5.8 The Roots of American Order | The Constitution of Church and State with Dr. Susan Hanssen
Release Date: 03/01/2022
7.7 America's Autobiography - McCulloch vs. Maryland with Susan Laehn
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Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center’s newest publication, . For this episode, Susan Laehn joins to talk about the landmark legal case, McCulloch vs Maryland. Susan Laehn is adjunct professor of political science at Iowa State University. She is co-editor of Welcoming the Other:...
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7.6 America’s Autobiography: Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the State of Virginia with Dr. Kirstin Birkhaug
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Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center’s newest publication, . For this episode, Dr. Kirstin Birkhaug joins to talk about the importance of Thomas Jefferson. teaches Introduction to American Politics, State and Local Government, and all upper-level political theory courses, including...
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7.5 America’s Autobiography: Henry Clay’s Compromises with Dr. Justin Litke
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Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center’s newest publication, . For this episode, Dr. Justin Litke joins to talk about Henry Clay. is an assistant professor of politics and a fellow of the . He has taught at Western Kentucky University, Belmont Abbey College, and George Washington...
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7.4 America’s Autobiography: JFK’s Inaugural Address with Dr Barbara Perry
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Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center’s newest publication, . For this episode, Dr. Barbara Perry comes to the podium to discuss John F Kennedy's inaugural address. is the J. Wilson Newman Professor of Governance at the Miller Center, where she co-directs the . She has authored or edited...
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7.3 America’s Autobiography: Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address with Dr. Jonathan den Hartog
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Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center’s newest publication, . For this episode, Dr. Jonathan den Hartog joins to talk about the effect of Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address. is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Samford University. His interests are in the...
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7.2 America’s Autobiography: Calvin Coolidge's Speech on the Declaration of Independence with Matthew Denhart
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Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center’s newest publication, . For this episode, Matthew Denhart joins to reflect on Calvin Coolidge's interpretation of the Declaration of Independence. serves as president of the Coolidge Foundation. At the , Mr. Denhart has led the development of...
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7.1 America's Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence with Bradley Birzer
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Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center’s newest publication, . For this episode, Gary Gregg welcomes Bradley Birzer to reflect on the power of the Declaration of Independence. is an American historian. He is a history professor and the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale...
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6.17 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | Final Thoughts
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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 reflects back on all of the ground covered this season and offers his closing reflections. "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th century work, "Democracy in America." Long considered a...
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6.16 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | A Fortnight in the Wilderness
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's co-host, Dr. John Wilsey is joined by author Amy H. Sturgis, faculty member at Signum University with a Ph.D. in Intellectual History who specializes in Gothic and Indigenous America Studies. Together they explore Tocqueville's stand-alone work, A Fortnight in the Wilderness. ...
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6.15 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | Equality and Free Institutions
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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's co-host, Dr. John Wilsey is joined by Dr. Sara Henary from Missouri State University to explore the final sections of Tocqueville’s work. "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th...
info_outlineMcConnell 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 Russell Kirk, The Roots of American Order
Important Links
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- Martin J. Wiener, English Culture and the Decline of the Industrial Spirit, 1850-1980
- Russell Kirk, America's British Culture
- David Hackett Fischer, Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America
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Contributors
- Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director
- Guest: Dr. Suan Hanssen, University of Dallas
- Producers and Editors: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator & Will Randolph, McConnell Scholar