“Conscience” Talk by Author Louisa Thomas at Saint Luke’s Discovery Hour

Saint Luke’s Parish invites the public to a presentation, “Conscience: Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, One Family” by the author Louisa Thomas on Sunday, September 16, at 9am.

Thomas has written a book about the true story of the four Thomas brothers, young men in Britain who experienced World War I very differently: two military men, one conscientious objector and one civil rights advocate. Each of the brothers believed he was following his conscience. The talk will explore the meaning of conscience -- a word we don’t hear much now. 

Guest speaker Louisa Thomas is a contributor to Grantland, and her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, Vogue, the Paris Review Daily, Bloomberg/Businessweek, and other places. She was formerly on the editorial staff of the New Yorker and a contributing editor at Newsweek. She lives in Berlin and New York. She is at work on her second book, about Louisa Catherine Adams, the wife of John Quincy Adams.

“Conscience” is presented at Saint Luke’s Discovery Hour, a regular Sunday morning program featuring refreshments and presentations on spiritual topics and current events. The event is free and takes place in the parish hall, located on the lower level of the Education Building.

About Saint Luke’s

Saint Luke’s is a parish of the Episcopal Church, located at 1864 Post Road in Darien at the corner of Rings End Road. For information on 2012-2013 Discovery Hour programs, visit http://www.saintlukesdarien.org/content.cfm?id=367