Can our personal freedom remain strong without what philosopher Jacob Needleman calls "the inward work of deomocracy"?
As we currently witness one of our history's great political struggles over the very meaning of government and continuing culture wars over the limits of personal freedom, take time to revisit the vision of the founding generation, and their conviction that every outer freedom demanded an inner work of conscience and commitment to responsibility.
Using Needleman's The American Soul: Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders we will explore the current challenges to their boundless faith in an America as a place where "one's true inner self, one's inner good will, one's real wish to serve" can find a true home.
