Online Programming

How should we steward the places we love? In Rooted: Cultivating a Green Philosophy, Grace Olmstead interviews the farmers and thinkers leading the movement to answer this question. Inspired by Scruton’s proposed the solution to this timeless question must be found in and through our love of home—what he called Oikophilia—the series considers responsible farming and stewardship practices that might care for our environment and ecology while also prioritizing the interests and needs of local farmers and communities.

In Building Beautiful, Samuel Hughes interviews the leading figures in traditional architecture and urbanism today. The series explores both timeless questions about the nature of traditional building, and urgent questions about the challenges and opportunities it now faces. Why did traditional architecture vanish during the twentieth century, after flourishing for so many centuries? What are its prospects of renewal? How does its predicament vary across the world? Over seven discussions with an international range of practitioners, we develop a unique overview of one of the most important themes of our day.

The Life of the Mind, an interview series by Dr Mikołaj Sławkowski-Rode explores themes connected both to the challenges the region of Central Europe faced under communism, and the new reality it finds itself in today. Guests of the series include those who worked together with Roger behind the Iron Curtain, his former students, as well as those who, like him, care about the culture and identity of Central Europe.

Conversations

The RSLF hosts online conversations between well-known thinkers and public figures that explore topics regarding Scruton’s work and his contributions to various fields. Past conversations have included guests such as Roger Kimball , The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Professor Robert P. George, The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Baron (Maruice) Glasman, Professor Remi Brague, and more.

Book Launches

The RSLF has launched two major books since its establishment in 2020: Confessions of a Heretic and Against the Tide. View the discussions below featuring Douglas Murray on the second edition of Scruton’s Confessions and Mark Dooley on his collection of Scruton’s articles and essays in Against the Tide.

Reading Groups

The RSLF hosts regular online reading groups featuring various academics such as Anthony O’Hear, Daniel Mahoney, and Paul du Quenoy, among others. Over the course of four sessions, these academics lead small groups through discussions of Scruton’s books that have, thus far, included The Soul of the World, Fools, Frauds and Firebrands, and The Ring of Truth.