Gibbon: The First Modern Historian
Gibbon: The First Modern Historian By Matt McKeown Gibbon has left his mark on English-language literature and history. In the United States, we tend to associate 1776 with …
Bunyan: Mapmaker of the Soul
Bunyan: Mapmaker of the Soul By Matt McKeown Bunyan conveys great moral and spiritual insight in a surprisingly accessible novel. The Pilgrim’s Progress is one of the most …
The Great Conversation: Logic
The Great Conversation: Logic By Matt McKeown Why don’t they teach logic in these schools? Logic is the name of a few closely related things. It is often …
Wollstonecraft: Rights and Revolution
Wollstonecraft: Rights and Revolution By Matt McKeown Wollstonecraft represented the first glimmer of female equality before the law. From humble beginnings in the late Georgian era of England, …
The Great Conversation: Family
The Great Conversation: Family By Matt McKeown The family is a universal context and, accordingly, a universal concept. The family is one of the oldest institutions in human …
Thucydides: The Other Father of History
Thucydides:The Other Father of History Fifth-century BC Athens is one of the keys to understanding Western thought and history. For better or worse, to this day, our politics, …
Stowe: Liberty and Justice for All
Stowe:Liberty and Justice for All Born into one prominent abolitionist family and married into another, Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of the most influential women of her day. …
The Great Conversation: Custom & Convention
The Great Conversation:Custom & Convention One of the oldest conversations in philosophy is about the contrast—to some minds, conflict—between custom or convention on the one hand and nature …
A Reflection on Catholic Schools Week
A Reflection on Catholic Schools Week This week, the Classic Learning Test celebrates Catholic Schools Week, an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. Dioceses and …
Should We Study Film?
Should We Study Film? Most fans of the CLT probably support teaching the liberal arts (or, more broadly, the humanities). The arts form an important element in education, …
