Irvington Theater will present “Against the Machine” | An Evening with Paul Kingsnorth on Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00pm, an evening of intimate conversation that explores Kingsnorth’s latest work, “Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity.”
In “Against the Machine,” Kingsnorth — the English novelist, poet and essayist dubbed “furiously gifted” by The Washington Post — turns his literary and philosophical talents to the crisis of modern times. The result is a wholly original — and terrifying — account of what it will take to preserve our humanity.
In his youth, Kingsnorth was one of the most powerful voices of the environmental movement, opposing globalization through both activism and art that was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize. As he has gotten older, he has come to see the threats to our planet as part of a deeper spiritual crisis—an encroaching force which he calls The Machine.
Writing in the tradition of Wendell Berry, Jacques Ellul, and Simone Weil, Kingsnorth reminds us what humanity requires: a healthy suspicion of entrenched power; connection to land, nature, and heritage; and a deep attention to matters of the spirit. Prophetic, poetic, and erudite, “Against the Machine” is the spiritual manual from dissidents in the technological age.
Kingsnorth is coming to the Irvington Theater as part of his US book tour for what promises to be an agenda-setting philosophical work.
All tickets are just $10 (plus fees) and available for purchase at https://www.irvingtontheater.com/events/againstthemachine.
Paul Kingsnorth is an English writer and thinker living in the west of Ireland. He is the author of ten books of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, including The Wake, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
Rev. Dr. Blaine Crawford serves as pastor of Irvington Presbyterian Church and teaches as an adjunct faculty member at Mercy University. Dr. Crawford’s community involvement includes the Rivertowns Interfaith Clergy Leadership team; Vice President for Development for the Irvington PTSA; the Irvington Newcomers Committee; Cub Scout den leader; and t-ball coach. His most recent writing was published on the Reformed Journal’s blog.
