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Davenant Institute
The Davenant Institute advances and renews Christian wisdom for the contemporary church. We seek to sponsor historical scholarship at the intersection of the church and academy, build networks of friendship and collaboration within the Reformed and evangelical world, and equip the saints with time-tested resources for faithful public witness.
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Nov 12, 2019 • 53min
Davenant Discussions - Ecclesiastes session 2
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."
Nov 6, 2019 • 57min
Davenant Discussions - Ecclesiastes session 1
The first of three sessions from Benjamin Shaw's Davenant Discussion on Ecclesiastes
Jul 19, 2019 • 1h 15min
How Should We Think About Social Justice?
A guided discussion led by Ben Miller and Alistair Roberts at the 2019 National Convivium.
Jul 11, 2019 • 44min
'You Are Not Your Own': Exposing the Limits of Libertarian Self-Ownership
A lecture given by Jared Eckert at the 2019 National Convivium 2019
Jul 8, 2019 • 38min
Why Do We Work: The Role of Economic Freedom
A lecture given at the 2019 National Convivium by Hugh Welchel of the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics.
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Jul 7, 2019 • 1h 13min
A Short History of Freedom
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
Jul 6, 2019 • 43min
How To Think About Corporations
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.
Jun 25, 2019 • 34min
Liberalism, Early Modern Protestantism and the War on Poverty
A Lecture on “Liberalism, Early Modern Protestantism, and the War on Poverty” by Ian Mosley — Convivium 2019
Jun 25, 2019 • 1h 9min
Private property, taxation, welfare - principles and prudence
A Discussion on “Private property, taxation, welfare—principles and prudence” guided by Brad Littlejohn and Brad Belschner — Convivium 2019
Jun 25, 2019 • 30min
“Dissolving ‘the Knot and Fellowship of Humanity’: John Jewel’s Apology Against Usury”
A Presentation on John Jewel's Apology against Usury by Andrew Gazal — Convivium 2019
