Will Western Civilization Survive the 21st Century?
April 23-25, 1999
Philadelphia

Program

Friday, April 23
7:00 - 9:00 Dinner
Chairman: John Willson, Hillsdale College
Keynote Address: Alan Charles Kors, University of Pennsylvania, Did Western Civilization Survive the 20th Century?
Saturday, April 24
10:00 - 11:30 The Conservative Movement & History: Why Worry About the 21st Century?
Chairman, George Nash, Author
Ellis Sandoz, The Eric Voegelin Institute, Our Western Predicament
Gleaves Whitney, Michigan State University, Christopher Dawson
Grace Goodell, Johns Hopkins University, Robert Nisbet
12:00 - 1:30 Luncheon
Chairman, Edwin J. Feulner, Jr., The Heritage Foundation
Walter McDougall, University of Pennsylvania, The Crusader State in the 21st Century
2:00 - 3:30 Will the Clashes Occur?
Chairman, David Zimov, Vice Consul, American Embassy, Colombia
Larry Arnn, The Claremont Institute, China is Very Old, and Communism is Very New
4:00 - 5:30 American and European Responses to the Conflicts of the 21st Century
Chairman, Lee Edwards, The Heritage Foundation
Herman Belz, University of Maryland, Will the Constitution Survive the 21st Century?
Christian Watrin, University of Cologne, The European Response in the 21st Century
Sunday Breakfast, April 25
8:30 - 11:00 The Conservative Mission in the 21st Century: Thoughts from the Next Generation
Chairman, Forrest McDonald, University of Alabama
John S. Barry, America's Future Foundation Speech text
Lenore T. Ealy, PCG Foundation Speech text
Mark Henrie, Modern Age

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