The Clash of Orthodoxies, Manhattan Forum Lecture at the St. Anthony of Padua Institute

Published Date: August 25, 2010 | Topics: Politics and Current Affairs, Religion


In this lecture, the eighth in the Manhattan Forum series, Dr. Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, tackles the issues at the heart of the contemporary conflict of worldviews. Secular liberals typically suppose that their positions on morally charged issues of public policy are the fruit of pure reason, while those of their morally conservative opponents reflect an irrational religious faith. George shows that this supposition is wrong on both counts. Challenging liberalism’s claim to represent the triumph of reason, George argues that on controversial issues like abortion, euthanasia, same-sex unions, civil rights and liberties, and the place of religion in public life, traditional Judeo-Christian beliefs are rationally superior to secular liberal alternatives.

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Making Men Moral: The Public Square and the Role of Moral Judgement

Published Date: February 27, 2009 | Source: Union University | Media Type: Podcast | Topics: Civil Rights and Liberties, Natural Law, Philosophy

In 2009, Union University hosted a conference celebrating the 15th anniversary of Making Men Moral by Robert P. George. Robert P. George delivered the keynote address.

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Robert P. George’s Wilberforce Award Speech, Colson Center

Published Date: June 19, 2015 | Media Type: Video | Topics: Natural Law, Politics and Current Affairs, Religion

Dr. Robert P. George, recipient of the 2015 William Wilberforce Award, speaks on standing up for Christian values in an Ivy League institution.

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