Roger Scruton

Roger Scruton is, among other things, a philosopher, editor, writer, and composer, known for his spirited defence of Western culture. He was named a Senior Fellow of The Trinity Forum in 2006.

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Professor Scruton did undergraduate and doctoral studies at Jesus College, Cambridge and has taught philosophy and aesthetics at Christ’s College, Cambridge, Birkbeck College (University of London), and Boston University, as well as holding visiting posts at the Universities of Princeton, Stanford, Louvain, Guelph (Ontario), Witwatersrand (South Africa), Waterloo (Ontario), Oslo, Bordeaux, and Cambridge. He is most recently visiting professor in philosophy at the University of Buckingham and research professor at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences in Arlington, Virginia.

Scruton is not just an academic. He founded the Conservative Philosophy Group, which helped to change the climate of opinion in Britain during the 1970s and 1980s. He is also the co-founder of the Town and Country Forum, devoted to encouraging cross-party discussions over the divide between urban and rural people. He has been an active and decorated supporter of democratic and anti-communist movements in Lebanon and Eastern Europe (particularly the Underground University in the Czech Republic and Slovakia).

He has published more than thirty books, both fiction and non-fiction. His non-fiction covers topics including philosophy and aesthetics, political and cultural commentary, criticism, and country life. Among them are The Meaning of Conservatism, An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Philosophy, An Intelligent Person's Guide to Modern Culture, and News from Somewhere.

From 1982–2000 he was editor of the Salisbury Review. He has written columns for The Times, the Financial Times, and (currently) a wine column the New Statesman. He was founder and director of Claridge Press from 1982–2004, when it became part of the Continuum Publishing Group. He has also presented two full television documentaries.

He has composed two operas, Violet (premiered in 2005) and The Minister (premiered in 1994).

His website is at rogerscruton.com

Speakers Bureau

Through the Trinity Forum Speakers Bureau, Professor Roger Scruton is available to speak on faith & worldview and cultural engagement.  Previously, he has also been requested to speak on topics concerning musical education and the significance of culture.

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Selected Publications

It is significant, I think, that in the presence of a story, whether we are telling it or listening to it, we never have the feeling of being experts—there is too much we don’t yet know, too many possibilities available, too much mystery and glory. Even the most sophisticated of stories tends to bring out the childlike in us—expectant, wondering, responsive, delighted—which, of course, is why the story is the child’s favorite form of speech; why it is the Holy Spirit’s dominant form of revelation; and why we adults, who like posing as experts and managers of life, so often prefer explanation and information.

Eugene Peterson

Featured Resource from the Fellows

Cover image via AmazonThe Mirage of Peace: Understanding the Never-Ending Conflict in the Middle East by David Aikman.

Aikman goes behind the headlines to explain the issues of the Middle East from a balanced perspective.

More Trinity Forum Resources

Cover imageThe Machine Stops by E. M. Forster, foreword by Dan Russ.

Technology has afforded humankind such tremendous advances over the last 125 years—the telephone, the airplane, and the personal computer, to name a few, it is difficult to imagine life without them. But as great as some of the innovations have been for society, technology also has presented its distinct challenges with which we are grappling today: social isolation, physical inactivity, and dependency on machines.

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