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The first day of the conference offers a rich educational experience, beginning with a session on the philosophical foundations of conservatism:
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James Matthew Wilson (University of St. Thomas): “The Conservative Defense of Christian Platonism”
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Micah Watson (Calvin University): “Universal Reason in Particular”
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Paul Mueller (American Institute for Economic Research): “The Conservative Bent for Free Enterprise in Scottish Enlightenment Thought”
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Michael Federici (Middle Tennessee State University): “The Burkean, Babbittian, and Kirkian Foundations of Conservatism”
We then move to another session, highlighting thinkers who shaped and defended the moral, cultural, and historical dimensions of the conservative tradition:
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Timothy Fuller (Colorado College): “The Historical Dimension of Permanence”
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Michael Lucchese (Law & Liberty): “John Adams and the Conservative Critique of Aristocracy”
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Christina Lambert (Hillsdale College): “Permanence and Surprise in the Poetry of T. S. Eliot”
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Jeffrey O. Nelson (The Russell Kirk Center): “Heir to Europe: Ross J.S. Hoffman’s Atlantic Vision of History”
Our first day will offer a deep engagement with the thinkers and themes that have shaped the conservative mind—and offer ways to help renew it in our time. I hope you’ll join us.
I’ll share more soon about the second day of the conference, as well as other upcoming educational events at the Kirk Center.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey O. Nelson, Ph.D.
Executive Director & CEO
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