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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
The Great and Tolerable Empire
James Baresel reviews Jeremy Black’s new history—and defense—of the British Empire.
Latest Pieces
Scalia’s Applied Faith
Jeffrey Folks welcomes a collection of Antonin Scalia’s writings on faith.
Ancestry, Time, and the Intimacy of Being
Pedro Blas González reflects on the postmodern assaults on the forces that connect us to our past and enable us to make sense of our present and future.
The Education of Clarence Thomas
Peter Wood welcomes Myron Magnet’s account of the formation of the thinking of Justice Clarence Thomas.
Tertullian and the Rise of Religious Freedom
Mark L. Movsesian reviews Robert Louis Wilken’s helpful reassessment of the history of religious freedom.
Enlisting in Meaning
Anthony M. Barr reviews a forthcoming meditation on the quest for meaning in the face of consumerist culture.
About the Bookman
For over five 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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Events
August 17: The Wilbur Fellowship’s 40th anniversary alumni gathering
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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.