The University of Pennsylvania’s Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society (PRRUCS) invites you to a “Spirited Debate” symposium on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at the Penn Club of New York (30 W 44th St).  Our program begins with a reception for all guests at 5:30 pm and a symposium from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.

Prof. John J. DiIulio, Faculty Director of PRRUCS, will deliver the opening address: "South Philly Elegy: The Catholic Case for a Second New Deal.” Our featured commentators include Sohrab Ahmari of UnHerd, Dr. E.J. Dionne of the Brookings Institution, and former US Senator Rick Santorum. 

PRRUCS is hosting this “Spirited Debate” symposium through its Perry-Collegium Initiative and it will be the first part of a series on “Catholicism, Liberalism, and the Future of Democracy.” This event is co-sponsored by First Things and America Media.

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 5:30 - 8:30 pm.
Location: Penn Club of New York (30 W 44th St, New York City, NY 10036)

Click the link below to register. We are pleased to offer complimentary admission to the event while seats remain. Please direct any questions to Quinn Moore (qmoore@collegiuminstitute.org).