Kentucky author Wendell Berry has been chosen to deliver the Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities. This will be the 41st year that the National Endowment for the Humanities has named a lecturer for the most prestigious honor the government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities. The lecture, "It All Turns on Affection," will discuss man’s interaction with nature, as depicted in history, philosophy, and literature.You can read more in this link to the press release from the National Endowment for the Humanities concerning this lecture and a brief biography on Mr. Berry.
