Cather: Rock, Wind, and Sun
Cather: Rock, Wind, and Sun By Gabriel Blanchard Few authors achieve the distinctive transparency of Cather’s work. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries were rich in celebrated novelists: Emily …
The Tools of Memory, Part II
The Tools of Memory Part II By Rev. Luke Davis Memory is key not only to education, but to relationship and virtue. Previously, I shared several thoughts on …
The Tools of Memory, Part I
The Tools of Memory Part I By Rev. Luke Davis Far from being a rote exercise in busywork, memory is one of the key elements of a humane …
Ptolemy: Cartographer of the Heavens
Ptolemy: Cartographer of the Heavens By Matt McKeown The Ptolemaic system has become a byword for backwardness, yet in truth, Ptolemy is arguably the father of science. Still …
The Great Conversation: Prudence
The Great Conversation Prudence By Gabriel Blanchard Prudence, as C. S. Lewis put it, is “practical common sense”; but that hardly constitutes material for philosophy. Does it? At …
Franklin: Revolutionary Scientist
Franklin: Revolutionary Scientist By Travis Copeland If there ever was a renaissance man, it was Benjamin Franklin. A polymath in every regard, Franklin’s knowledge and intellect were widely …
Student Essay: The Wisdom of the Yahoos
Student Essay: The Wisdom of the Yahoos By Caedmon Eng After observing my forgetfulness and lack of independence in respect to self-control and recollection of tasks to be …
The Great Conversation: One & Many
The Great Conversation: One & Many By Matt McKeown “One” and “more than one” do not seem like complex ideas on the surface … The “problem of the …
A Hundred Days of Dante Begin Tomorrow!
A Hundred Days of Dante Are About to Begin! Go to hell—and beyond it. We’ve covered the 100 Days of Dante project before: Baylor University Honors College, one …
Student Essay: Beowulf and Ecclesiastes
Student Essay: Beowulf and Ecclesiastes By Caleb Dummermuth The Old English epic and the biblical book share the same lament and the same hope. Ecclesiastes is a sobering …
