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The Sower

The Ciceronian Society

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Frequency: 1 episode/15d. Total Eps: 106

The Sower is a Podcast of the Ciceronian Society. The Ciceronian Society exists to equip and encourage Christian scholars to serve the church as a center of cultural and civic renewal. Through our events, publications, and podcasts we provide the space and opportunities that Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox scholars need for professional growth and intellectual discipleship. Since 2012, we have been building a network of friends with a love for our core themes - tradition, place, and ‘things divine’ - and with a genuine commitment to the church and the life of the mind. To learn more about our society, our conferences, and the peer-reviewed journal, Pietas, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

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🇨🇦 Canada - philosophy
03/09/2026
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Ciceronian Society Past, Present, & Future - The Sower Episode 100 (audio)

Episode 100

Sunday, August 30, 2026 • Duration 01:08:12

In this episode Josh Bowman welcomes a group of fellow Ciceronians to celebrate the 100th episode of the Sower podcast, reflecting on where we’ve been and where we’re going. We specifically hear from Rachel Ferguson, Claire Aguda-Baker, William Batchelder IV, and Chris Anadale.

Support the Ciceronian Society: https://ciceroniansociety.org/give/

Links and Images:

Episode 1 - https://youtu.be/wCt4d8ZR8JI

Episode 2 - https://youtu.be/aRQ2Z4LAJqY

Fragile Neighborhoods - https://www.amazon.com/Fragile-Neighborhoods-Repairing-American-Society/dp/0316521396/

Sir Toast (Albert Norton) - https://albertnorton.substack.com/p/notes-from-omaha

Intellectual Discipleship - https://circeinstitute.org/blog/intellectual-discipleship/

Bleep Sound Effect - Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-censor-beep-88052/

On Duties podcast - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfaF3PYETBIJG4AGMpanUNE3

Pietas journal - https://ciceroniansociety.org/journal/

Logres Institute - https://www.logresinstitute.org/

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To learn more about the Ciceronian Society, our events, this Podcast, our journal, Pietas, to sign up for our newsletter, and to make your tax deductible gift, please go to https://ciceroniansociety.org/

Check out our other weekly podcast, Cicero On Duties: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfaF3PYETBIJG4AGMpanUNE3

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Religious Liberty in the US Today (2026 Conference) - The Sower Episode 93 (audio)

Episode 93

Sunday, July 12, 2026 • Duration 47:07

Tracking religious liberty legislation & policy at the state level, the 2025 Religious Liberty in the States Report from the Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy.

Audio recording of a plenary panel from the 2026 Ciceronian Society Conference in Omaha, Nebraska, March 15, 2026.

0:00 The Sower Episode 93 Introduction by Christopher Anadale
1:13 Panel Introduction, by Paul Mueller
3:12 A Theological Defense of Religious Liberty, by John Wilsey
17:02 Mark David Hall Introduction, by Paul Mueller
17:58 Why Religious Liberty in the States, by Mark David Hall
23:37 2025 Data on Religious Liberty in the States, by Paul Mueller
36:53 Concluding Remarks, by Mark David Hall

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Dr. Paul Mueller is a Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research, where he champions the principles of free enterprise, limited government, and individual liberty. He holds a PhD in economics from George Mason University and spent eight years teaching at The King’s College in New York City before shifting his focus to policy research and public commentary.

Dr. John Wilsey is Professor of Church History and Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Church History and Historical Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Wilsey’s primary areas of teaching are in modern church history, history of Western thought, and American history. He supervises PhD dissertations in the areas of American church history and history of philosophy.

Mark David Hall joined the faculty of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University in 2023. He is one of the most outstanding scholars of early America, whose many distinguished publications have argued persuasively for the crucial importance of Christianity in the flourishing of America’s experiment in ordered liberty. He is also widely regarded as a leading student of religious liberty and church-state relations in America. Dr. Hall earned a B.A. in Political Science from Wheaton College (IL) and a Ph.D. in Government from the University of Virginia. Hall’s primary research and writing interests include American political theory, the relationship between religion and politics, and religious liberty/church-state relations.

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Cultural Sanctification & the Church Fathers, with Stephen Presley - The Sower Episode 92 (audio)

Episode 92

Sunday, July 5, 2026 • Duration 01:00:55

A paradigm for Christian leadership & engagement with the secular world.

Josh Bowman interviews Dr. Stephen O. Presley, the Director of Education and Engagement at the Center for Research, Culture, and Democracy (CRCD) as well as a Senior Fellow for Religion and Public Life. The CRCD was one of the Tullia Sponsors for the Ciceronian Society’s 2026 conference in Omaha, and a long time partner and friend.

Looking at two of Presley’s recent books, we specifically consider the role of the church in biblical theology, and the notion of “cultural sanctification” as a paradigm for Christian engagement in the secular world.

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The Center for Research, Culture, and Democracy: https://crcd.net/

Cultural Sanctification: Engaging the World like the Early Church (Eerdmans, 2024):
https://www.eerdmans.com/9781467468343/cultural-sanctification/

https://www.amazon.com/Cultural-Sanctification-Engaging-World-Church/dp/0802878547

Biblical Theology in the Life of the Early Church: Recovering an Ancient Vision (Baker, 2025):
https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/products/9781540966414_biblical-theology-in-the-life-of-the-early-church

https://www.amazon.com/Biblical-Theology-Life-Early-Church/dp/1540966410/

Dr. John Wilsey: https://www.sbts.edu/faculty/john-d-wilsey/

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The Declaration and Derailment (2026 Conference) - The Sower Episode 91 (audio)

Episode 91

Sunday, June 28, 2026 • Duration 55:43

An Oakeshottian view of the Declaration of Independence. And a historial look at the Declaration's relation to the Articles of Confederation. Presentations by John Grove (Liberty Fund) and Adam Tate (Clayton State University).

Audio recording of a panel from the 2026 Ciceronian Society Conference in Omaha, Nebraska, March 15, 2026.

0:00 The Sower Episode 91 Introduction by Christopher Anadale
0:52 Panel introduction by John Grove
2:41 John Grove: The Declaration and Rationalism
33:50 Adam Tate: The Declaration, Union, and Confederation

Mentioned in this Episode:

Willmoore Kendall, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willmoore_Kendall

George W. Carey, https://government.georgetown.edu/carey-tribute/

Basic Symbols of the American Tradition, https://archive.org/details/the-basic-symbols-of-the-americ-kendall-willmoore-1909-1967

Michael Oakeshott, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Oakeshott

Check out our other podcast, Cicero On Duties, publishing weekly throughout 2026: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfaF3PYETBIJG4AGMpanUNE3

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