Hunter V. McClure
St. John’s College Graduate Institute, Santa Fe
Editor and graduate student
Editor and graduate student
μεγάλοι δὲ λόγοι μεγάλας πληγὰς τῶν ὑπεραύχων ἀποτίσαντες γήρᾳ τὸ φρονεῖν ἐδίδαξαν.
Projects
My work as an editor has included projects in academic and literary publishing; as of April 2026, I've had a role in bringing about 113 books to market, whether as a copy-editor, indexer, developmental editor, or subject-matter consultant. Below you will find a selected list of some of those books.
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The Foundations of Wisdom, Vols. I and II: Logic
2022
Fr. Sebastian Walshe, O.Praem. TAN Books. The first and second volume of a four-part introductory philosophy series in the Thomistic tradition, covering the principles of logic as the foundational art of clear reasoning and the philosophy of nature within the classical and scholastic tradition. Developmental editor and subject-matter consultant.
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Shakespeare’s Reformation: Christian Humanism and the Death of God
2023
Nalin Ranasinghe and Lee Oser. St. Augustine’s Press. A study of Shakespeare’s works through the lens of Christian humanism, examining the theological and philosophical stakes of the plays in the context of Reformation Europe. Copy-editor.
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Shakespeare’s Politic Comedy
2023
Will Morrisey. St. Augustine’s Press. A political-philosophical reading of Shakespeare’s comedies, examining how they illuminate questions of law, nature, and the good life. Copy-editor.
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The Ancient City
2026
Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges; translated by Faith Bottum. St. Augustine’s Press. A new translation of Fustel de Coulanges’s landmark study of religion and politics in ancient Greek and Roman civilization, examining how the sacred foundations of the city-state shaped and ultimately determined its fate. Line-editor of the translation.
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The Religion of Humanity: The Illusion of Our Times
2022
Pierre Manent. St. Augustine’s Press. A critique of the modern religion of humanity — the secular faith in universal human dignity as a substitute for traditional religious and political community — by one of France’s leading political philosophers. Copy-editor and subject-matter consultant.
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The Declaration of America: Our Principles in Thought and Action
2023
Richard Ferrier. St. Augustine’s Press. An examination of the principles underlying the American Declaration of Independence and their continuing significance for American political life and self-understanding. Copy-editor and subject-matter consultant.
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Scientist and Catholic: Pierre Duhem
2025
Stanley L. Jaki. Christendom Press. Revised edition. A systematic introduction to the work of the French physicist and historian of science Pierre Duhem, including English translations of twenty-seven selections from his writings, presenting his case for the compatibility of faith and reason. Copy-editor of the revised edition.
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The Good Teacher: Ten Key Pedagogical Principles That Will Transform Your Teaching
2025
Christopher A. Perrin and Carrie Eben. Classical Academic Press. A guide to classical pedagogy organized around ten timeless principles of teaching, drawing on the liberal arts tradition to address how humans learn, develop, and grow. Copy-editor.
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The Justice Reader: Classical Readings on the Cardinal Virtue of Justice
2025
Classical Academic Press. An anthology of approximately fifty selections on justice drawn from the great books of the ancient, medieval, and modern periods, developed in partnership with the Classic Learning Test. Copy-editor and subject-matter consultant.
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Humanitas: The Early Middle Ages
2025
Junius Johnson. Classical Academic Press. A comprehensive humanities anthology and course spanning the early medieval period, tracing the development of Christian civilization, philosophy, and culture from Late Antiquity through the Norman Conquest. Copy-editor, subject-matter consultant, and author contributor (chapters on Islamic civilization and philosophy, Scholasticism, and the medieval orient).
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Humanitas: High & Late Middle Ages
2026
Matthew J. Smith. Classical Academic Press. The sequel volume to the above, covering the High and Late medieval periods from the Norman Conquest through the fall of Constantinople, including feudalism, the Crusades, Scholasticism, mysticism, and the great literature of the courtly tradition. Copy-editor, subject-matter consultant, and author contributor (chapters on Islamic civilization and philosophy, Scholasticism, and the medieval orient).
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Lost Letters of the American Revolution
2026
Elizabeth Winslow. A curated selection of authentic eighteenth-century correspondence from the Revolutionary era, presented with their original spelling and punctuation intact. Developmental editor.