Dr. Steven Alan Samson has been a professor of government at Liberty University
since 1998. His research and writing focus on the European and American intellectual,
cultural, and constitutional traditions, giving particular attention to their ideological
challengers. 

Dr. Samson holds the B.A. and M.A. degrees in political science from the University of
Colorado and the Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. Along the way he also obtained
teacher certification, worked as a freelance writer/editor, and pursued graduate studies
in history and library science. Since 1977, he has taught political science, history,
geography, and humanities at a dozen colleges in half a dozen states: Oregon, Indiana,
Michigan, Florida, Texas, and Virginia. After the Helms School of Government was founded
in 2004, Dr. Samson served for three years as the department chairman. 

A native of Portland, Oregon, Dr. Samson has loved to travel for as long as he can
remember. He also enjoys his wide-ranging library of books, periodicals, travel
photography, and recordings of symphonic and chamber music. He and his wife Sally, who
works as an R.N., own a grass-seed farm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley and live in an
antebellum farmhouse in Virginia. They have four grown children and five grandchildren
with one more due in December. 

Articles

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Religious Liberty in the Early American Republic, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2012)

The early nineteenth century in America was a period in which the idea of religious...

 

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The Crisis of Our Age: An Update, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2012)

John Calvin recognized the moral hazard that arises when people are induced to act contrary...

 

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Faustian Bargains: Entanglements between Church and State in America, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2011)

As the state extends its operations into all areas of social life, it breaches the...

 

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The February Revolution of 2011: A Harbinger of Arab Spring, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2011)

Behold Arab Spring! Nature abhors political vacuums. Machiavelli himself recognized the brutal nature of what...

 

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E Pluribus Unum?, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2010)

The following article contains large quotations that were in block indentations in the author’s manuscript...

 

Obiter Dicta

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201103 OBITER DICTA: REAGAN CENTENARY IN FEBRUARY 2011, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2011)
 

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201104 OBITER DICTA: MID-FEBRUARY 2011, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2011)
 

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201101 OBITER DICTA: LATE JANUARY 2011, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2011)
 

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201101 OBITER DICTA: NEW YEAR 2011, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2011)
 

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201028 OBITER DICTA: END OF THE YEAR 2010, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2010)
 

Contributions to Books

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Christian Reconstruction, American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia (2006)
 

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Francis Lieber, American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia (2006)
 

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Stephen Johnson Field, American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia (2006)
 

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Francis Lieber: Transatlantic Cultural Missionary, Francis Lieber: The Culture of the Mind (2005)

Lieber remained consistent in his commitment to institutional liberty. He had no notion of a...

 

Dissertation

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Errata, Faculty Dissertations (2011)
 

Popular Press

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Assassination and the Death of Politics, The Bells (1995)

The assassination of Israeli's prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, moments after speaking of his hopes for...

 

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What Mann Hath Wrought, Watauga Democrat (1982)
 

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God's Providence in American History, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1982)
 

Unpublished Papers

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Transatlantic Exchange: Francis Lieber and His Contemporaries, Introduction to Librarianship, University of South Florida. (1995)

Lieber’s work covers a wide range of fields. In the field of political science, his...

 

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Electoral Realignment, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1994)
 

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Ethnic Cleansing, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1994)
 

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Dorothy Sayers on “The Lost Tools of Learning”, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1993)

The key to education is “learning how to learn.” We must first stand on the...

 

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Patterns of Voter Disengagement, Coral Ridge Ministries (1992)
 

Presentations

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The Grapes of Parnassos, Liberty University Faculty Chapel (2007)

Western civilization is succumbing to the false fruits of cultural revolutions to which it has...

 

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E Pluribus Unum?, International Forum on Democracy and Reform Through International Development (2006)

The nation-state—as opposed to its rivals—offers an opportunity to reconcile the old dilemma of unity...

 

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Francis Lieber: Émigré Scholar, University Professors for Academic Order (1994)

If Francis Lieber (1798-1872) had been a tinkerer, like Thomas Alva Edison or George Westinghouse,...

 

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Introduction to Political Economy, Juniata College (1991)

Economics is, in the first place, a science of human behavior and motivation. Tom Rose...

 

Study Guides

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Robert D. Kaplan: The Revenge of Geography Study Guide, 2012-2013, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2013)
 

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Roger Scruton: A Political Philosophy Study Guide, 2006-2012, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2012)
 

Syllabi

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GOVT 430 – Comparative Economic and Political Ideas, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2010)
 

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International Relations Fall 2010, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2010)
 

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GOVT 490 - Political Theory, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2009)
 

Teaching Aids

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Russian Political Heritage, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2005)
 

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Cities: Comparative Population Growth, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2004)
 

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Readings on State-Instituted Education Compilation, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2000)
 

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Realigning Elections, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1996)
 

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The European System of States, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1995)
 

Bibliographies

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American Constitutional History: Selected Bibliography, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2010)
 

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Comparative Economic and Political Ideas: Bibliography, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2009)
 

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International Resources Selected Websites, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2009)
 

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Political Theory Websites and Bibliography, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2009)
 

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Politics of Europe Resources, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2009)
 

Miscellany

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The Frog and the Rabbit: A Fable (with John David Samson) (2000)
 

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Proposal for Research in the Francis Lieber Collection, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1994)
 

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Lectures, Essays, and Publications, 1991, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1991)
 

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Research Proposal, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1991)
 

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University Professors for Academic Order: Background, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1990)

Dr. Samson was elected a member of the board of directors of UPAO in 1990...

 

Lecture Notes

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US Presidential War Powers, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1998)
 

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State and Federal Government II Lecture Outline, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1996)
 

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State and Federal Government I Lecture Outline, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1996)
 

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United States Diplomatic History/Diplomatic Relations Lecture Outline, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1996)
 

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Ethnic Cleansing Lecture Notes, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1994)
 

Correspondents: Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn (1909-1999)

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Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Correspondence: April 2, 1993, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1993)
 

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Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Correspondence: April 2, 1993 letter 2, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1993)
 

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Erik Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn: Curriculum Vitae and Lecture Topics 1990, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1990)
 

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Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Correspondence: January 22, 1988, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1988)
 

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Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Correspondence: January 5, 1988, Faculty Publications and Presentations (1988)