Projected and formed by the Panel Discussion this morning. We believe this uniting theme on these three presentations, elements of Common Ground thinking will be apparent due to their complex and deeply informed philosophies. Ben ledford is a professor of english at ben valley state university, the past president of the t. S. Eliot society and the editor of the t. S. Eliot and christian tradition, ben will be discussing elliotts contributions to the mid20th century tradition. Bradley birzer is the chair at hills vail college and is the cofounder of the imaginative conservative. His scholarship and imagination have allowed him to publish diverse topics such as Christopher Dawson, james cooper, and tolkiens middle earth. Today, his subject is russell kirk, in many ways, the barrier of postwar conservatism. Lisa zeffil is associate professor of history at pacific university. Her scholarship focuses on the role of culture in the government and American Values as well as social and politica