Why Law Requires Love: A Reflection on Genesis and Cicero

Faith and Law

English - May 14, 2024 20:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
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How do we, as a people, hand down love, one generation to another? Is that the role of the law? What did previous generations know about this tradition of love and law that we, today, may have forgotten? Dr. Matthew Mehan, Associate Dean and Assistant Professor of Government at Hillsdale College joined us for a reflection on possible answers to these and related questions, drawn from revered foundational texts of the Americans who came before us. Such reflections may, perhaps, change the way we make, uphold, and, in a special way, love the law.

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