Common Places

A lecture given by Dr. Eric Hutchinson at the first Davenant UK Convivium Irenicum, "Liberal Education in a Libertine Age." Full title: "The Other Lewis: Protestant Platonism and Liberal Learning in Nineteenth-Century America"

A lecture given by Dr. Alastair Roberts at the first Davenant UK Convivium Irenicum, "Liberal Education in a Libertine Age."

A lecture given by Dr. Mattias Gassman at the first Davenant UK Convivium Irenicum, "Liberal Education in a Libertine Age."

A lecture by Mrs. Lizzy Nesbitt at the 2019 UK Convivium Irenicum, "Liberal Education in a Libertine Age."

A lecture (including Q&A) given by Rev. Dr. Michael Ward at the first Davenant UK Convivium Irenicum, "Liberal Education in a Libertine Age."

Interview with Dr. Donald Williams, special guest and keynote speaker at the upcoming 2020 Carolinas Regional Convivium (Jan 3-4). Dr. Williams is the author of "Deeper Magic: The Theology Behind the Writings of C. S. Lewis" as well as other fascinating books on important authors and their works. For info about attending the upcoming Carolinas Convivium go to DavenantInstitute.org/2020-carolinas-regional.

A short interview with Michael Hughes, Director of Davenant House, about some forthcoming events at the Davenant House.

The third and final session of Dr. Benjamin Shaw's Davenant Discussion on the Book of Ecclesiastes

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."

The first of three sessions from Benjamin Shaw's Davenant Discussion on Ecclesiastes

A guided discussion led by Ben Miller and Alistair Roberts at the 2019 National Convivium.

A lecture given by Jared Eckert at the 2019 National Convivium 2019

A lecture given at the 2019 National Convivium by Hugh Welchel of the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics.

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

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.

A Lecture on “Liberalism, Early Modern Protestantism, and the War on Poverty” by Ian Mosley — Convivium 2019

A Discussion on “Private property, taxation, welfare—principles and prudence” guided by Brad Littlejohn and Brad Belschner — Convivium 2019

A Presentation on John Jewel's Apology against Usury by Andrew Gazal — Convivium 2019

A discussion on the Keynote address 'Sphere Sovereignty and Subsidiary' by Brian Dijkema — Convivium 2019

Money, Usury, and Debt - Convivium 2019