The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
Disaster, Enlightenment, Plate Tectonics, Fear of the Lord
Featuring author Mark Molesky
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Hellems Room 252
University of Colorado Boulder
Free and open to the public.
The greatest natural disaster of the Age of Reason — the 18th century Enlightenment—occurred on All Saints Day, Nov. 1, 1755, when the imperial capital city of Lisbon, Portugal, was cracked by a massive earthquake and then devastated by the subsequent tsunami and fire. Around Europe, the event caused a total reconsideration of science, philosophy and theology—the event was that horrific. It also gave stimulus to the push for totalitarian rule—years prior to the French Revolution.
Mark Molesky is the author of This Gulf of Fire, the first grand narrative of this central event in over a century, released on Nov. 3 by Alfred A. Knopf. The public is invited to attend this talk, one of the opening events of one of the major publication releases of the year.
Books will be available for purchase at this event, and the author will be available to sign books after the event.
Find This Gulf of Fire on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/This-Gulf-Fire-Destruction-Apocalypse/dp/0307267628
Sponsored by the:
Conservative Thought & Policy Program
A Program of the Center for Western Civilization, Thought and Policy
College of Arts & Sciences | University of Colorado Boulder
