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Matthew Lee AndersonEducationBible

Fools Becoming Wise

I Corinthians 3:18-19 “If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom

Matthew Lee AndersonEducationEvangelicalism

Trouble in Georgetown

This is an intriguing piece of news. Georgetown University, a fine Jesuit school, has allegedly banned evangelical protestant groups from operating. The best part of the official letter: “While we realize this comes as a great disappointment, please know that […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEducation

What Has Happened to the Great Books and Why Christian Educators Need to Get Back to Them

Tomorrow, I am speaking at the Southwestern Conference for Classical Christian Educators on the topic of Great Books. Below is my introduction to my speech. “Due to neglect of our

Matthew Lee AndersonEducationEpistemology

Thoughts on Theaetetus: Volume IV

Why Volumes? I have no idea. It just seemed right. I missed last night’s session due to grading, but these are a few thoughts from tonight. Socrates’ relationship to Theaetetus is as a midwife to a person in labor, or […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEducationPhilosophyLiteratureEpistemology

Thoughts on Theaetetus: Volume III

The relationship between teacher and student can take many forms. Modern educational approaches value the teacher insofar as he imparts information to the pupil. But traditional education is more akin

Matthew Lee AndersonEducationEpistemology

Thoughts on Theaetetus: Volume II

Theaetetus is introduced by Theodorus, a teacher of geometery who praises Theatetus for being acute, manly, and above all, a man of unique and peculiar gentleness. But is Theaetetus, a man of some nobility, a good student? Theodorus praises him […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEducationPhilosophyLiteratureEpistemology

Thoughts on Theaetetus: Volume I

Every year or so I get the immense privilege of hanging out with Dr. Al Geier, mentor of Dr. John Mark Reynolds, student of Leo Strauss, and the nearest thing

Matthew Lee AndersonEducation

Da Vinci Code Takedown and Send-up

Fred Sanders' post on Middlebrow outing nine art errors in that atrocious, yet very popular and profitable novel, The Da Vinci Code is a gem. I had plenty of

Matthew Lee AndersonEducation

The Problem with Raising the Stakes in the Debate on Homosexuality in the Church

Over at the fantastic blog Mere Comments, Dante translator Anthony Esolen wrote a piece urging the church to “raise the stakes” in the debate on homosexuality in the church by “blistering and frank condemnations of fornication — based on a […]

Keith E. BuhlerEducation

an aphorism about education

“It is impossible to teach from a religiously or philosophically neutral position.” St. Augustine Academy, Tulsa Oklahoma

Keith E. BuhlerEducationEpistemology

A simple question

I want to be an intelligent person. Many people I know want to be intelligent persons, and pursue this end with much energy, vigour, and enthusiasm.... my question is about

Keith E. BuhlerEducationEpistemology

A simple question

I want to be an intelligent person. Many people I know want to be intelligent persons, and pursue this end with much energy, vigour, and enthusiasm…. my question is about the purpose of all this bustle. Namely: What is the […]