Casual Conversation April 19th with Charles Murray

Independent scholar Charles Murray will return to be our guest for a Casual Conversation on Sunday, April 19 at 3 pm.  Last time Mr. Murray spoke to us about the possible causes for exceptional accomplishment by Jews.  This time will be more directly about religion: his own investigation of faith and more particularly the Christian faith.   You will find his journey about and into faith chronicled in his new book Taking Religion Seriously (Encounter Books 2025). 

Barton Swain reviewed the book for the Wall Street Journal:

Casual Conversation March 15 with Sandy Alderson admin

Classmate Sandy Alderson will join us for his second (!) Casual Conversation on Zoom on Sunday, March 15 at 3 pm Eastern Time.  The first time he spoke with us about baseball, 48 people were on the video call.  This time the subject is baseball again, but with one caveat: “Everything baseball but NOT the Yankees.”   For this session, that team is a seven letter word which should be treated as the FCC once upon a time viewed “b-----d.’  

Casual Conversation March 1 with Bracha Horovitz admin

On Sunday, March 1 at 2 pm Eastern Time Bracha Horovitz will be our guest for a Casual Conversation on Zoom.  Ms.

Casual Conversation February 15th with Tobias Becker admin

Please join us for a Casual Conversation with Professor Tobias Becker of the University of Heidelberg on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at Noon Eastern Time.  Please note the earlier time occasioned by Professor

Casual Conversation December 18th with Professor Christakis admin

On Thursday, December 18 at 5 pm Eastern Time, Nicholas A.

Casual Conversation December 8 with Provost Schnell admin

This is a Casual Conversation that all of you must attend: Dartmouth’s new Provost Santiago Schnellwill be our guest on December 8 at 5 pm Eastern on Zoom.  He was recommended to us for a Ca

Coming Casual Conversation events admin

Sure, you can spend your hard-saved money on life-long learning, or you can attend our Casual Conversations.  Or do both.  Over 200 oif our classmates have attended one or more of the over 100 such sessions.