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The Society for Classical Learning (SCL) is hosting their 2026 Fall Conference in Dallas, Texas, from October 22 to 24. The theme of the conference is “Truth in the Tradition: Rediscovering Truth in Classical Christian Leadership.” Speakers include David Diener, Brent Stevens, Andrew Elizalde . . .

The current issue of The New Atlantis includes essays such as “Should Your Kids Be Born in a Pod?” (Hannah Rowan), “Zoning Alone” (Joseph Lawler), “Why I Do Not Have AC” (Clare Coffey), “Is There Life on Mars, Pennsylvania?” (Vladimir Snurenco) . . .

The September/October 2026 issue of Touchstone magazine includes essays by Anthony Esolen (“No Profit, All Loss”), Rod Dreher (“Pilgrims, Not Tourists”), Alexander T. Riley (“Latent Lessons”), Jonathan Pageau . . .

On three Saturdays — November 7, 14, and 21, 2026 — the Theopolis Institute will host an online workshop on “Gift and Gratitude.” In this short online Workshop, Peter Leithart will examine the biblical theology of gift and gratitude and lead discussions . . .

The Pontifical John Paul II Institute will host a conference on the theme “The Difference Sex Makes: Man, Woman, Child” on February 25-27, 2027, in Washington. D.C. Speakers at the conference include David S. Crawford, Nicholas Healy, Deborah Savage, Marc Barnes, Michael Hanby . . .

The Centre for Humanity and the Common Good will host a public evening lecture on October 8, 2026 at Regent College. Dr. Dennis Danielson will speak on “Cosmology and Misanthropology: The Unscientific Denigration of Humanity in the Name of Science.” From the event description: “What does our planet’s smallness imply for our and Earth’s ‘place’ and meaning . . .

The October 2026 issue of First Things magazine includes articles by John Byron Kuhner (“Seven Years Alone on Wildcat Mountain”),Mark Regnerus (“Living Humanae Vitae in Poland”), Dan Hitchens (“The Making of Roger Scruton”) . . .

On Saturday, October 10, 2026, the Eliot Society will host its next Living Room Series event: a gathering to listen to Franz Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony. Musician Stephen Horst will guide attendees through the symphony . . .

The current volume of Communio explores the question of property. Articles in this issue include the following, plus many more: “From Medieval Dominium to Modern Property,” by Olivier Boulnois; “Man and Woman, Church and Society” by Margaret McCarthy; “God and the World in Nietzsche and Ratzinger,” . . .

The Christian Study Center Gainesville will host Dr. Ana Siljak for an evening lecture on October 5, 2026. The title of Dr. Siljak’s lecture is “Starting Small: Personalism and the Revival of Humanism.” The event will include a reception . . .

The Center for Christian Study, in collaboration with the Blue Ridge Center, is hosting writer Leah Libresco Sargeant and Heritage Foundation policy analyst Emma Waters for “A Conversation on Family and Feminism.” The two women will discuss modern feminism and its implications for family, work, faith . . .

On October 7, 2026, the Center for Beauty and Culture at Benedictine College (Atchison, Kansas) will host Dr. D. C. Schindler for a lecture on “Saving Beauty.” Dr. Schindler is Professor of Metaphysics & Anthropology . . .

On November 11, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., Anselm House (University of Minnesota) will host the 31st Annual Holmer Lecture in Christianity and the Humanities. This year’s lecturer is Dr. Peter Harrison, author of Some New World: Myths of Supernatural Belief in a Secular Age. He will speak about the history of the concept of “the supernatural” . . .

The July/August 2026 issue of Touchstone includes essays by Duane Litfin (“America’s Transcendent Tether”), Hans Boersma (“Miracles of Completion”), Douglas Farrow (“Minority Report”) . . .

From September 10–12, 2026, the Theopolis Institute will host an in-person, intensive course on “Artificial Intelligence and Christian Theology” at Third Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. From the conference webpage: “The topic of artificial intelligence, previously a locus of philosophical speculation and fodder for science fiction, has moved to the center of contemporary debate about what it means to be human . . .

The theme of the Summer 2026 issue of New Polity magazine is “Artificial Intelligence.” This issue includes essays by Ronald Klingler on the death of the coding community; Joshua May on the Central Intelligence Agency; Slavoj Žižek on the pope; Michael Poland on blame he assigns to the 17th century . . .

The current issue of The New Atlantis (No. 85) includes essays such as “Offloading Ourselves” (Brian J. A. Boyd, Bill Drexel, Matt Elmore), “You Probably Own This 7-Eleven (and That’s Why It Looks So Sad)” (Joseph Lawler), “Pitch-Decks Are Eating the World” (Richard A. Greenwald) . . .

On September 17, 2026, the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, with the Humanum Review, are hosting a conversation titled “The Eternal Meaning of Man and Woman.” The featured speakers will be Dr. Gudrun Trausmuth, president of the Gertrud von le Fort Society, and Fr. Christian Raab, O.S.B. . . .

The current issue of Modern Age is available to readers now. It includes essays and commentary focused on “The Declaration at 250” by many different contributors, including Bradley J. Birzer, Sarah Gustafson, Jonathan Clark, Yuval Levin . . .

The Humanum Review is currently running a four-part series on the theme of order. Writers in this issue include Mary Taylor, Paul S. Julienne, Robert A. Maryland III, Peter Ulrickson . . .

The Summer 2026 issue of The Hedgehog Review explores the theme “The Fading Promise of Higher Education” and also discusses “Aspects of 1776.” Contributors include Benjamin S. Bernard, Dennis M. Hogan, Mary Townsend, Nicholas Carr . . .

The August/September 2026 issue of First Things magazine includes articles by Brad Littlejohn (“Left to Our Own Devices”), Vincent Phillip Munoz (“The Founders and the Common Good”), Ephraim Radner . . .

The current volume of Communio explores the gift of the sacrament of Confirmation. Articles in this issue include the following, plus many more: “Confirmation: The Generous Sacrament,” by José Granados, DCJM; “Illuminating the Christian Logic of Confirmation,” by D. C. Schindler; and . . .

The CiRCE Institute will host its Fall regional conference in McKinney, Texas, from October 8th–10th, 2026. The theme of the conference is “A World without Heroes” and includes the following speakers: Jonathan Pageau, Heidi White, Matthew Bianco, Andrew Kern . . .

The May/June 2026 issue of Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity includes essays by Matthew B. Crawford (“Downward Nobility”), J. Douglas Johnson (“A Word on Humanitarianism”), Mark T. Mitchell (“Piety, Place & Gratitude”), John R. Stephenson . . .

The current issue of Modern Age: A Conservative Review is available to readers now. It includes essays and commentary by F. H. Buckley (“A Constitution for Normies”), Bradley J. Birzer (“Ray Bradbury, American Individualist”), Hannah Rowan . . .

The current issue of Local Culture magazine, published by Front Porch Republic, is now available. This issue is concerned with the theme “Place and Pastime,” and it includes articles by Bill Kaufman (“It Was the Summer of ’68”), Katherine Dalton (“Child’s Play”), Jeremy Beer . . .

The CiRCE Institute will host its annual summer conference in Charleston, South Carolina, from July 16–18th, 2026. The theme of the conference is “A Contemplation of Revolution” and will include the following speakers who have been featured on Mars Hill Audio: Esther Meek, Fr. Mark Perkins, Jeanne Schindler, D. C. Schindler . . .

On August 7 and 8, 2026, Anselm House will host a Healthcare Symposium featuring Dr. Dan Sulmasy, M.D., Ph.D (Georgetown) as the keynote speaker. The event’s purpose is described thus: “This two-day symposium will explore what it means to care for the whole person in the health professions . . .”

The May 2026 issue of First Things magazine includes articles by Bishop Robert Barron (“Recovering the University’s Soul”), Michel-Yves Bolloré (“How Science Killed Materialism”), John Byron Kuhner (“The Savannah Enlightenment”), James R. Wood (“In Defense of Cultural Christianity”) . . .