Dear Reader,

It is my distinct privilege to announce that Kingsnorth will be giving the thirty-seventh annual Erasmus Lecture, “Against Christian Civilization,” on Monday, October 28 at 6 p.m. For more information and to register, please visit firstthings.com/erasmus or click on the secure button below.

Paul Kingsnorth is an English writer living in the west of Ireland. He is the author of nine books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, including the novel The Wake, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

The story of his unexpected conversion to Eastern Orthodox Christianity in 2021 was published in FIRST THINGS as “The Cross and the Machine.” He returned to the pages of FIRST THINGS in 2023 with the publication of “A Wild Christianity.” His forthcoming book Against the Machine explores the cultural and spiritual impacts of the rising religion of technology.

I hope to see you there!

Yours,

R. R. Reno
Editor

“Against Christian Civilization”

Paul Kingsnorth

October 28 at 6 p.m.

Union League Club of New York

38 East 37th Street