Category Archives: Delusions of Grandeur

My latest for CiRCE is a little fictional and a little philosophical. If senior thesis season rolled around at a Christian school which taught students “how to think, not what to think,” and a certain student wanted to present a very elegant, sophisticated, and well-researched argument in favor of suicide, what would happen?

Many people use the word “ignorant” and “uneducated” interchangeably, which is ironic given that the word “ignorant” is largely composed of the word “ignore.” An ignorant person is not someone who hasn’t been to school, but someone who ignores what is obvious, common, easily observable, often discussed, or typically advised. An ignorant person is someoneContinue reading “Uneducated Or Ignorant?”

NPR’s Science Friday is neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.

Requiem For a Failed Brothers Karamazov Book Club We met two and a half times. “I’ve always wanted to read this one,” we had all said, very thoughtfully. We will live to say it again.

Over the last several weeks, the news cycle has chewed through a story about a principal at a classical school in Florida who was forced to resign after showing sixth grade students a picture of Michelangelo’s David. If you read a half dozen articles about the matter, you’ll find it’s a bit more complicated thanContinue reading “Fired For Showing Michelangelo’s David In Class? I’m Not Shocked.”

St. Augustine famously said we my use all things, but only God may be enjoyed. It’s a commonly misunderstood aphorism. All things may be used inasmuch as they aid in our enjoyment of God. If anything detracts from our enjoyment of God, that thing is being enjoyed and it is detracting from our enjoyment ofContinue reading “Used Or Enjoyed”

“If classical Christian education is more than simply a refuge from troubled, dumbed-down, secular school systems, what is it?  In his introduction, Joshua Gibbs offers a teacher’s clear, concise, and thoughtful answer.  Classical Christian education is a choice.  Every parent ought to read this pamphlet before making it.” David Hicks, author of Norms & Nobility ReadContinue reading ““A Short Introduction to Classical Christian Education” is Now Available”