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Duration: 45:39 — Talk delivered on Thursday, October 12, 2023
Rediscovering Political Authority in an Age of Expertise
—Brad Littlejohn—
Founder and President of the Davenant Institute, Author
BradFord Littlejohn (Ph.D., University of Edinburgh) is Founder and President of the Davenant Institute, and serves as a Fellow in the Evangelicals in Civic Life Program at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. He is the author of five books, including Called to Freedom: Retrieving the Liberty of a Christian in an Age of License. His academic research has focused on the thought of Anglican theologian Richard Hooker, as well as topics in Christian ethics and political theology. He also writes for numerous popular outlets in Christian thought and current affairs, such as First Things, National Affairs, and WORLD.
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