Max Goss on the Kirk conference

Max Goss at Right Reason has some kind things to say about Your Working Boy's presentation at the Kirk conference, and some illuminating commentary about Prof. Dermot Quinn's remarks on Kirk and religion (Prof. Quinn seemed to be saying that Kirk reduced the practice and pursuit of religious faith to utility -- because it makes one happy -- but Max suggests a way out of that trap).

I'm cleaning up my Kirk conference speech (taking out all the profanity, the Cajun French, and the long disquisition on the Gnostic meaning of early Michael Stipe lyrics, which I've sent on to Reihan) and will be sending it to Max to reprint on Right Reason. Max came up to introduce himself after my speech, and I recalled his name attached to a critical review of "Crunchy Cons." Indeed Max had, on Right Reason, where he said he didn't think "Crunchy Cons" did traditionalist conservatism justice. But he liked the speech a lot more. So, good!

Gotta say that next time there's an ISI conference in your neck of the woods, by all means go. This was my first one, and it was a real treat. It was a pleasure meeting writers whose work I've admired from afar (e.g., Allan Carlson, George Nash, Mark T. Mitchell) and making new friends like Seton Hall's Dermot Quinn, Hillsdale's Nathan Schlueter, and all the scary-smart college students who were there.