Classical Education

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

Leisure and the Highest Good

Meaningful leisure is the antidote to both the modern world’s laziness as well as its bustle, but more than that, leisure leads to the highest human calling, contemplation. “Leisure is,” according to the German philosopher Josef Pieper, “the contemplative reception of reality through our highest activities.” In other words doing activities that allow the mind … More Leisure and the Highest Good