Program areas at Hildebrand Project
Publications: The Hildebrand Project was founded to translate and publish the works of Dietrich von Hildebrand. The Hildebrand Project also publishes works related to Dietrich von Hildebrand. (1) The Hildebrand Project finalized two translations and prepared four major titles for future release. (2) We produced an audiobook of Alice von Hildebrand's Memoirs of a Happy Failure and produced and released an audiobook of Dietrich von Hildebrand's In Defense of Purity. (3) We signed a contract with Verbum, widely used by academics, homilists, catechists, making Hildebrand Project books easily discoverable with topical search and cross-referencing. (4) We took steps to publish Hildebrand's spoken reflections on the Church's feasts and seasons. The original typed transcriptions are digitized and in review.
Education and Outreach: (1) To serve non-scholarly audiences, we offer virtual reading groups of 2-4 sessions with open registration; in 2022, we hosted twelve groups for a total of 141 participants. (2) We hosted a virtual book launch event. (3) Public events, including our annual summer seminars, are filmed and presented on the Hildebrand Project's YouTube channel. (www.hildebrandproject.org). (4) We launched a new website, with features including a dedicated scholars section, the ability to display more content (videos, reviews, etc.), etc. The website is regularly updated and has been expanded to include up-to-date videos, photos, and information. (5) The Hildebrand Project communicates regularly with our social media followers and our email list. Our reach across Facebook and Instagram was 364,451 (a 3.8k% increase compared to 2021) and 14,973 (a 17.5k% increase), respectively. Our Facebook following grew by 1,030 new followers.
Academic: The Hildebrand Project supports the engagement and study of Hildebrand through a range of programs. (1) We held our 12th annual and first in-person Summer Seminar since 2019 on the topic "Readiness to Change: Conversion and the Christian Life." In connection with the seminar, we held our first in-person meeting for 13 of our 20 Associated Scholars. (2) We held our annual summer Graduate Residency, welcoming 11 graduate students in Steubenville to hone their philosophical writing with academic mentors. (3) We made our first round of nine summer research grants. (4) We hosted a weekend colloquium on "Personalism and Post-Liberalism." (5) We hosted three advanced reading groups of eight sessions, including one on Personalism and Neurology. (6) We hosted a conference on "John F. Crosby's Contributions to Christian Philosophy."