Adler’s “Three Columns Revisited” Revisited

Depending on the stream of classical Christian education one has been trained in, Mortimer Adler’s work could be foundational, moderately common, and relatively obscure. Adler himself only came to faith in God late in life, but he spent much of his life defending the classical tradition and pushing towards a classical education for every child. In the Paideia Program (1984), a work by Adler and … Continue reading Adler’s “Three Columns Revisited” Revisited

Poetry as Pedagogy

Earlier this week I shared a summary and handout from my ACCS presentation on June 20 entitled, “Theological Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts.” On June 21, I also had the opportunity at the ACCS Repairing the Ruins conference to present on “Poetry as Pedagogy.” My goal in that presentation was to convince attendees that poetry is not simply content to be taught, but in fact … Continue reading Poetry as Pedagogy