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 study of the religious roots of American progress, from Jonathan Edwards to Martin Luther King, Jr.

This week, we will be covering chapters 6-9 of Lasch’s The True and Only Heaven.