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The Sower is a Podcast of the Ciceronian Society.
The Ciceronian Society exists to equip and encourage Christian scholars to serve the church as a center of cultural and civic renewal.
Through our events, publications, and podcasts we provide the space and opportunities that Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox scholars need for professional growth and intellectual discipleship.
Since 2012, we have been building a network of friends with a love for our core themes - tradition, place, and ‘things divine’ - and with a genuine commitment to the church and the life of the mind.
To learn more about our society, our conferences, and the peer-reviewed journal, Pietas, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/
EPISODE 55 - Robert Nisbet's The Social Philosophers
The Sower
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EPISODE 55 - Robert Nisbet's The Social Philosophers
Josh Bowman leads a discussion on the recently republished 1973 book The Social Philosophers: Community and Conflict in Western Thought (American Philosophical Society Press, 2025) by the American sociologist Robert Nisbet (1913-1996). Joining him are Luke Sheahan of Duquesne University, author of the foreword to this edition, and Paul Mueller of the American Institute for Economic Research.
Nisbet’s book focuses on the historical development of communities that he categorizes as military, political, religious, revolutionary, ecological, and plural. Which community is dominant today? What are communities even for?
To check out the book itself, go to: https://www.amphilsoc.org/publications/social-philosophers-community-and-conflict-western-thought
The 2026 Ciceronian Society Conference will be held March 12-14 at Creighton University in Omaha, NE.
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The Sower
The Sower is a Podcast of the Ciceronian Society.
The Ciceronian Society exists to equip and encourage Christian scholars to serve the church as a center of cultural and civic renewal.
Through our events, publications, and podcasts we provide the space and opportunities that Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox scholars need for professional growth and intellectual discipleship.
Since 2012, we have been building a network of friends with a love for our core themes - tradition, place, and ‘things divine’ - and with a genuine commitment to the church and the life of the mind.
To learn more about our society, our conferences, and the peer-reviewed journal, Pietas, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/
