Events
Upcoming Events
Past Events
Event
June 2, 2025
New York
Clare Morell Book Launch: “The Tech Exit”
Please join us for a conversation with Clare Morell to discuss the pathway to freedom from digital technology for families, local communities, and society.
Intellectual Retreat
August 8 – 9, 2025
New York
2025 First Things Intellectual Retreat in New York City
Please join us as for the 2025 intellectual retreat as we discuss Faith in the Technological Age.
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September 18, 2025
Little Rock
Return of the Strong Gods in Arkansas
Join us for the debut of First Things and R. R. Reno in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Thursday, September 18.
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September 22, 2025
Austin
2025 Austin Lecture: Can Christianity Be Noble?
Join us on Monday, September 22 in Austin for Matthew Crawford’s lecture on “Can Christianity be Noble?”
Erasmus Lecture
November 3, 2025
New York
The 38th Annual Erasmus Lecture
The thirty-eighth annual Erasmus Lecture will be given by Bishop Erik Varden at the Union League Club of New York on Monday, November 3.
Event
April 16, 2025
Chicago
Cultivating Virtue in the Age of TikTok
First Things editor R. R. Reno welcomes Anna Moreland, professor at Villanova University, to discuss how and why things are so broken for young people and what we can…
DC Lecture
March 11, 2025
Washington DC
The Hour for a New Humanism
Join us in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 11 at 6 p.m. in Washington, D.C. to hear from First Things contributing editor Carl Trueman on what it means to be human.
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February 13, 2025
Sarasota
We Are All Postliberals Now
On Thursday, February 13, First Things welcomes Patrick Deneen to present a lecture, entitled “We are All Postliberals Now,” in Sarasota, Florida at New College’s Sainer Auditorium.
Erasmus Lecture
October 28, 2024
New York
The 2024 Erasmus Lecture: Against Christian Civilization
The thirty-seventh annual Erasmus Lecture will be given by Paul Kingsnorth at the Union League Club of New York on Monday, October 28.
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October 27, 2024
New York
A Night of Poetry with Adam Kirsch
Join us for the next First Things event. Our sponsored events bring the content you love to life and foster further discussion on religion and culture.
Event
September 9, 2024
Austin
2024 Austin Lecture with Wilfred McClay
Historian Wilfred McClay will give our 2024 Austin Lecture on “Baptism of the Imagination” on Monday, September 9 at 7 p.m. The lecture will be held at the University Avenue…
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May 15, 2024
Chicago
After Liberalism: A Conversation with Patrick Deneen and R. R. Reno
Please join us in Chicago for a conversation on postliberalism with Notre Dame professor Patrick Deneen and First Things editor R. R. Reno.
Event
March 26, 2024
Atlanta
Living Christian Values in Today’s Public Square
Join us on Tuesday, March 26 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Atlanta, Georgia for a conversation with Mark Bauerlein on “Living Christian Values in Today’s Public Square.”
DC Lecture
March 4, 2024
Washington DC
Constructing Conservatism in the Secular Age
Join us on Monday, March 4 at 7 p.m. in Washington, D.C. to hear from one of conservatism’s brightest and most interesting thinkers, Oren Cass.
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February 23, 2024
New York
Seeking Truth in the Public Square
First Things and the Collegiate Network are proud to invite you to a panel with Daniel McCarthy, R. R. Reno, and Matthew Schmitz on seeking truth in the public square.
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January 24, 2024
New York
Critical Theory: Biblical or Secular?
Please join First Things and Reformed Theological Seminary (NYC) for a conversation with Dr. Christopher Watkin of Monash University and Dr. Eric Gregory of Princeton University.
Event
December 5, 2023
Washington DC
Adapting Conservatism for the Current Generation
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of Russell Kirk’s landmark book, The Conservative Mind, the Russell Kirk Center is hosting a special evening event with a panel of emerging conservative thinkers.
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November 28, 2023
Virtual
2023 Gratitude Tuesday Webinar
Join Francis X. Maier, Aaron M. Renn, and editor R. R. Reno for a webinar on “The Spiritual Crisis of the West” on Tuesday, November 28 at 4 p.m. ET
Event
November 10, 2023
Chicago
The Future of the Religious Right
Please join us in Chicago as First Things editor R. R. Reno sits down with Albert Mohler to discuss the future of the religious right.
Erasmus Lecture
October 30, 2023
New York
The 2023 Erasmus Lecture: The Desecration of Man
The thirty-sixth annual Erasmus Lecture will be given by Carl R. Trueman at The Union League Club of New York on Monday, October 30.
