William Sikes, the author of “The End of Meaning: Cultural Change in America Since 1945,” is the featured speaker March 9 at 3 p.m. at the Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church in Abingdon, Virginia.
Toward the end of the 20th century, many people became anxious about the collapse and decline of the institutions which gave meaning to people’s lives. In this book Sikes explores the forces that have brought about the extraordinary decline in our families and communities, our universities and religious institutions, films and popular music, literature and fine arts, and more.
Sikes has degrees from Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. He is also an artist and author of “The Psychological Roots of Modernism: Picasso and Jung.”
Because of the closing of the Abingdon Library for renovations, the event is held at the Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church at 136 E. Main Street.
The event is free of charge. There will be book sales and signings after the events. For more information, contact the event’s coordinator, Ben Jennings, at ben.h.jennings@gmail.com.
