Table Talk
What Would Ben (Franklin) Do?
Wednesday, January 18, 6pm
with Eric Utne,
author, activist, founder of Utne Reader & current editor of
Cosmo Doogood’s Urban Almanac: Celebrating Nature & Her Rhythms in the City.
In his most recent essay, “What Would Ben Do?” Eric Utne argues that America’s social fabric depends on the separation of church and state. Utne asserts that Ben Franklin and his fellow Founding Fathers were rational mystics who managed to be spiritual seekers without being religious sectarians. He further argues that their intimacy with the natural world enabled our nation’s founders to place politics and religion in their proper roles, and to build a wall of separation between the two. In addition to publishing his annual almanac, Utne is working to launch a North American Phenology Network and to found Albert Schweitzer College.
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Table Talk Reservations
Table Talks at 6pm include a three course dinner, followed by speaker and discussion from 7:30-9pm. $36 per person, includes tax and gratuity. Cash bar. Senior citizens (over 65) and full-time students $30 with advance notification.
Student Stand By Policy: Students can call (215) 386-9224 between 4 - 5:30pm on event days for available seating at 6pm for dinner ($20) or to attend the discussion only at 7:30 (free).
Please call (215) 386-9224 for reservations before sending payment. Advance payment required by giving a credit card over the phone or sending a check. Single reservations are welcome at Table Talks where you'll be seated at a group table. Vegetarian dishes are always offered.
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