Faith and Law

About Faith and Law

Over the past 30 years, Faith and Law has brought a wide variety of distinguished speakers to address contemporary political and cultural issues for the benefit of congressional staff.

Publisher

Faith and Law

Category

government · news · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jun 2013

Latest episode

17 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 207 episodes have a transcript.

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   17 Jul 2026

   AI and the Pope: A Case Study in Catholic Social Teaching

   Marking the 135th anniversary of Rerum novarum (reh-rum no-va-rum), Pope Leo the 14th released his first encyclical, entitled ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ Father Michael Baggot, Associate Professor of Bioethics at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum (Pon-ti-fi-cal Athen-nee-um Regeena A-posto-lorum) and P. Bracy Bersnak, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Economics at Christendom College joi...

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   7 Jul 2026

   The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence

   Jefferson called the Declaration of Independence “an expression of the American mind.” What is that mind and what does it tell us for today, especially about the great questions of truth, happiness, and . . . God? Matthew Spalding, Kirby Pro­fessor in Constitutional Government and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College and member of the board of Faith and Law joined us to discuss the founding document of the United States 250 years after its drafting. Support...

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   16 Jun 2026

   Why are there more abortions after Dobbs? Gen Z and the Pro-life Future

   Sixty percent of women who had an abortion said they would not have if they had received adequate emotional or financial support. Women who seek abortions are typically already mothers living in poverty and facing food and housing instability. Churches and non-profits are essential sources of support for these moms – but what can Congress do to help them choose life? Autumn Christensen, Executive Director of Her PLAN, joined us to discuss the prevalence of abortion post-Dobbs, the factor...

Inside a recent episode

The Global Fight to Protect People from Slavery and Violence

Published 13 Dec 2023 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So Rwanda is this very small country in the center of Africa that actually I maybe hadn't heard much about until 1994. But you should picture a country of about 8 million people, a little over a million of whom are what they call Tutsis. The majority of them are what they call Hutus. These aren't really tribal groups. They're kind of quasi-ethnic groups. But it was a Belgian colony for a long time, and the Belgians ruled it through empowering the Tutsi minority with special privileges. And so you can imagine how this worked out for the Hutu majority over decades. A lot of resentment. towards the Tutsis. […]

Who has been a guest on Faith and Law

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ben Spencer
• Barbara Bradley Hagerty
• Os Guinness
• Rachel Barkley
• Dr Richard Samuelson

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

66

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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