Issue Monday: Democracy, Faith, and Fiction: Why We Still Need the Novel
November 10 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join Centennial Institute for a special conversation with Dr. Christopher J. Scalia, senior fellow in the Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies department at the American Enterprise Institute and son of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, about his new book, 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven’t Read).
In an age of endless digital distractions like streaming services, social media, and video games—not to mention the rise of artificial intelligence—it’s no surprise that Americans are reading less and less fiction. What’s so bad about that? What will we lose if we stop engaging with great novels? Dr. Christopher J. Scalia will explain why Americans who care about the health of their democracy—and Christians who want to develop their faith—should shape their moral imaginations by immersing themselves in great fiction of the past and present.
Issue Monday: Democracy, Faith, and Fiction: Why We Still Need the Novel
Monday, November 10, 2025
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm MT
McDonald Performance Hall
Armstrong Center
Colorado Christian University
8787 W. Alameda Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80226
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About Dr. Christopher J. Scalia
Christopher J. Scalia is a senior fellow in the Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies department at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on literature, culture, and higher education.
A former English professor, Dr. Scalia specialized in 18th-century and early 19th-century British literature. He also spent three years as director of AEI’s Academic Programs department, where he led educational and professional-development programs and events for college students around the country. His articles, essays, and reviews on literature, music, higher education, and other topics have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, USA Today, Commentary, National Review, First Things, the Washington Free Beacon, the Times Literary Supplement, the Spectator World, and FoxNews.com, among other outlets.
Dr. Scalia is the coeditor of On Faith: Lessons from an American Believer (Crown Forum, 2019), and Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived (Crown Forum, 2017). His latest book, Thirteen Novels Conservatives Will Love (But Probably Haven’t Read), was published by Regnery Publishing in May 2025.
Dr. Scalia has a PhD and MA in English from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has a BA in English with a minor in history from the College of William & Mary.
