Preacher, Teacher, and Founder: On Princeton’s famous President, John Witherspoon

In this episode, new host Ryan Shinkel interviews Kevin on his book, The Religious Formation of John Witherspoon. They dive into Witherspoon’s fascinating life as a Scottish preacher and Reformed apologist who became the president of Princeton University, one of America’s Founding Fathers and signers of the Declaration of Independence, and a teacher and mentor to James Madison.

They examine the place Witherspoon takes in the history of American and religious thought, as well as how he models a spirit of religious devotion with republican self-government in an example that is still relevant for us today.