Convocation Center

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Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 Get Directions

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  • Year of the United Kingdom: Examining Two Texts that Changed the World — ‘The Wealth of Nations’ and the Declaration of Independence

    Convocation Center 590 Cobb Ave, Kennesaw, Georgia

    2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the publication of two texts that changed the world: The Declaration of Independence and Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. Dr. Samuel Gregg will explore the relationship between these two texts. He will also examine Adam Smith's analysis of the economic forces driving the split between Britain and its […]

  • What Was So Great About 18th Century Scotland?

    Convocation Center 590 Cobb Ave, Kennesaw, Georgia

    It's widely agreed that the center of philosophy in the United Kingdom, during the Enlightenment, was Scotland rather than England. This lecture will explain why, focusing on the work of Frances Hutcheson, David Hume, and Adam Smith, and on the importance of sociability and of emotion in their work.