Abandoning America’s Founding Ideals
It cannot be disputed that we as a nation have failed to live up to our ideals. But this failure of action does not diminish the value of these ideals; indeed, it only highlights our desperate need for them.
Student Essay: Aristotelian and Biblical Friendship
Is Aristotle’s idea of friendship and its virtues in harmony with Biblical depictions of friendship, or in conflict with them? Tabitha Jacobs explains.
C. S. Lewis: Imagination and Joy
The life of the imagination, according to Lewis, has the capacity to reflect and communicate divine truth; to divide imagination from reason is foolishness.
Student Essay: The Value of Foreign Languages
Is it useful to learn languages for any reason other than being able to communicate, or is their value strictly utilitarian? Miss Sophia Theis explains.
Historical Test Day for CLT
This past weekend on June 20, CLT administered its second ever completely remote proctored exam to thousands of students. While the day had its ups and downs, overall it was a huge success.
Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy
The wheel of fortune, the problem of evil, and the mystery of divine foreknowledge are famous problems; Boethius, in a forgotten book, addressed them all.
Why a “Hard” Education Is Better
It isn’t really possible to make a child love learning; you can only make them learn. Their loves will be their own.
Defending Our Students From Propaganda
The only defense against the worst is a knowledge of the best. By their ignorance people enfranchise their exploiters. —Wendell Berry
Voltaire: Worshiper of Reason
As one of the principal architects of the French Enlightenment, Voltaire wields an influence on all subsequent world history.
The Great Conversation: God
Religios studies concern how human beings think and behave; theology concerns the thing they think and act “about.” They differ as eyes and light differ.
