
Jan Van Vliet
Professor at Dordt University and author of a 2024 P&R Great Thinkers book on Adam Smith, with academic background in economics and theology and experience writing on historical theological figures.
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Feb 16, 2026 • 1h 9min
Sense, Sensibility, and Adam Smith with Jan Van Vliet
Jan Van Vliet, Dordt University professor and author of a 2024 book on Adam Smith, joins to explore Smith’s life and works. They trace Smith’s moral philosophy and Wealth of Nations. They debate whether his moral sentiments and market insights conflict. They unpack sympathy, the impartial spectator, the invisible hand, specialization, and Smith’s religious outlook.


