Hartford College is proud to host Joseph Pearce's first visit to Australia.
Monday 5 May to Monday 12 May 2025
Hartford College Sydney will host Joseph Pearce's one and only tour of Australia. Raised in England, Joseph resides in the United States with his family. He is an internationally acclaimed bestselling author, speaker, teacher, esteemed biographer and scholar of great books from the classical to the modern.

All public speaking events for Joseph Pearce are listed below. Click the links for more details regarding each event including ticketing. Events will be continuously updated.
Tour Dates May 2025

05may6:30 pm'God's Love and Great Literature'6:30 pm Campion College, Toongabbie, Sydney

06may6:30 pm‘Solzhenitsyn: Five decades on – Is the World Still Split?’6:30 pm Warrane College, Kensington, Sydney

07mayAll DayTBA(All Day: wednesday) Melbourne

08mayAll DayTBA(All Day: thursday) Melbourne

09may6:30 pm‘From Racial Hatred to Infinite Love – A Very Personal Conversion’6:30 pm St Michael the Archangel, Belfield, Sydney

10may6:30 pm‘A Matter of Life and Death: The Battle for a True Education’6:30 pm Hartford College, Daceyville, Sydney

11may4:00 pmTBA4:00 pm St John Henry Newman College, Brisbane

12may7:00 amTBA7:00 am Brisbane

“Joseph Pearce offers the most accessible introduction to the Catholic literary tradition of anyone alive today”

George A. Harne, Ph.D. President, Christendom College

“Very few speakers can hold the attention, and move the hearts, of a crowd like Joseph Pearce”

Chris Check, President, Catholic Answers

“Joseph Pearce is an amazing, insightful, and entertaining speaker. You’ll want to arrange or rearrange your schedule to hear him"

Mark Brumley, President/CEO, Ignatius Press
Who is Joseph Pearce?
Joseph Pearce is an English-born American writer, known for his biographies of literary figures and his work in promoting Christian culture.

Pearce is an internationally acclaimed author, who has written over 30 books and enriched his audiences with countless speeches, podcasts, editorials, lectures and television presentations. Renowned for his biographies of literary giants including William Shakespeare, J.R.R. Tolkien, Oscar Wilde, C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, and Hilaire Belloc, his works explore the intersection of literature and faith, reflecting his deep commitment to Christian culture.

Professor Pearce has held various academic positions, including Director of the Center for Faith and Culture at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee. He has also taught at Ave Maria University and Thomas More College of Liberal Arts. Additionally, he is a co-editor of the St. Austin Review and has hosted TV series on EWTN.

"With a compelling combination of compassion, wit, and grace, Joseph Pearce has a gripping story to tell."

Dale Ahlquist, President, Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton

“An intellectual tour de force, a voice of common sense and compassion, born of good reading and transformative faith."

Anthony E. Clark, Endowed Chair, Whitford University

"A riveting speaker, Pearce is the master chronicler of the Catholic Literary Revival."

Robert Asch, Editor, The Saint Austin Press
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