Why is BYU celebrating signing of text for the US Constitution?”
BYU celebrated the signing of the United States Constitution with the lecture “Building a Vibrant Culture” by speaker Ken I. Kersch on Wednesday. Kersch is an associate professor of political science, history and law at Boston College. Although the title of his lecture uses the word “building,” Kersch prefers to use the word “cultivating.” “Alliteration is important, but even more important is the difference between building something, which deals with the structure and mechanics, and helping a plant to grow, which is more cultivation.” Kersch said. “The more interesting issue is how we cultivate a vibrant culture.” Kersch used a religious analogy to describe the Constitution in American lives. “The text is the body and the living culture is the soul,” Kersch said.
BYU celebrated the signing of the United States Constitution with the lecture “Building a Vibrant Culture” by speaker Ken I. Kersch on Wednesday. Kersch is an associate professor of political science, history and law at Boston College. Although the title of his lecture uses the word “building,” Kersch prefers to use the word “cultivating.” “Alliteration is important, but even more important is the difference between building something, which deals with the structure and mechanics, and helping a plant to grow, which is more cultivation.” Kersch said. “The more interesting issue is how we cultivate a vibrant culture.” Kersch used a religious analogy to describe the Constitution in American lives. “The text is the body and the living culture is the soul,” Kersch said. Kersch illuminated the importance of the Constitution as a living document, and juxtaposed it to the Soviet Union documents. “They have a great text, but it had no bearing to reality,” Kersch said. “A text doesn’t do you any
