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Dinner lectures and workshops with scholars and authors, guided backpacking and canoe expeditions, and weekly classics book clubs for men in Nashville and across Tennessee. New here? Start with the Meriwether community.

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Peter Thiel Antichrist Lectures in Nashville
Sep28
Lecture Series · Sold Out
Peter Thiel Antichrist Lectures in Nashville
Four Mondays · September 28th – October 19th
The Nashville Antichrist Lectures will draw from history, literature, art, theology, and politics to explore the biblical Antichrist through Thiel’s unique vantage point at the frontier of science and technology.
  • Mondays, Sept 28th – Oct 19th · 6 PM
  • Downtown Nashville
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Anti-Propaganda Workshop with Elijah Buffalino
Oct24
Dinner Workshop
Anti-Propaganda Workshop: Understanding the Rhetorical Devices Used to Manipulate You
An evening with Elijah Buffalino, President of Delator Group, the largest private investigation agency in Tennessee, on the tricks of persuasion and how to see them coming.
  • Sat, October 24th · 6 PM
  • West Nashville
  • Dinner, Wine, & Cigars
  • Gentlemen Only
$99 Reserve Your Seat
Men's Backpacking Trip to Hobbs Cabin in Savage Gulf State Park
Nov21–22
Outdoor Adventure
Men’s Backpacking Trip – Tennessee
Learn outdoor skills and make memories on this 16-mile overnight backpacking adventure through Tennessee’s most beautiful scenery.
  • Sat, Nov 21st – Sun, Nov 22nd
  • Savage Gulf State Park
  • Carpool from Nashville
  • All Gear & Food Included
  • Gentlemen 18+
$275 Register Now
Gentlemen’s Classics Book Club
MultipleChapters
Weekly Book Club
Gentlemen’s Classics Book Club
Read the great classics of the Western tradition with like-minded men every week at Meriwether Academy.
Find a chapter near you.
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From the Archives

Past Events

Past AI as Antichrist with Joe Allen
Oct6
Dinner Lecture
AI as Antichrist: The New Face of a Perennial Myth
With Joe Allen on religion, technology, and the fate of humanity
Tue, October 6th · West Nashville · Dinner, Wine, & Cigars
Past Event
Past The Architecture of Our Glory
Sep23
Special Event
The Architecture of Our Glory
With Justin Shubow on civic design, beauty, & the battle for the American soul
Wed, September 23rd · The Belmont Mansion, Nashville
Past Event
Past A Republic of Virtue
Aug29
Dinner Symposium
A Republic of Virtue
With Dr. Benjamin Smith on Aquinas, citizenship, and the life we owe one another
Sat, August 29th · West Nashville · Dinner, Wine, & Cigars
Past Event
Past The Tranquility of Order
Aug1
Dinner Symposium
The Tranquility of Order
With Dr. Mark Anderson on the ancient Greeks and their path to a calm soul
Sat, August 1st · West Nashville · Dinner, Wine, & Cigars
Past Event
Past Father & Son Backpacking Trip
Jul18–19
Outdoor Adventure
Father & Son Backpacking Trip
Jul 18–19 · Montgomery Bell State Park
Fathers & Sons Ages 8+
Past Event
Past The Bull Moose Symposium
Jul11
Dinner Symposium
The Bull Moose Symposium
On the writings & philosophy of Theodore Roosevelt · West Nashville · Dinner & Wine
Past Event
Past How to Build a Movement with Dr. Jason Pedicone
Jun13
Dinner Symposium
How to Build a Movement
With Dr. Jason Pedicone · West Nashville · Dinner & Wine
Past Event
Past Spring Overnight Canoe Voyage
May30–31
Outdoor Adventure
Spring Overnight Canoe Voyage
Sat, May 30th – Sun, May 31st · Buffalo River
Men & Boys Ages 14+
Past Event
Past The Stonewall Symposium
May28
Dinner Symposium
The Stonewall Symposium
Thu, May 28th · West Nashville · Dinner & Wine
Past Event
Past Father & Son Hike & Camp — May
May16–17
Outdoor Adventure
Father & Son Hike & Camp
May 16–17 · Montgomery Bell State Park
Fathers & Sons Ages 8+
Past Event
Past Father & Son Hike & Camp
Apr25–26
Outdoor Adventure
Father & Son Hike & Camp
Apr 25–26 · Montgomery Bell State Park
Fathers & Sons Ages 8+
Past Event
Past Cost of Glory
Apr21
Dinner Symposium
The Cost of Glory with Alex Petkas
Tue, April 21st · West Nashville · Dinner & Wine
Past Event
Past Iron & Ink
Apr2
Dinner Symposium
Iron & Ink: Architecture of Character
Thu, April 2nd · West Nashville · Dinner & Discussion
Past Event
Past Being or Becoming
Jan2026
Dinner Symposium
Being or Becoming
West Nashville · Dinner & Discussion
Past Event
Past Whole Hog Class
Jan2026
Skills & Craft
The Whole Hog Class
Dickson, Tennessee · Farm & Field
Past Event
Past Reason and the Will
Oct2025
Lecture & Dinner
Reason and the Will with Dr. Mark Anderson
West Nashville · Belmont Philosophy
Past Event
Past Fall Retreat
Oct2025
Retreat
Fall Retreat
Tennessee Wilderness · Multi-Day
Past Event
Past LOST Arts with Dr. Miller
Oct2025
Dinner Symposium
LOST Arts with Dr. Miller
Nashville · Lecture & Discussion
Past Event
Past Fall Backpacking Trip
Sep2025
Outdoor Adventure
Fall Backpacking Trip
Tennessee Trail · Multi-Day
Past Event
Past August Symposium
Aug2025
Dinner Symposium
August Symposium
Nashville · Dinner & Discussion
Past Event
Past Overnight Canoe River Trip
Jun2025
Outdoor Adventure
Overnight Canoe River Trip
Tennessee River · Overnight
Past Event
Past Summer Retreat
Sum2025
Retreat
Summer Retreat
Tennessee · Multi-Day Immersion
Past Event
Past July Symposium
Jul2025
Dinner Symposium
July Symposium
Nashville · Dinner & Discussion
Past Event
Past Symposium
May2025
Dinner Symposium
Spring Symposium
Nashville · Dinner & Discussion
Past Event
Past Spring Retreat
Spr2025
Retreat
Spring Retreat
Tennessee · Multi-Day Immersion
Past Event

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