Lawh Mahfuz Press provides editorial services in academic and literary publishing, with a focus on the history of philosophy, classical and medieval studies, Near Eastern studies, religion, theology, and politics.
To prune what is turgid, to elevate what is mean, to repress exuberance, arrange what is disorderly, introduce rhythm where it is lacking, and modify it where it is too emphatic, involves a twofold labour: for we have to condemn what had previously satisfied us and discover what had escaped our notice. Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria X.4
Inquiries regarding editorial projects are welcome by email or through Reedsy.
About
Hunter V. McClure is a graduate student at St. John's College Graduate Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he studies the history of philosophy and politics. His primary scholarly interests include Aristotle's political thought and natural science, the reception of Greek philosophy in the medieval Islamic world, and the American political tradition. His undergraduate formation at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, in English literature, early modern studies, and philosophy, gave him a grounding in continental thought and in the literature of the seventeenth century that continues to inform his practice as an editor.
As of June 2026, he has had a role in bringing over 113 books to market as a copy-editor, line-editor, developmental editor, indexer, and subject-matter consultant. He works primarily with publishers in academic and literary publishing, especially in philosophy, theology, history, and classical education.
Lawh Mahfuz Press is his editorial imprint. Editorial inquiries may be directed to editor@lawhmahfuzpress.com, or through his Reedsy profile.
Selected Work
Philosophy and the Good: On Plato's Philebus
SUNY Press · 2026
Indexer and proofreader
A comprehensive interpretation of Plato's dialogue on the best life, examining how the Philebus's many difficult sections form a unified whole and how Plato's metaphysics and epistemology support his argument that philosophy is the highest way of life.
Humanitas: High & Late Middle Ages
Classical Academic Press · 2026
Copy-editor, subject-matter consultant, and author contributor
The sequel to Humanitas: The Early Middle Ages, covering the High and Late medieval periods from the Norman Conquest through the fall of Constantinople. Chapters on Islamic civilization and philosophy, Scholasticism, and the medieval orient.
Lost Letters of the American Revolution
2026
Developmental editor
A curated selection of authentic eighteenth-century correspondence from the Revolutionary era, presented with their original spelling and punctuation intact.
The Ancient City
St. Augustine's Press · 2026
Line-editor of the translation
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.
Humanitas: The Early Middle Ages
Classical Academic Press · 2025
Copy-editor, subject-matter consultant, and author contributor
A comprehensive humanities anthology spanning the early medieval period, tracing the development of Christian civilization, philosophy, and culture from Late Antiquity through the Norman Conquest.
The Justice Reader: Classical Readings on the Cardinal Virtue of Justice
Classical Academic Press · 2025
Copy-editor and subject-matter consultant
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.
Scientist and Catholic: Pierre Duhem
Christendom Press · 2025 (revised edition)
Copy-editor of the 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.
The Good Teacher: Ten Key Pedagogical Principles That Will Transform Your Teaching
Classical Academic Press · 2025
Copy-editor
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.
The Declaration of America: Our Principles in Thought and Action
St. Augustine's Press · 2023
Copy-editor and subject-matter consultant
An examination of the principles underlying the American Declaration of Independence and their continuing significance for American political life and self-understanding.
Shakespeare's Politic Comedy
St. Augustine's Press · 2023
Copy-editor
A political-philosophical reading of Shakespeare's comedies, examining how they illuminate questions of law, nature, and the good life.
Shakespeare's Reformation: Christian Humanism and the Death of God
St. Augustine's Press · 2023
Copy-editor
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.
The Religion of Humanity: The Illusion of Our Times
St. Augustine's Press · 2022
Copy-editor and subject-matter consultant
A critique of the modern religion of humanity by one of France's leading political philosophers, examining the secular faith in universal human dignity as a substitute for traditional religious and political community.
The Foundations of Wisdom, Vol. II: Nature
TAN Books · 2022
Developmental editor and subject-matter consultant
The second volume of the series, covering the philosophy of nature within the classical and scholastic tradition.
The Foundations of Wisdom, Vol. I: Logic
TAN Books · 2022
Developmental editor and subject-matter consultant
The first volume of a four-part introductory philosophy series in the Thomistic tradition, covering the principles of logic as the foundational art of clear reasoning within the classical and scholastic tradition.
Contact
Inquiries regarding copy-editing, line-editing, developmental editing, indexing, and subject-matter consultation are welcome by email. Project requests may also be submitted through my Reedsy profile, though direct correspondence is preferred where possible.