In my last post I talking about the Seven Liberal Arts and how they give aim and focus to a classical education. What some of you might have been thinking is, “But aren’t you a ... Read More
Discipling Teens in Two Steps
This is a guest blog post from Veritas Academy Secondary Teachers, John Hayward. John is also a student at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia:
Read MoreWhy Classical Education Works Part 2: Humans are not Machines
“The glory of God is a man fully alive.” St. Irenaeus
Read MoreTo Transfer or Not to Transfer; Principle 1
This is a follow up post on transferring. Practical matters, of course, require the wise application of sound principles. This starts with asking and answering good questions. This post is aiming ... Read More
Why Classical Education Works Part 1: Just the Facts
I wanted to write a series of posts on why classical education works. This series takes some things for granted and I wanted to lay those out at the beginning. Here they are:
Read MoreLife is The Comedy
An alum passed along this great article on Dante from the Wall Street Journal:
Read MoreBooks on iPads?
Recently, I received this question from another school:
Read MoreSt. Francis (Turretin)
Today in Turretin's Institutes I read over a discussion of how reason is to be used in making judgment about theology. The historical example that was at the forefront of the discussion was the ... Read More
St. Francis (Turretin): Faith and Reason
Here is a beautiful description of the relationship between faith and reason in the life of a believer from Turretin 1.1.9.15:
Read MoreSt. Francis (Turretin): How do faith and reason fit together?
Had a wonderful time reading about faith and reason this morning in Turretin (1.1.8). He carefully thinks through how reason is useful in the field of theology. He makes a very careful distinction ... Read More