Legal Spirits

Mattone Center for Law and Religion at St. John's Law

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Legal Spirits Episode 035: With Gerald Russello of the University Bookman

Posted July 6, 202100:31:00

In this episode, we talk with Gerald Russello of the University Bookman about his decades-long career editing the influential conservative review of...

Legal Spirits Episode 034: An Interview with Sohrab Ahmari

Posted May 20, 202100:34:53

In this episode, author Sohrab Ahmari joins us to talk about his just-released book, “The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in...

Legal Spirits Episode 033: Augustine and Our Common Loves

Posted April 19, 202100:32:06

In this episode, we discuss Augustine’s City of God and its meaning for American politics today. What does Augustine’s famous metaphor of the two...

Legal Spirits Episode 032: The New Technocracy

Posted March 30, 202100:27:42

In this episode, we interview Italian political scientist Lorenzo Castellani about his new book, “The Gear of Power” (L’Ingranaggio del Potere),...

Legal Spirits Episode 031: The Biden Inauguration, Civil Religion & the Religious Left

Posted February 8, 202100:27:14

In this podcast, Center Co-Directors Marc DeGirolami and Mark Movsesian reflect on the religious imagery in last month’s inauguration and how it fits...