One of the great pleasures of editing a publication at Wabash is receiving letters from alumni. Wabash alums are a special group — more engaged, more interested, and more passionate about their alma mater and the students who currently reside there than, I am convinced, any group of graduates from any other school. [...]

April 24, 2009 – 4:15 p.m.
Baxter Hall 101
Dr. Peter Kreeft presented his lecture titled “A Refutation of Moral Relativism” on Friday, April 24, 2009 in Baxter 101. The lecture, co-sponsored by the Wabash Conservative Union, the Newman Center, and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, was a great success. Dr. Kreeft regaled the crowd with his insights [...]

Some may still disagree with Dr. Kreeft’s assertion that this debate between relativists and absolutists is the “single most important issue of our age,” but consider the stakes. If moral absolutism became the consensus philosophy, our nation’s cherished tradition of religious and cultural tolerance would become immoral. We would also struggle to define which morality is superior and apply it. On the other hand, should moral relativism be accepted, religion would be in crisis. Relativism necessarily precludes the existence of the Judeo-Christian God who demands exclusive worship and who presents unequivocal moral teachings.

Dr. Peter Kreeft will speak to Wabash students in a presentation titled “A Refutation of Moral Relativism” on Friday, April 24, 2009 in Baxter 101. The lecture, co-sponsored by the Wabash Conservative Union, the Newman Center, and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, will begin at 4:15 p.m.