http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/ News and Announcements en pedman@kirkcenter.org Copyright 2013 2013-05-04T16:24:25+00:00 http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/wishing-feulner-well/ http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/wishing-feulner-well/#When:16:24:25Z The Russell Kirk Center extends its good wishes to Edwin Feulner on his retirement as president of The Heritage Foundation. We have deeply appreciated his long-time support of Russell Kirk’s thought and look forward to Ed’s ongoing contributions to American public life. It is appropriate to highlight on this occasion this classic Feulner essay on the roots of modern conservative thought from Burke to Kirk (also available as a PDF). And watch shortly for a review of Lee Edwards’s new book, Leading the Way: The Story of Ed Feulner and the Heritage Foundation in the University Bookman. Site News 2013-05-04T16:24:25+00:00 http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/conservative-mind-at-60/ http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/conservative-mind-at-60/#When:04:40:46Z This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the publication of Russell Kirk’s influential book, The Conservative Mind. Kirk Center Vice-Chairman Jeffrey O. Nelson has written an op-ed for the Detroit News to celebrate the occasion and offer an assessment of the conservative movement today. Russell Kirk 2013-03-05T04:40:46+00:00 http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/welcome-new-readers/ http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/welcome-new-readers/#When:16:25:47Z We’re delighted to have many new readers on the site this week. Welcome! Please browse around the site and follow us on Twitter @ubookman or sign up for our mailing list, above. Bookman 2013-01-30T16:25:47+00:00 http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/annette-kirk-remembers-valerie-eliot/ http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/annette-kirk-remembers-valerie-eliot/#When:04:47:01Z Kirk Center President Annette Kirk has written a brief remembrance of Valerie Eliot, their meetings, and the literary friendship of their late husbands. Personal 2012-11-25T04:47:01+00:00 http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/fall-newsletter/ http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/fall-newsletter/#When:04:03:57Z We are pleased to release the Fall 2012 Permanent Things, the latest number of the Russell Kirk Center newsletter, featuring updates on recent events and seminars at the Center.  Site News 2012-11-16T04:03:57+00:00 http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/valerie-eliot-1926-2012/ http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/valerie-eliot-1926-2012/#When:03:46:07Z We honor the life and memory of Valerie Eliot, who died earlier this month. Kirk Center Secretary Dr. Ben Lockerd has written a brief memorial for a charming lady who carefully guarded her husband’s literary legacy. Site News 2012-11-16T03:46:07+00:00 http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/kirks-ghostly-tales/ http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/kirks-ghostly-tales/#When:01:45:55Z Jeffrey D. Pearce recently guest edited two “lib guides”—thematic lists of reading resources—for the library of Everett Community College in Everett, Washington. In “Ghostly Sightings…And Other Scary Stories…”, Pearce links to Russell Kirk’s short story anthology Ancestral Shadows, the essay “A Cautionary Note on the Ghostly Tale,” and Dr. Kirk reading “There’s a Long, Long Trail A-Winding.” In “A Tribute to Ray Bradbury,” he features a quote by Dr. Kirk and a link to his essay on Bradbury. Russell Kirk 2012-10-28T01:45:55+00:00 http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/a-summary-of-the-conservative-mind/ http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/a-summary-of-the-conservative-mind/#When:01:39:11Z Aaron McLeod, a former Wilbur Fellow, has written an excellent Summary of Russell Kirk’s The Conservative Mind, the first number in the Alabama Policy Institute’s “Essential Readings for the Modern Conservative” series. Aaron takes 70 pages to explain the themes and approach of Kirk’s 509-page book, and we commend him for his fine work and recommend this free PDF e-book to all who would like to become acquainted with Kirk’s thought and the conservative intellectual tradition. It will whet your appetite. Publications, Russell Kirk 2012-10-05T01:39:11+00:00 http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/kirks-most-popular-book/ http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/kirks-most-popular-book/#When:02:44:57Z What was Russell Kirk’s most popular book during his lifetime? Perhaps surprisingly, it is the novel, Old House of Fear, which the New York Times called “a grandly satisfactory tale of vivid adventure.” Eerdmans released a new edition in 2007, and this morally weighty thriller is now also available on Kindle. Publications, Russell Kirk 2012-08-28T02:44:57+00:00 http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/morton-township-library-honors-russell-kirk/ http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/news/morton-township-library-honors-russell-kirk/#When:00:48:20Z The new Morton Township library, a short walk from the Kirk Center in the village of Mecosta, Michigan, now features a display case and a bust of Dr. Kirk in its Fireside Room. The dedication ceremony was held on July 28, 2012. The local paper, The Pioneer of Big Rapids, reported that in her remarks, library director Mary Ann Lenon “emphasized Kirk’s unique share in the foundation of the library back in the mid-1960s, and noted the Kirk family’s continuing leadership in promoting not only the library itself, but also cultural growth and awareness throughout the area.” Kirk Center president Annette Kirk and director of publications Dr. Jeffrey O. Nelson both spoke at the dedication ceremony. Russell Kirk 2012-08-01T00:48:20+00:00