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Strengthening America’s Tradition of Order, Justice & Freedom
The Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal aims to recover, conserve, and enliven those enduring norms and principles that Russell Kirk (1918–1994) called the Permanent Things. Explore the Center’s programs, publications, and fellowships and join with us to continue Kirk’s work to renew our culture and redeem our time.
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From the University Bookman
Burke’s Defense of Natural Rights and the Limits of Political Power
Bruce P. Frohnen looks at Burke’s real support for natural rights.
Latest Pieces
The Civil Tongue
Dan Rattelle reviews Wonder and Wrath by A. M. Juster.
Why, and How, to Live
Jeffrey Folks reviews Leon Kass’s Leading a Worthy Life.
The Cost of a Global Revolution
Casey Chalk reviews Alexander Mikaberidze’s new history of The Napoleonic Wars.
Can Whimsy Save the Small-Town Novel?
Matt Miller reviews Virgil Wander, the new novel by Lief Enger.
Voting the Bible
Jason Jewell reviews Tremper Longman’s The Bible and the Ballot.
About the Bookman
For six decades, the University Bookman, founded by Russell Kirk, has identified and discussed those books that diagnose the modern age and support the renewal of culture and the common good. Currently published online, the Bookman continues its mission of examining our times in light of the Permanent Things that make us human.
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On Campus
Explore Kirk On Campus
Russell Kirk understood his work was to convey to America’s rising generations an understanding of the process by which a healthy culture is transmitted from age to age.
We’re continuing this important work through Kirk on Campus as we host conversations about the permanent things on campuses across Michigan. We hope you’ll join us at an event, and help us prepare tomorrow’s leaders with an appreciation of the richness of the conservative intellectual tradition.