From the beginning, the foundation of America’s cultural and philosophical structures were built on embryonic and historically provisional ideas, sometimes inconsistent with each other. From biblical, classical, and Whiggish sources, a new and generative ideal was formed. But was it adequate? Can American faith in reason and progress be the source of enduring democratic solidarity?

On Tuesday, April 8, at 6 PM join Professors Casey Blake and Richard John (Columbia) for this second meeting as we explore the historical aspects of the United States, “the land of the enduring Enlightenment.”. Reading: chapter four.