Louis Markos

Louis Markos (PhD, University of Michigan), Professor in English and Scholar in Residence at Houston Christian University, holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities. He speaks widely on ancient Greece and Rome, Lewis and Tolkien, and apologetics and classical education. His 30 books include The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology through Christian Eyes, Passing the Torch: An Apology for Classical Christian Education, From Aristotle to Christ, From Plato to Christ, From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics, Heaven and Hell: Visions of the Afterlife in the Western Poetic Tradition, Ancient Voices: An Insider’s Look at the Early Church, On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis, Apologetics for the 21st Century, Worldview Guides to the Iliad, Odyssey, and Aeneid, and a trilogy of children’s novels, The Dreaming Stone, In the Shadow of Troy, and The Gates of Freedom, in which his kids become part of Greek mythology, the epics of Homer, and ancient Greek history. His son and daughter teach ancient history and music at classical schools in Texas.