Dear Reader,

My colleagues and I are grateful to everyone who has already made a gift of $1,000, $5,000, or more to sponsor the Erasmus Lecture. The list of sponsors can be found on our registration page and will be featured in the program.

If you would like to become a sponsor of the Erasmus Lecture, complete the registration form here or contact Claire Giuntini, Director of the Editor’s Circle, at [email protected] or 212-627-1985.

Thank you for your support!

Yours,

R. R. Reno
Editor

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.

“Against Christian Civilization”

Paul Kingsnorth

October 28 at 6 p.m.

Union League Club of New York

38 East 37th Street