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The Law & Liberty PodcastThe Versatile John Witherspoon Who was John Witherspoon? The only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence, Witherspoon was a well-known fixture of political and religious discourse. Today he is, in Dr. Jeffry Morrison's words, "the most interesting Founder you've never heard of." Morrison talks with host James Patterson about his 2003 book, John Witherspoon and the Founding of the American Republic, and more. Related Links John Witherspoon and the Founding of the American Republic: Catholicism in American Culture by Jeffry H. Morrison "The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men" by...
2026-06-0241 min
Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting AmericaEp. 283 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Jeffry Morrison | John Witherspoon: Faith and Leadership at the Second Continental CongressWashington. Adams. Jefferson. Madison. Hamilton. There are certain Founding Fathers with whom are all very familiar. But there are also those who are less well-known but not less important. John Witherspoon is one such historical figure. Our guest today is Jeffry Morrison, Professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and Director of Academics at the federal government's James Madison Foundation. Dr. Morrison will teach us about this important founder and explain why John Witherspoon is "the most interesting Founding Father you have never heard of."
2025-12-2056 minConstitutional Chats Presented By Constituting AmericaEp. 274 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Jeffry Morrison | 250 Years Ago: The Second Continental Congress at WorkOur country owes a lot of gratitude to the generation of men and women who were the Founders of this country and wrote its founding documents. Too often we forget they were walking in uncharted territory: they were the first group of colonies to successfully break away from an empire, we were the first post-colonial country and the first nation founded on moral principles. What they accomplished was unprecedented. Today, we examine the role of the Second Continental Congress in achieving this success. To explain why he calls them the "greatest generation," we are pleased to welcome Jeffry Morrison, Profe...
2025-10-1156 min
The Paranormal UFO Consciousness PodcastGrant Cameron Talks to the UFO Ambassador Doug Auld
Doug Auld was born in Queens, NY and moved to New Jersey as a child. He had a love and fascination with nature and wildlife as well as mechanics. The second born in a family of four and son of a car dealer, he went to a trade high school and studied mechanics with the intention of taking over his Father's Chrysler dealership, but in his last year of high school he began studying piano and classical music, eventually writing his own original music.
After a brief time in the music industry, he took up an...
2024-04-031h 57
Религия и Общество - Religiolog035 Рождение атеизма. Религия в колониях США и Отцы Основатели. История атеизмаКак же произошло так что хомосапиенсы, которые тысячи лет привыкли жить рука об руку с религией, вдруг решили прервать свою связь с небесами, объявить бога мертвым и пришли к мысли о том что они сами способны определять смысл существования, определять что есть добро а что зло и в чем истина. Как западная цивилизация пришла к тому что ей не нужны боги которые ограничивают нашу свободу и навязывают некие абсурдные правила? Кто внушил нам, что переживания человека и его якобы свободная воля является основной ценностью во вселенной? Другими словами, как люди пришли к мысли что в этом огромном мире эмоции такого существа как человек возвелись в ранг чего-то святого и стали почитаться как мера всего? В этой лекции мы поговорим о том кто и когда основал первые колонии в Америке и почему отцы-оснаватели США горой стояли за отделение религии от государства. Затем мы поговорим о том как в этой среде появился организованный атеизм и гуманизм. И постараемся понять что мы сегодня можем сделать с этой информацией и какая от нее польза. При этом, основной тезис на который мы будем опираться заключается в том что Америка была основана светскими людьми, более того антиклерикалами, стоявшими в оппозиции к религии, такими были как минимум первые четыре президента США.БИБЛИОГРАФИЯ:• Gordon Wood, The Creation of the American Republic, 1776–1787, University of North Carolina Press (Chapel Hill, NC), 1969, 1998.• Gordon Wood, Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different, Penguin Press (New York), 2006.• Darren Staloff, The Making of an American Thinking Class: Intellectuals and Intelligentsia in Puritan Massachusetts, Oxford University Press (1997).• Blankholm, Joseph, Making the American Secular: An Ethnographic Study of Organized Nonbelievers and Secular Activists in the United States, Columbia University, 2015.• Campbell David E. and Robert D. Putnam, American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010.• Jeffry H. Morrison, The Political Philosophy of the American Founders / https://www.c-span.org/video/?430660-...• How Religious Were the Founding Fathers? - Gordon Wood - • How Religious Were the Founding Fathe... • Baylor ISR: J. Gordon Melton- CESNUR (June 4-7, 2014) - • Baylor ISR: J. Gordon Melton- CESNUR ... • Gordon Stewart Wood - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_...
2023-02-0425 min
The FedSoc Films PodcastThey Called Him Mr. President | American Cincinnatus: George Washington Lays Down His SwordIn February of 1789, George Washington was unanimously elected the first president of the United States. This was the first time the people of a nation had elected a president-- but what to call him? His Highness, His Excellency?In this Cutting Room Floor episode, we feature three experts from our film, “American Cincinnatus,” which explores the parallels between George Washington, and the Roman statesman, Cincinnatus. Professor Mathew Spalding of Hillsdale College, Professor Jeffry Morrison of Christopher Newport University, and Judge Andrew Oldham from the Fifth Circuit of Appeals. We’ve saved this conversation from the cutting room floor for th...
2021-06-0306 minThe FedSoc Films PodcastGeorge Washington: Not Just Another Founder | American CincinnatusIn this episode of the FedSoc Films Podcast Dr. Matthew Spalding (Hillsdale College), Dr. Jeffry Morrison (Christopher Newport University), and Dr. W.B. Allen (Michigan State University) discuss how much George Washington’s presumed role as America’s first president shaped the framing of Article II of the Constitution, as well as other fascinating facts about Washington. This episode expands on the discussion from our short film "American Cincinnatus: George Washington Lays Down His Sword" that chronicles one of the biggest decisions by America’s first president by exploring the parallels between founding farmer turned founding father George Washington, and the Ro...
2021-04-0756 min
Your Weekly ConstitutionalJemmy and Jeffy's Big AdventureA friendship for the ages. One of the most important intellectual collaborations in human history. Fifty years of harmonious cooperation on profound issues of government and philosophy.Lewis & Clark? Nah, they just wandered in the wilderness.Lennon & McCartney? Nah, but we have to admit that Lennon was quite a philosopher, at least when he wasn't high.We're talking about Jemmy & Jeffy, a/k/a James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. They weren't much for roughing it, and neither wrote any songs (that we know of) but their lifelong friendship produced some of the most important...
2014-04-1854 minYour Weekly ConstitutionalJemmy and Jeffy's Big AdventureA friendship for the ages. One of the most important intellectual collaborations in human history. Fifty years of harmonious cooperation on profound issues of government and philosophy.Lewis & Clark? Nah, they just wandered in the wilderness.Lennon & McCartney? Nah, but we have to admit that Lennon was quite a philosopher, at least when he wasn't high.We're talking about Jemmy & Jeffy, a/k/a James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. They weren't much for roughing it, and neither wrote any songs (that we know of) but their lifelong friendship produced some of the most important...
2014-04-1854 min
Your Weekly ConstitutionalGeorge WashingtonFirst in war, first in peace, first in . . . writing the Constitution? Professor Jeffry Morrison will discuss the one "indispensable man" of the Constitutional Convention: George Washington. Also joining us: ASL student Joannie Burroughs.
2011-06-1059 minYour Weekly ConstitutionalGeorge WashingtonFirst in war, first in peace, first in . . . writing the Constitution? Professor Jeffry Morrison will discuss the one "indispensable man" of the Constitutional Convention: George Washington. Also joining us: ASL student Joannie Burroughs.
2011-06-1059 min