Lectures

Rabbi David Saperstein Lecture

One of the highlights of the BYU academic year is the annual Truman G. Madsen Lecture on Eternal Man which consistently brings to campus insight and inspiration from internationally renowned scholars.

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, joins the Wheatley Institute in a discussion about morality and answers timely questions.

"This is the great challenge facing us all: Will we embrace or accept communion?"

Truman G. Madsen was a renowned philosopher, teacher, and biographer and regarded as one of the greatest LDS thinkers of our time. One of his goals as a founding senior fellow of the Wheatley Institute was to bring academic experts and civic leaders “to the fire” at BYU.

Wheatley gets a visit from authors "The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again"

Conversation with Father Daughter Duo of Political Scholars

The BYU campus community was invited to sit down with Utah Governor Spencer Cox.

Author, religion and ethics scholar, historian, and Harvard law professor, Noah Feldman, addressed the BYU community as part of Constitution Week. Feldman's lecture focused on ideas from his book, "The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery & The Refounding of America." All are welcome to attend the lecture.

On November 11, Timothy Shriver gave a lecture on “Moving From a Culture that Divides Us to a Culture that Unites Us.” The event was sponsored jointly by the Office of Civic Engagement and the Wheatley Institute. Tim and his growing team at UNITE, are building around a bold vision to promote national unity and mutual respect across differences. They are working to find solutions that transcend tired debates and old divides.

U.S. Senator Mitt Romney in Conversation with Governor Cox

How resilient are America’s core institutions in the wake of a tumultuous election?

Bill Allen, Emeritus Professor of Political Philosophy at Michigan State University