Modern Image and Catholic Truth
Saturday, November 17
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel
230 E. 90th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) New York City
Saturday, November 17, 2007
9:00 A.M - 4:00 P.M.

Modern man has a positive image of himself that has been shaped and very effectively propagandized since the time of the Renaissance. In three conferences between November and May, the Roman Forum’s Modern Image and Catholic Truth series will explore the gap between this image and the true predicament in which the individual and contemporary society now find themselves trapped.

Part One: The Sleep of Reason

Modernity speaks of the eighteenth century Enlightenment as the “Age of Reason”. But proponents of the Enlightenment were often dubious about the ability of the human mind to understand man and nature and more interested in limiting the scope of rational activity than increasing it. Much of their labor ended by declaring the universe to be the mere plaything of the human will and passion, while practical backing for many of the Enlightenment’s goals came from strange combinations of mystical speculation and calls for the exercise of Machtpolitik.

9:00 A.M.: Holy Mass (1962 Missal)

9:45 - 10:30: Registration

10:30 - 11:30: Pietism, Jansenism, Enlightenment & the Victory of Power over Reason, Dr. John Rao

11:45 - 12:45: Adam Smith and Karl Marx: A Study in the Logic of the Enlightenment, Dr. Jeffrey Bond

12:45 - 2:15: Lunch (a second Mass is also available in the Church)

2:15- 3:15: The Scientific Revolution & the Social Contract Theory of Hobbes, Locke & Rousseau, Rev. Dr. Richard Munkelt

3:15 - 4:00: Panel Discussion

For further information please contact the Roman Forum (dvhinstitute - a t - aol.com or call 212-645-2971)

Reserve by November 10th: $30 for entrance and lunch
Pay at the door: $10 for entrance alone, $40 for entrance and lunch
Checks payable to The Roman Forum, 11 Carmine Street, 2C, NY, NY, 10014