Joshua Gibbs

For Or Against, No Matter, This Week, For Everyone (Julian Of Norwich Redux)

Registration Is Now Open For The 2023 Gibbs Classical Online Conference

On June 23 and 24, I will deliver eight new lectures at the 2023 Gibbs Classical Online Conference. Registration is now open for the conference. You can read descriptions of the lectures and register to attend here.

Excerpt: From The Forthcoming “A Short Introduction To Classical Christian Education”

“If you are new to classical Christian education, greetings. Welcome. If you do a little digging into classical Christian education, you will find that the classical Christian schools in this country have a good deal in common, but that there are differences between them, as well. Some of the ways they differ are insignificant, butContinue reading “Excerpt: From The Forthcoming “A Short Introduction To Classical Christian Education””

The Mystery Of Worship

“There is nothing new under the sun.” “Sing a new song to the Lord.” Discuss.

On Finding Missionally-Aligned Families

If a certain classical school was not skilled at discerning which prospective families were missionally-aligned and which families weren’t, who would be the first to know? a. The administration b. The admissions office c. The faculty d. The parents of missionally-aligned families e. The children of missionally-aligned families f. Someone else

What Does ChatGPT Mean For English Class?

“Writing teachers cannot assign the volume of writing homework necessary to turn bad writers into good ones. At worst, ChatGPT is going to get a few liars and scoundrels out of writing two or three papers a year, but writing those papers wasn’t going to do them much good anyway. However, if teachers begin usingContinue reading “What Does ChatGPT Mean For English Class?”

January Vibes Only

For a cold gray day or cold gray evening. Sort of jazz, sort of ambient, occasionally beautiful, completely German. Put it on and forget about it, or put it on and sort of enjoy it. Worth the sixty seconds it takes to preview.

Starting A Classical School? Here’s Five Things You Have To Get Right The First Time

“Every year, classical Christian schools open by the dozen. Many start with fewer than forty students, but it is not unusual to see a classical school go from forty students to one hundred in less than a decade, and that decade goes fast. Despite how common such growth is, many schools are not founded onContinue reading “Starting A Classical School? Here’s Five Things You Have To Get Right The First Time”

Cells. Interlinked.

There are Twitter accounts of mid-level Christian intellectuals I check in on occasionally so I remember what it looks like to be a functional intellectual who isn’t a slave to followers and fame. There are Twitter accounts of mid-level Christian intellectuals I check in on occasionally so I remember what it looks like to beContinue reading “Cells. Interlinked.”

Wisdom Literature for Beginners Starts This Friday

Registration is still open for Wisdom Literature for Beginners, the Spring class I am offering through Gibbs Classical. The reading schedule is very light and the lectures will be dense and focused. Here is our schedule: January 13: The Consolation of Philosophy (Book 1) January 20: Ecclesiastes, Chapter 1 January 27: Consolation (Book 1), EcclesiastesContinue reading “Wisdom Literature for Beginners Starts This Friday”