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A Diary for Teachers of the Liberal Arts

Evolution’s Mistress

Max Leyf on theory, teleology, and Darwinian evolution.

July 18, 2023

The Wisdom of Solomon and the Wisdom of Plato

Max Leyf on the perennial question about Athens and Jerusalem.

June 5, 2023

Virtue, Vice, and Homer’s Heroes

Megan Waardenburg on the moral failings of ancient heroes.

May 10, 2023

Identity Crisis

David Hicks reviews How to Be a Sinner by Peter...

May 2, 2023

Classical Education in the Muslim Tradition

Cori Saleh on the rich history of Muslim classical education...

April 25, 2023

Classical Education is Not at the Heart of the Culture Wars

Classical education and contemporary culture wars.

April 4, 2023

A Call for an Enchanted Education

David Russell Mosley on the link between education and enchantment.

April 3, 2023

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A Diary for Teachers of the Liberal Arts

Evolution’s Mistress

The Wisdom of Solomon and the Wisdom of Plato

Virtue, Vice, and Homer’s Heroes

Identity Crisis

Classical Education in the Muslim Tradition

Classical Education is Not at the Heart of the Culture Wars

A Call for an Enchanted Education

What Is the Canon Like?

Resisting the Spread of Ugliness

Ten Theses on Artificial Intelligence

Lost in the Valley of the Roses

What is the Purpose of Education?

“Redeeming the Six Arts: A Christian Approach to Classical Chinese Education,” Reviewed by Jacob Andrews

Classical Education Must Include the East

Hospitality to Truth

Authority and the Vision of God: Living Tradition in the Works of Robert Wilken

“Miss Prim and John Senior” by Tracey Leary

Jove’s Scepter: Ruminations on Autumn

“You’re already beginning to change the past,” an interview with Jordan Wood

“Latin, for Its Own Sake” by Jacob Andrews

Captive Beauty

“Bridging Science, Humanities, and Faith with the History of Science” by Dr. Ted Davis

Pulling Together When the World Pulls Apart

Root and Branch: Musical Education and Tolkien the Poet

“Why You Should Teach non-Western Classics” by Jacob Andrews

Why Everyone Should Believe in Fairies (Part Four)

Why Everyone Should Believe in Fairies (Part Three)

How Emerging “-isms” Manifest a Religious Character

How Should Christian Classical Schools Regard and Respond to American Politics and Culture?

“To Know and To Love” by Annie Crawford

Why Everyone Should Believe in Fairies (Part Two)

Why Everyone Should Believe in Fairies (Part One)

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