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Choosing Motherhood: Meanings and Motivations of Educated Women

September 13, 2024 11:53 AM
Lecture from Dr. Catherine Pakaluk
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Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

March 29, 2024 01:50 PM
Arthur C. Brooks discussed key points from his new book about achieving happiness regardless of circumstances.
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Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be

March 15, 2024 10:30 AM
Timothy P. Carney spoke about his new book on why modern parenting in America is full of unrealistic expectations and how to return to the virtues of traditional parenting.
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Bradford Wilcox Forum: Mammon or marriage?

December 08, 2023 11:06 AM
Wheatley Institute Contributor Delivers BYU Forum
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Richard Reeves Discusses Problems Facing Boys and Men

November 03, 2022 11:22 AM
Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution discusses new book
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Marriage, Heroism, and National Greatness

March 26, 2019 09:00 AM
Catherine Pakaluk, an economist at the Catholic University of America explains the value of marriage as an institution in personal lives of heroism and the public good.
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The Importance of Marriage Today

March 25, 2019 09:00 AM
Ryan Anderson from The Heritage Foundation gave the Wheatley Roundtable on Family Keynote Address on the importance of marriage today.
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We Need Children Even More Than They Need Us

June 07, 2018 07:00 PM
In this Roundtable on the Family, Wheatley Fellow, Jenet Erickson Ph.D, tackles a unique perspective on children: instead of why do children need their parents, she looks at all of the positive ways parents are affected and transformed by their children.
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Marriage Unapologetic

October 19, 2017 05:00 PM
Sir Paul Coleridge, the founder and director of the Marriage Foundation in the UK, discuss the vital role that marriage plays in society and outlines its decline in Britain.
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Children Will Lead Us

February 15, 2017 02:00 PM
Jenet Erickson, affiliated scholar at the Wheatley Institution, has a chat with Jason S. Carroll. They discuss gender roles between mothers and fathers, and their influence on children, common misunderstandings about motherhood and feminism, and our society's adult needs taking precedence over children's needs first.
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Religion

Post Modern, Post Secular, Post Religious

October 19, 2016 07:00 PM
John D. Caputo discusses the complexities of post-modern religious sentiments.
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Truth, Marriage, and Standing Up for Religious Freedom

July 12, 2016 05:00 PM
Robert P. George, McCormick Chair of Jurisprudence, Princeton University, sat down with Richard N. Williams, Director of the Wheatley Institute. Robert P. George discusses the roles of public intellectuals, the virtue of dispassion, and dedicating our lives to the pursuit of truth. George talks about how he came to be involved in the academic field. They delve into the question of why do we argue, and understanding marriage and the importance of conjugal marriage. Religious liberty as a foundational liberty.
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The Spiritual Child: Educating the Head and the Heart

March 31, 2016 05:00 PM
Lisa Miller, Professor & Director of Clinical Psychology at Columbia University, discusses spiritual development as it pertains to children and adolescents.
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Religion

The Nature & Basis of Religious Freedom

March 24, 2016 04:00 PM
Robert P. George is the McCormick Chair in Jurisprudence at Princeton University. In this lecture he discusses just and unjust laws, and political morality. George talks of humanity's ability to flourish or fail to flourish, what religion is, and faith's incapability to be coerced. He goes through and analyzes a quotation from Nostra Aetate, the Declaration of the Church to Non-Christian Religions.
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How (Not) To Be Secular: Responding To A New Millennium

March 10, 2016 05:00 PM
James Smith, professor at Calvin College, makes a case against rising secularism, emphasizing the continued presence of spirituality, and he asserts that a secularist explanation of humanity cannot account for spiritually motivated behaviors.
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Faith, Learning, & Educating for Wisdom

September 30, 2015 06:00 PM
Darin Davis, professor at Baylor University, addresses the pursuit of wisdom in educational objectives, discussing how the emphasis on values has shifted in contemporary moral and intellectual goals of education.
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Interfaith Leadership in a Time of Religious Global Conflict

February 25, 2014 07:00 PM
Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core, examines what it means to be an interfaith leader, focusing on the difficulties and benefits of diversity.
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Constitution

The Conservative Heart

September 08, 2015 07:00 PM
Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, discusses some keys to a happy and prosperous life with points from his new book "The Conservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America."
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Constitution

Education For Character And Values

February 18, 2015 04:00 PM
John Nagl, headmaster of the Haverford School, argues that teaching the next generation of American thinkers and leaders is just as important as fighting enemies on the fields of battle.
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Constitution

Civic Education in Our Public Schools

October 30, 2014 07:00 PM
Dr. Stacie Molnar-Main discusses the benefits of teaching children how to participate in democracy. She notes different ways to do so and the responsibility each of us have to civic education in the classroom.
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Constitution

Youth, Virtue and the Future of Liberty in American Society

October 30, 2014 06:00 PM
William Damon, professor at Stanford University, explains why education ought to focus more on history and civic education to develop successful citizens.
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Constitution

Reclaiming Public Education By Reclaiming Our Democracy

October 30, 2014 12:00 PM
David Matthews, CEO of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, discusses the Kettering Foundation's research and origin, and examines how people become citizens and make difficult decisions.
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Constitution

The Secret to Happiness

October 01, 2014 06:00 PM
Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, explains that happiness lies not in material gains, but in finding purpose in what you do.
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Constitution

Civic Charity and the Making of America

September 19, 2014 06:00 PM
Matthew Holland, President of Utah Valley University, presents an argument that Christian charity has played a vital role in shaping America's civil society.
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Constitution

"Founding a 'Republic of Virtue'"

September 19, 2014 04:00 PM
Daniel Robinson, fellow at Oxford University, examines methods for successfully educating citizens, and how educational institutions can shape character in ways that render one of value to others. This lecture was read by Dr. Richard Williams during the Civic Virtue, Civic Life conference that was cosponsored by the McKay School of Education and The Wheatley Institute.
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Constitution

How Do We Educate for Moral Virtue

September 19, 2014 03:00 PM
Terrance Olson, professor at Brigham Young University, discusses how education can foster correct moral principles, and asserts that moral sensibility is central to humanity.
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