Polaris Lecture
by Kathleen McCoy |
On Feb. 22 the Teaching American History series and the Democracy Forum in association
with the Anchorage School District will welcome the lecturer Michael Zuckert from
7:30 to 9 p.m. in Library Room 307.
Zuckert received his B.A. from Cornell University and his Ph. D. from the University
of Chicago. He formally taught at Carleton College and is now Professor of Political
Science at the University of Notre Dame. He has written extensively on American political
thoughts and the political philosophy of early modernity. Among his books are The
Natural Rights Republic, and most recently, The Truth about Leo Strauss, co authored
by Catherine Zuckert.
The lecture entitled America's Two Founding's will investigate the relation between
American political principles and Christianity by looking at the two great founding
moments of American life, the arrival of the Pilgrims and the makings of the American
Revolution. Professor Zuckert will focus on the texts produced during these events,
the Mayflower Compact and the Declaration of Independence.
For more information call 786.1051 or email afmae1@uaa.alaska.edu
