While there might be some things that could bother or bore a high school reader, St. Augustine’s City of God is a must-read for every student—especially for those who have been reading the classical authors of Greece and Rome—since it opens the mind to the Christian context in the ancient world, provides an antidote to … More Why Teach the City of God
Learning requires thinking on the part of the learner. It is, therefore, the role of the teacher to provide the conditions that force the learner to think; this is best done through questions. The questions are then tailored to a particular end, getting the student to reach a conclusion by themselves. This requires the … More Socratic Teaching
Introduction Christian classical education challenges the modern view of the self, yet its use of the Western tradition aims to cultivate a mature and flourishing human being. It seeks to understand God’s world and align human nature with the structure of reality. In contrast, modern education treats students as material to be shaped according to … More Classical Education
St. Augustine – Confessions (2nd reading), The City of God (4th reading) L. M. Montgomery – Twice Told Tales, Anne of Green Gables (5th reading), Anna of Avonlea (4th reading) Cicero – On the Nature of the Gods, On Obligations (2nd reading) Wendell Berry – The World Ending Fire, How It Went, A Place in … More Books Read 📚 (or Listened to) in 2024
I have been an occasional pipe smoker for the past couple of years, and it has brought me great enjoyment. As I think about why I do it, five reasons come to mind: it brings people together for good conversation, it connects one to pipe smokers of the past, it allows interaction with fire, there … More Five Reasons Why I Smoke A Pipe
Anna Karenina is the greatest novel. In it, the reader will find illustrated the two great questions of existence: what is man like? and what is man for? The first question is mapped out in the lives of a complex cast of characters, most notably in the two protagonists, Anna and Levin, who begin, like … More Anna Karenina: a Review
Feudalism was a social and political system that arose principally in the wake of the fall of Rome. It provided structure and stability for a millennium across Europe, taking many different forms but binding families and tying them together for protection and economic advancement with a distinct sense of place and class roles. With the … More Feudalism and the Old South
Humble people are happy people. The world offers her goodness to everyone, but does so on her own terms. It cannot be demanded, grasped at, captured, or enticipated. Pride thinks it is owned this goodness, and when the hardness of the world is instead recieved, it is seen as an insult to its dignity. Humility … More Pride and Happiness
I am not a prophet, nor the son of a prophet, but I know that the modern fantasy world will fall and burn. You can only sin against normality for so long. I am not saying that the answers will be ideal, or even Christian, but mankind cannot live in delusion against basic human and … More A Prophecy
Reflective Wanderer 