Nobody loves a commute, but many jobs are located in high-cost areas of the city. How can cities grow in ways that keep housing costs down but flourish economically? Join us for dinner and conversation at The Clay Pit to better understand these politics. Seating is limited to 20.

Most of us feel distracted. It is a cultural, not just an individual problem--and it requires cultural analysis. Join us at Founders Classical Academy as Dr. Ryan Womack (Ph.D., Baylor University) grapples with our modern challenges to cultivating attention.

Will artificial intelligence supersede human intelligence? Avoid the hype and hone your understanding of the nature and future of AI. Join us alongside Robert J. Marks (Computer Engineering) and Jay Richards (Philosophy) for a realistic take on AI and culture.

Goethe said, "Out of moderation a pure happiness springs." Without moderation, we cannot be free and we cannot be happy. How do we acquire the virtue in the first place? And how do we teach it? Join us at Founders Classical Academy as Dr. Michael Foley (Ph.D., Boston College) to discuss moderation.

How can public policy help, or at least not harm, the family, the "first society"? Join us for dinner and conversation with Texas Public Policy Foundation Executive Director Dr. Kevin Roberts (History, UT-Austin). Please RSVP soon, as seating is limited to 20 people!

What does it mean to "reform" the the prisoner? What effects does this endeavor have on our culture? Join us for an enlightening dinner and conversation with Dr. Byron Johnson (Criminology and Sociology, Baylor) to unpack this issue. Please RSVP soon, as seating is limited to 20 persons!

What is education in an age of distraction? How can we better develop the powers of attention necessary for deep formation when so many challenges exist? Distraction is a rampant cultural problem, maybe even more than it is an individual temptation. Join us for a conversation with Matthew Crawford.

Is dating dead? What can we do about it? Dr. Kerry Cronin is a philosophy professor at Boston College who helped produce the recent documentary The Dating Project (2017). Join us for a talk, food, and much discussion about the new and difficult contours of the contemporary dating scene.

What does it mean to heal? Whom does it take? Join us for dinner and conversation at the Clay Pit to hear from Communities for Recovery director, Robin Peyson, as she talks about the communal role in recovery. Space is limited to 20 people, so sign up today!

What makes a marriage work? Join us for a dinner at the Clay Pit to hear from licensed counselor Brandon Wall about the promise of knowing and responding to the needs of the other. Couples and singles are welcome. We ask for a $20 donation per person. Space is limited to 20 people, so sign up today!

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Matthew Mehan exploring the power of poetry and the imagination in forming self-control, temperance, and self-governance. Co-sponsored and hosted by Founders Classical Academy in Leander, this discussion will help us rethink the role of poetry in self-governance.

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Bethany Hebbard exploring the promise of "fairy tales" in an age of facts and information. Co-sponsored and hosted by Founders Classical Academy of Leander, this discussion will help us rethink the role of imagination in learning.

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Matthew Breuninger (Franciscan University) on ways to cultivate a life of learning and virtues for your children. Co-sponsored and hosted by Founders Classical Academy of Leander, this evening will be a rich dialogue on character education beyond the classroom.

Have the first amendment’s tenets of free speech and civil discourse become flexible based on the current college climate at American universities? How valid is our reasoning to associate or disassociate with people based on their country of birth? A workshop for undergraduate and graduate students.

Drs. Dan Bonevac and Robert Koons will lead this 4-week seminar exploring Martin Heidegger's Being and Time.

Table Talk with Dr. Mark Regnerus Details coming soon!

What is culture? Rod Dreher's recent book The Benedict Option has led to some fresh and difficult conversations about how to live in the modern world. This 3-week seminar will discuss sections of Dreher's book and offer alternative questions about and visions of culture.