There are seats on the wings of the room who need a place to set. Sit. Youre welcome to see it of course. It is great to welcome everyone to this evening of conversation in discussion about our christian witness in the 21st century. The occasion is of course his new book on the benedict option. But before i introduce the imminent speaker i want to thank the cosponsors of this event. One of the sponsors is first things manganese magazine that i edit. And the other sponsor is plow and i would like to think peter munson for contributing so much for making this evening happen. It was really peters idea to have a big event like this to mark the publication of this important book. I would also like to thank the folks at the american conservative where he is a Senior Editor and a tireless blogger. And as we all know. In fact right now he is posting the folks at the american conservative in the folks at plow and i would like to thank those of us for trying to think about how to move forward in