Western Civilization: Is It Worth Defending?

On June 4, 2024 we welcomed Dr. Joseph Loconte to speak at our quarterly luncheon series, Foundations of American Leadership.
About the talk:
The American political order, and the civilization from which it emerged, are under unprecedented assault-from both the political Left and the New Right. Yet the ideals and institutions that have shaped Western Civilization-concepts such as individual freedom, natural rights, and belief in a loving God-have made profound contributions to human flourishing. Transmitting this part of the human story is the most urgent educational task we face.
About Dr. Loconte:
Joseph Loconte, PhD, is a Presidential Scholar in Residence at New College of Florida and the C.S. Lewis Scholar for Public Life at Grove City College. Loconte is the author of The New York Times bestseller A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918. His most recent book is God, Locke, and Liberty: The Struggle for Religious Freedom in the West. He is a John Locke scholar who has studied the religious influences on Locke’s approach to political and religious freedom. Loconte’s essays have appeared leading journals and newspapers, including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New Criterion, The New Republic, National Affairs, and National Review. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he lives in Washington, D.C.
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