{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Dr. Stephen Smith on Educating Leaders with Thomas More","description":"Does a talented person have a duty to serve others? What do leading citizens really need to live well, freely, impactfully\u2014even greatly? How do we, parents and educators, order the educational goods? \u201cWhen I think of Thomas More\u2019s life, writings, and example, I think: here are the materials we need to answer those questions.\u201d So says Dr. Stephen Smith, professor at Hillsdale College and co-director for the Center for Thomas More Studies. St. Thomas More not only provided a robust theory of education and duty in his writings, but also a praxis of that education by his heroic actions at the Tower of London in 1535. Dr. Smith joins us this week to discuss how More\u2019s life and education can be a pattern for our one-day leading citizens. Chapters: 2:32 The living image of a great man 8:49 More\u2019s philosophy of learning 12:50 Virtue in the first place 16:25 Love of good advice 18:48 Leading citizenship: skill and integrity 24:51 Pride as the enemy 29:32 On modern times: \u201cDo not abandon the ship\u201d 35:14 Mentorship: time and attention 46:39 Hope and humor 54:21 Thomas More as a father Links: The Center for Thomas More Studies, featuring video courses, teaching resources, and the written works of Thomas More The Last Riddle: Advice on Living and Dying Well by Stephen Smith, pre-order for June 2026 The Essential Works of Thomas More edited by Gerard Wegemer and Stephen Smith A Thomas More Sourcebook edited by Gerard Wegemer and Stephen Smith On Duties by Cicero Thomas More: A Portrait of Courage by Gerard Wegemer \u201cLetter to William Gonell, 1518\u201d by Thomas More Young Thomas More and the Arts of Liberty by Gerard Wegemer \u201cA Dialog of Comfort against Tribulation\u201d by Thomas More \u201cErasmus on Thomas More\u201d by Erasmus Also on the Forum: Elon Musk and Mother Teresa Schools by Nate Gadiano Teaching the History of our \u201cStrange New World\u201d featuring Michael Moynihan and Austin Hatch Learning for All Seasons: What We Owe to Thomas More by Dr. Matthew Mehan The Arts of Liberty \u2013 Part I featuring Dr. Matthew Mehan Featured Opportunities: The Art of Teaching Boys Conference at The Heights School (May 6-8, 2026) \u2013 sold out Teaching Essentials Workshop at The Heights School (June 22-26, 2026) Conference for Teaching Men at The Heights School (November 2026) \u2013 link coming soon ","author_name":"HeightsCast: Forming Men Fully Alive","author_url":"https:\/\/heights.edu\/heightscast\/","html":"