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Family

Is the Family Really at Risk?: Examining Demographic Trends in Family Decline

March 19, 2015 06:00 PM
Sam Sturgeon, senior research manager at Bonneville Communications, investigates the decline of the family in recent years, citing diminishing marital roles as one element behind the decline, as well as the loss of moral authority.
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Family

Sliding vs. Deciding: Cohabitation, Relationship Development, and Commitment

March 19, 2015 04:00 PM
Scott Stanley, professor at the University of Denver, discusses why and how commitment develops in relationships and investigates the problems with cohabitation.
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Family

Before You Do: Key Lessons for Young Adults Preparing for Marriage

January 24, 2015 04:00 PM
Jason Carroll, professor at Brigham Young University, shares relationship advice for young single adults, discussing the importance of timing in relationships, the problematic increase in cohabitations, and the sexual chemistry paradox.
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Family

A Conversation with Naomi Schaefer Riley

January 24, 2015 03:00 PM
A talk with Naomi Schaefer Riley from the Home Truth's conference that discusses raising children, the structure of childhood and balance between career and parenthood.
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Family

Fathers Don't Mother & Mothers Don't Father

October 20, 2014 06:00 PM
Jenet Erickson presents social science research outlining the distinctive contributions of mothers and fathers to children's development.
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Family

What is Marriage?

October 20, 2014 06:00 PM
Sherif Girgis sketches the philosophy behind the conjugal view of marriage, contrasting two competing views of marriage and defending the conjugal view.
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Family

Six Key Lessons for Revitalizing Marriage

October 20, 2014 04:00 PM
Dr. Jason Carroll, professor at Brigham Young University, offers six takeaways from the 2014 Wheatley Conference on Family.
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Family

Why is Marriage Important And What Are The Consequences Of Redefining It?

October 20, 2014 01:00 PM
Ryan Anderson, expert at the Heritage Foundation, defends traditional marriage, citing evidence that gender is relevant in parenthood and the dangers of redefining marriage.
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Family

Equal Partners: The Salience of Roles in Marriage and Family

November 14, 2013 05:00 PM
Helen Alvaré, professor at George Mason University, discusses the benefits of roles in marriage and family, rebutting trending thought against gender roles.
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Family

What is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense

April 10, 2013 11:00 AM
Sherif Girgis, Ryan Anderson, and Robert George defend marriage between a man and woman and the benefits that accompany the practice.
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Religion

Christian Renewal and the Future of American Democracy

January 24, 2025 05:07 PM
There has been an immense, gaping hole in Christianity for lack of a fully articulated civic theology. And in the absence of a civic theology of how Christians should address our common culture and politics, there has been the inrush of all these other forces we've seen–such as toxic polarization and partisanship.
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Religion

Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply About the Meaning of Our Existence

October 18, 2024 11:00 AM
Wheatley Institute and the BYU College of Life Sciences welcomed Yale Professor Dr. Samuel Wilkinson to BYU campus on Oct 17, 2024 as he shared an insightful lecture on the purpose of our existence.
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Religion

Jesus Christ: the Complete Self-Expression of the true God in True Humanity

October 11, 2024 11:06 AM
The 2024 Truman G. Madsen Lecture on Eternal Man was given by Reverend Andrew Teal, a chaplain specializing in Christian church history and a full member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at Oxford University.
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Religion

Who’s Really Going to Church? Evidence From Cellphone Tracking Data

October 11, 2024 10:39 AM
Wheatley Institute and the BYU Economics department were pleased to hear from Dr. Devin Pope, an Associate Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. Dr. Pope used cellphone data to explore the frequency, regularity, and correlates with religious worship in America across geographies and religious traditions.
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Religion

George Washington, the Jews, and the Future of Faith in America

September 27, 2024 11:20 AM
We were pleased to hear from Rabbi Meir Soloveichik as he discussed Jewish influences on the American founding. When the United States was founded, there were very few Jews in America; nevertheless, George Washington had a remarkable series of written interactions with them. A careful study of this story reveals the way in which Washington himself saw America, what Jewish hopes were for this new nation, and what this tale can teach us about the future of faith in America.
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Religion

The Intersection of Faith, Media, and Wellness

April 09, 2024 02:29 PM
Sheri Dew gave a lecture about faith, media, and wellness.
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Religion

Dr. Rivers Gives Annual Truman G. Madsen Lecture on Eternal Man

October 10, 2023 10:42 AM
Conceptions of the Soul: Some Implications for Contemporary Culture
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Religion

The Importance of Religious Identity

April 18, 2023 11:21 AM
How to live your faith beyond BYU
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Religion

Holy Envy and the Common Good

February 21, 2023 07:00 PM
Barbara Brown Taylor speaks about her new book, "Holy Envy and the Common Good". She discusses religious literacy and how our faith and other people's faith can bring unity with one another.
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Religion

The Role of Religion in Public Life at a Time of Crisis and Opportunity

March 01, 2022 09:00 AM
Rabbi David Saperstein Lecture
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Constitution

Our Constitutional Order: Freedom, Responsibility, and Power

September 17, 2021 09:00 AM
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney in Conversation with Governor Cox
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Constitution

A Time To Build

May 04, 2021 03:59 PM
Conversation with Yuval Levin
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Constitution

Conversation with Ambassador Jeff Flake

November 12, 2020 09:00 AM
How resilient are America’s core institutions in the wake of a tumultuous election?
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Constitution

The Character of Freedom

April 22, 2019 09:00 AM
Bill Allen, Emeritus Professor of Political Philosophy at Michigan State University
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Constitution

Bringing America Together

October 11, 2018 07:30 PM
Arthur Brooks, outgoing president of the American Enterprise Institute, believes that each American can root out contempt by proactively sharing warm-heartedness.
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Constitution

The Constitution, Political Culture, and Civic Virtue

October 19, 2017 06:00 PM
Robert P. George speaks at the 10th-anniversary celebration for the Wheatley Institute. He speaks about the liberal democracy each of us can participate in and the constitutional rules that empower our society.
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Constitution

Men Without Work

February 01, 2017 07:00 PM
Nicholas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Chair at the American Enterprise Institute and renowned political economist and demographer, offers a unique look into America's biggest demographic crisis yet: men without work. American men seem to be leaving the labor force in greater numbers than at any other time in the history of the world. The problem is uniquely American. Dr. Eberstadt explores why this is happening, what these men are doing instead, and what consequences it has on the American economy and culture.
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Constitution

Human Nature, Human Rights, and the Future of Religious Liberty

January 17, 2017 06:00 PM
Dr. Daniel Mark is an expert on family law and government from Villanova University. He speaks about how each of us have an responsibility to promote religious liberty and human rights.
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Constitution

Is There Anything "Essentially" Human? James Wilson's Critique of Locke

April 12, 2016 01:00 PM
This distinguished lecture in civic virtue is sponsored by the James Wilson Institute and the Wheatley Institute and presented by Dr. Daniel N. Robinson, a Fellow of the Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University and a former Senior Fellow at the Wheatley Institute.
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