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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
Of Prophets and Presidents
John Bicknell reviews Spencer McBride’s Joseph Smith for President.
Latest Pieces
Wilson’s (Self) Determination
Kevin J. McNamara reviews Larry Wolff’s Woodrow Wilson and the Reimagining of Eastern Europe.
The Enduring Mystery of War
Michael J. Ard reviews Margaret MacMillan’s War.
The Economics of Everywhere and Nowhere
Henry George reviews Alec MacGillis’s Fulfillment.
Ignorant Armies
Michial Farmer reviews Deborah Stone’s Counting.
Counter-Tradition of the American Imagination
J. L. Wall reviews Geographies of Flight: Phillis Wheatley to Octavia Butler by William Merrill Decker.
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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At the Kirk Center
Highlights & News
College students explore “Shakespeare’s Plutarch”
Classic Kirk featured essay: The Moral Imagination
Events
July, Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.: “Adam Smith on Liberty, Community, and Prosperity”
Registration full.
July 19 – 22: Pillars conference for high school teachers
Contact info@kirkcenter.org for details; the application deadline is June 15.
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.