Classical Education Isn’t Smart
Classical Education Isn’t Smart By Travis Copeland As a teacher, my goal is not to graduate smart students. That might be a shocking statement to hear from a […]
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Cather: An Author Profile
CatherAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Few authors achieve the distinctive transparency of Cather’s work. ❧ Full name: Willa (née Wilella) Sibert Cather [wĭł-à, wĭ-lĕł-à sē-bŕt kăð-ŕ; see
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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
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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
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Ptolemy: An Author Profile
PtolemyAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown The Ptolemaic system has become a byword for backwardness, yet in truth, Ptolemy is arguably the father of science. ❧ Full name:
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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
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Franklin: An Author Profile
FranklinAn Author Profile By Travis Copeland If there ever was a renaissance man, it was Benjamin Franklin. ❧ Full name and titles: Benjamin Franklin [bĕn-jà-mĭn frâŋk-lĭn; see our pronunciation
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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
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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
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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
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