Thirty years ago, the historian Christopher Lasch traced the origins of our modern faith in progress in his considered-to-be magnum opus, The True and Only Heaven. Against claims of limitless spiritual and material improvement, he argues for the recognition and celebration of human finitude. Join us for a seminar with Casey Blake (History), one of Lasch’s doctoral students, for a study of nostalgia, consumption, and what progress really is.

This week, we will be covering chapters 1-3 of Lasch’s The True and Only Heaven.