark Perkins, who serves as their chaplain and assistant headmaster.

St. Dunstan’s Academy is an all-boys boarding school in Virginia built on four main pillars: Christian formation, classical academics, farming, and the skilled trades.

To learn more, visit: https://stdunstansacademy.org/

0:00 Introduction

1:59 St. Dunstan

6:48 Restoration of Innocence

13:48 Goal of a St. Dunstan's Academy Education

21:29 Common Arts

27:46 Day in a Student's Life

32:39 Skepticism

41:50 Fruit vs Outcomes

47:51 Conclusion

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Josh Bowman chats with Nathan Beacom, Founder and Director of the Lyceum Movement, which “hosts social, festive events that explore the big ideas of art, philosophy, history and more.”

To learn more about Nathan’s work, visit https://www.lyceummovement.org/ 

0:00 Introduction
1:14 What the Lyceum Movement Is
5:04 Origins
10:56 Response/Success
13:13 Six Habits
18:47 Irreconcilable Differences
25:41 Community & Next Steps
32:17 Religious Differences & New Secularity
40:15 Conference

Mentioned in this episode:

Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusing_Ourselves_to_Death 

Seth Kaplan, Fragile Neighborhoods - https://sethkaplan.org/ 

Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org/ 

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Alan Cornett and Chris Anadale discuss roots, bourbon tourism, agriculture, and more. Alan is host of the Cultural Debris Podcast, cofounder of Cultural Debris Excursions, and a former assistant to Russell Kirk. His family has lived in Kentucky since the 18th century.

0:00 Roots
5:17 Economics
11:33 Wet and Dry
16:50 Lexington
21:21 Cincinnati
23:24 Soil and Agriculture
29:55 Kirk and Localism

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

To support the Ciceronian Society or learn more about our UPCOMING CONFERENCE at the Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg, Virginia, March 13-15, 2025, please visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/ 

Links:

https://x.com/alancornett 

https://x.com/culturaldebris 

https://culturaldebrisexcursions.com/ 

Claire Aguda and Chris Anadale discuss place, church, and her community in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Claire Aguda works at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal. She is currently a PhD student at Faulkner University. She has worked in the conservative intellectual movement for several years. Claire is a longtime friend of the Ciceronian Society, which she describes as the place where "people take their faith seriously, take their work seriously, but they don't take themselves seriously."

0:00 Place, Culture, and Economics

6:25 Inheritance

8:10 Transient Places

11:30 Building Community

14:50 Churches

17:45 West Chester

21:45 Exclusion

27:40 Challenges Facing Localism

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

To support the Ciceronian Society or learn more about our UPCOMING CONFERENCE at the Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg, Virginia, March 13-15, 2025, please visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/ 

Links:

https://www.faulkner.edu/graduate/graduate-degrees/doctor-of-philosophy-in-humanities/ 

https://kirkcenter.org/scs/  

https://www.greaterwestchester.com/lightsupchristmasparade.html 

Josh Bowman RETURNS to talk about his childhood home of Monroe, on the shore of Lake Erie. Dr. Joshua Bowman is Executive Director of the Ciceronian Society, former host of The Sower, and a father, husband, Michigander and follower of Christ. He is well known to anyone who has attended one of our conferences.

0:00 Monroe

6:10 Not Idealizing Rural Life

11:50 War of 1812

17:30 Present Day Monroe

27:55 Rational Local Pride

34:25 General Custer

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

To support the Ciceronian Society or learn more about our UPCOMING CONFERENCE at the Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg, Virginia, March 13-15, 2025, please visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/ 

https://ciceroniansociety.org/conference/2025-conference-cfp/ 

Links:

https://www.monroemi.gov/ 

https://www.michigan.org/city/monroe 

https://www.nps.gov/places/river-raisin.htm 

Tyler Syck discusses his hometown and the future of Appalachia. Jeffery Tyler Syck is an Assistant Professor of Politics and the founding Director of the Center for Public Service and Outreach at the University of Pikeville in his hometown.

0:00 Pikeville

2:30 Counties

4:55 Returning Home

11:15 Tourists & Settlers

14:00 University

17:55 Future of Appalachia

23:55 Roots

26:55 Mountains

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

To support the Ciceronian Society or learn more about our UPCOMING CONFERENCE at the Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg, Virginia, March 13-15, 2025, please visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/ 

https://ciceroniansociety.org/conference/2025-conference-cfp/ 

Links:

https://www.upike.edu/  

https://www.jtylersyck.com/ 

In this episode, the Ciceronian Society’s “new” Executive Director, Josh Bowman, discusses the upcoming 2025 conference(s), a new award, and new conference fellowships.

Give to the Ciceronian Society: https://ciceroniansociety.org/donate/ 

Spring 2025 Conference Website: https://ciceroniansociety.org/conference/ 

Conference Call for Papers - Due Sept. 2, 2024: https://ciceroniansociety.org/conference/2025-conference-cfp/ 

Pietas Journal Call for Papers: https://ciceroniansociety.org/journal/call-for-papers/ 

Applications and information for Nisbet and Clergy Fellowships mentioned in the episode will be available by early September.

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