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Elizabeth Stice

Elizabeth Stice is a professor of history at Palm Beach Atlantic University, where she also serves as the assistant director of the Frederick M Supper Honors College. She is the editor in chief of Orange Blossom Ordinary.

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The Good and Goods of a Christian Liberal Arts Education

While across the country, K-12 classical education is on the rise, Christian colleges are not fully capitalizing on the opportunity presented. It is almost as though we have lost faith in what it is we do best.

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Delicious Life

What does it mean to “taste and see that the Lord is good?” It may be reflected in dying like my grandmother, without a bitter taste in the mouth.

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All the Way Home

In most books about loneliness, we receive recommendations for restoring institutions and communities. Yet Corbin looks beyond church membership and bowling leagues, to virtuous friendship and primordial experiences.

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The Stories We Tell Ourselves About Living and Dying

The representation of so-called "assisted dying" on Hacks is harmful because it is dishonest about dignity in such situations. 

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The Case for Copying 'The Imitation of Christ' by Hand

For most of church history, we internalized key texts by transcribing them. One great books prof has brought that practice back to her students.

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Baa, Ram, You?

The One and the Ninety-Nine rests on a 'simple' premise: 'Each of us is torn between belonging and differentiation; few ever learn to manage that tension.'

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The Myth of the American West

Whether or not readers agree with Nelson's interpretation of the American Dream, many will find the people in this book worth reading about.

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The Goodness of Caring for Other People's Children

Raising virtuous and mature people requires an immense amount of work—and when that work can be shared amongst trusted friends everyone is helped.

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The Good News About Bad Work Days

A large portion of our fidelity at work consists not in finding the just-right vocation, but in persisting in holiness and love when work is unsatisfying.

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Why History Matters

David McCullough's final work is a testament to the conviction that drove all his work—that history matters immensely and imparts wisdom to its students.

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The Real You

It’s not the real world, but it is the real you.

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Gifts Given, Gifts Received

'Mailman' is a frequently delightful reflection on civic life and what holds America together even in an era of low trust.