# Event Details - **Event Name**: Senator Chris Murphy at First Parish Church - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: presenting Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken AmericaAbout this EventHarvard Book Store welcomes Senator Chris Murphy—lawyer, author, and politician serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Connecticut—for a discussion of his new book, Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America.TicketingThere are two ticket options for this event. Tickets go on sale Thursday, April 2nd at 9am.Book-Included Tickets: Includes admission for one and one hardcover copy of Crisis of the Common Good pre-signed by Senator Chris Murphy.Admission-Only Tickets: Includes admission for one.Note: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.Please be aware that security measures at the venue will be heightened for this event. Large bags or backpacks will not be permitted. If you must carry a bag, please use a small wristlet or handheld wallet, or clear plastic, vinyl or PVC. All items brought into this event are subject to inspection.About Crisis of the Common GoodA prominent senator assesses the destructive ideas that have seized the American spirit—and shows how the hidden alignments in our politics can free us from their hold.Today, the United States is in a crisis—and it’s not just a political one: over fifty years, the pursuit of profit has undermined virtue and character, while too many of us have become convinced that happiness results from acting as good consumers, rather than as good citizens. New technologies threaten essential human capabilities, and a winner-takes-all mentality has given the rich and well-connected nearly uncontested control and has corrupted our government. The result: Americans have lost the sense of purpose and connection that are vital to happiness. In this vacuum, Donald Trump, feeding off the emptiness and resentment, has come to power.In recent years, Senator Chris Murphy has stepped forward to challenge the Trump administration’s assaults on our democracy. He sees that these assaults are a symptom of a deeper crisis: the abandonment of the common good as our country’s organizing principle. In his unflinching new book, he draws on history and political philosophy to expose how six different cults have seized hold of American life and paved the way to our current troubles: cults of profit, globalism, technology, consumption, credentialism, and corruption.Refusing despair, Murphy offers a new politics of the common good that is both deeply rooted in our past and a challenge to the status quo. A majority of Americans favor policies that confront these destructive cults by curbing corporate power, controlling predatory technology, enhancing face-to-face connection, granting workers greater control of their lives, and removing big money from our politics. The common good, Murphy shows, is a vital principle ready to be claimed today.BioChris Murphy has represented Connecticut in the U.S. Senate since 2013. A previous member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Connecticut state legislature, he is known for his work to combat gun violence, political corruption, and the scourge of loneliness in America. He is the author of The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy. Crisis of the Common Good is his second book.Masking PolicyMasks are encouraged but not required for this event. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cambridge/senator-chris-murphy-at-first-parish-church/100001986465894966 - **Event Categories**: art, contests, literary-art, theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fsenator-chris-murphy-at-first-parish-church-tickets-1986465894966 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 21.99, max: 48.24, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Cambridge - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: First Parish Church - **lat**: 42.37452 - **long**: -71.1193466 - **full address**: First Parish Church, 1446 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Harvard Book Store (https://allevents.in/org/harvard-book-store/22545260) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/7a56615ca984db30572f542da246d15749822751a5aec72e2efd089b468bad8c-rimg-w1200-h600-dc104cfc-gmir.jpg?v=1775109665 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/2884c3e730935ded94f851acc7731706ae16b573856cc56c5623606d235446f7-rimg-w400-h400-dc2d1e27-gmir.jpg?v=1775109665 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** First Parish Church, 1446 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 21.99 up to 48.24 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Harvard Book Store - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, contests, literary-art, theatre - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Senator Chris Murphy at First Parish Church ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Senator Chris Murphy at First Parish Church", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/7a56615ca984db30572f542da246d15749822751a5aec72e2efd089b468bad8c-rimg-w1200-h600-dc104cfc-gmir.jpg?v=1775109665", "startDate": "2026-05-30T19:00:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-05-30T20:00:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/cambridge/senator-chris-murphy-at-first-parish-church/100001986465894966", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "First Parish Church", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1446 Massachusetts Ave", "postalCode": "02138", "addressLocality": "Cambridge", "addressRegion": "MA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "42.37452", "longitude": "-71.1193466" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "presenting Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-02", "availabilityEnds": "2026-05-30T20:00:00-04:00", "validFrom": "2026-04-02", "lowPrice": "21.99", "highPrice": "48.24", "price": "21.99", "url": "https://allevents.in/cambridge/senator-chris-murphy-at-first-parish-church/100001986465894966" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-02", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/cambridge/senator-chris-murphy-at-first-parish-church/100001986465894966", "price": "48.24", "name": "Book-Included Ticket" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-02", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/cambridge/senator-chris-murphy-at-first-parish-church/100001986465894966", "price": "21.99", "name": "Admission-Only Ticket" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Harvard Book Store", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/harvard-book-store/22545260", "description": "Harvard Book Storeis a unique and special place—a locally owned, independently run Cambridge landmark since 1932. 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