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HARP TALKS LINCOLN INFLUENCE, LINKS TO FOUNDERS |
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May 26, 2009
GROVE CITY, Pa. – Abraham Lincoln has fallen out of favor in some conservative circles in the 200th year of the anniversary of his birth. At the American Founders Luncheon June 9 at Pittsburgh’s Rivers Club, however, Dr. Gillis Harp, professor of history at Grove City College, will demonstrate that there is much to be admired about the nation’s 16th president in “Lincoln and the Founders.”
During the luncheon, sponsored by The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College and the Pittsburgh Federalist Society, Harp will discuss Lincoln’s animating love of the Founders and examine his principles and policies within the historical contest.
The American Founders Luncheon Series brings to Pittsburgh respected scholars on America’s founding to present talks focused on the beliefs, actions and character of those leaders who pursued a “Great Experiment” in whether humans are capable of governing themselves.
Harp is the author of “Positivist Republic: Auguste Comte and the Reconstruction of American Liberalism, 1865-1920” (Penn State Press, 1995) and “Brahmin Prophet: Phillips Brooks and the Path of Liberal Protestantism” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003). Previously, he taught at McGill University and the University of Toronto. Harp is currently researching a book on the history of American conservatism.
The Founders Luncheon costs $17.76. To register, log onto http://afls.grovecityconference.com/lincoln or contact Brenda Vinton at (724) 450-1541 or blvinton@gcc.edu. Registration begins at 11:45 a.m. The program runs from noon to 12:50 p.m. The Rivers Club is located at One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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