Cross & Gavel Podcast
A production of Christian Legal Society — focusing on the interaction between law, religion, and public policy, with an emphasis on building-up Christian students and attorneys to intelligently engage in public life and better love their neighbors.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 187
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
118. How and How Not To Be Happy — J. Budziszewski
With rates of suicide going up and depression rampant among teens, it is clear that many Americans are struggling to find some semblance of an enduring peace. Here to discuss the timeless question of…
00:39:11 |
Wed 04 May 2022
117. Hail Mary — Keisha Russell
School officials at Bremerton High School suspended—and later fired—football coach Joe Kennedy because of his on-the-field prayer practice that drew widespread attention from students and press. Here…
00:37:45 |
Wed 20 Apr 2022
116. Why Associations Matter — Luke Sheahan
In a time when protest reigns supreme, the right to associate under a common banner seems intuitive. But, as more and more of us become subservient to the will of the state and personal preference, t…
00:51:35 |
Wed 06 Apr 2022
115. God, Grades, & Graduation — Ilana Horwitz
Our Founding Fathers knew well the importance of religion to education. And, yet today, many have dismissed the utility of faith in the development of character. Here to discuss religion's surprising…
00:53:09 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
114. Blessed Are The Peacemakers — Ken Sande
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his disciplines: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
Joining me today to talk about peace and the making therein is the fo…
00:50:49 |
Wed 02 Mar 2022
113. The Contested Public Square — Greg Forster
The public engagement of the church has been anything but boring. Joining me today to talk through 2,000 years of Christian public philosophy in 50 minutes is the director of the Oikonomia Network an…
00:51:07 |
Wed 16 Feb 2022
112. The Subversive Sayers — Crystal L. Downing
The co-director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College, Crystal L. Downing, joins me this week to talk about the subversive Dorothy L. Sayers. Discover more about Crystal's work here and bu…
00:46:38 |
Wed 02 Feb 2022
111. The Common Rule — Justin W. Earley
The formation of good habits and the appropriation therein by the bad is a perennial topic of concern for Christians aiming to live a life worthy of their calling. See Ephesians 4:1. My guest today h…
00:39:03 |
Wed 19 Jan 2022
110. Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory — Tod Bolsinger
It should come as no surprise that we are living in complex times. Christians are called to such a moment and should act accordingly by engaging more, not less, with the changing landscape. My guest …
00:43:25 |
Wed 15 Dec 2021
SPECIAL EPISODE: Lee Strobel at CLSNC 2021
A recording of Lee Strobel's presentation at the 2021 CLS National Conference in San Antonio, Texas. For more on Lee's work, go here and follow him on Twitter at @LeeStrobel.
Episode produced by Jo…
00:41:18 |
Wed 01 Dec 2021
SPECIAL EPISODE: James K.A. Smith at CLSNC 2021
A recording of James K.A. Smith's presentation at the 2021 CLS National Conference in San Antonio, Texas. For more on Jamie's work, go here and follow him on Twitter at @James_ka_smith.
Episode pro…
00:36:39 |
Wed 17 Nov 2021
109. A Song for Mama — Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa
With the Supreme Court on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade, questions emerge concerning the state of our society and the ability of mothers to participate fully, therein. Here to talk about that …
00:36:47 |
Wed 03 Nov 2021
108. There Will Be Dragons — Holly Ordway
Joining us today to talk about the cultivation of the Christian imagination and the life J.R.R. Tolkien is the fellow of faith & culture at the Word on Fire Institute and visiting professor of apolog…
00:49:42 |
Wed 20 Oct 2021
107. On Dealing With Anxiety — Matthew Lapine
Scripture instructs believers to "be anxious for nothing," creating the illusion that how we respond to stress is entirely a product of personal agency. Our guest today pushes back on this notion, ca…
00:47:06 |
Wed 06 Oct 2021
106. Integrating Temple and Field — Matthew Kaemingk
Every Sunday, pastors across the nation are telling their congregants to leave the stresses of work behind and focus instead on Jesus. Here to discuss this separation between work and worship, and ho…
00:51:35 |
Wed 22 Sep 2021
105. Courage Under Fire — Steven T. Collis
In 1943, a German U-Boat attacked an American ship off the coast of Greenland. In the moments thereafter, courage and panic proved to be the currency of choice; some, succumbing to the moment in shee…
00:43:04 |
Wed 08 Sep 2021
104. Seeking Truth and Finding It — Jonathan Rauch
The rampant flood of misinformation has made it increasingly difficult to be a member of the reality based community. Here to diagnose this problem and to offer a solution is senior fellow at the Bro…
00:38:57 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
103. Religion and Its Discontents — Kelsey Dallas
It's no secret that religion of late has lost its luster in the eyes of many Americans. Cast into relative disrepute for seemingly disrupting the momentum in the fight for equality, religion is no lo…
00:37:00 |
Wed 11 Aug 2021
102. Supreme Court Review — Kim Colby
Another term, another Supreme Court review! Kim Colby and I talk about the cases that impacted the state of religious liberty in America and what the future may bring. Learn more about her work at CL…
00:58:49 |
Wed 28 Jul 2021
101. Rediscovering Black Fundamentalism — Daniel Bare
Joining us today to talk about conservative Christianity and racial identity in the segregation era is historian Daniel Bare. We talk about the fundamentalist tradition in the early twentieth century…
01:04:36 |
Wed 14 Jul 2021
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