As some of you no doubt know, Don Briel–now professor at the University of Mary in North Dakota, after a long career as the founder and fountainhead of the Catholic Studies Program at the University of St. Thomas… Read More
A short, 30 minute lecture/discussion as I gave the first quiz of the semester. The course lecture involved Plato’s understanding of the divine. Enjoy.
I needed to devote the first 22 or so minutes of class to “how to write a liberal arts essay,” so the actual lecture on Socrates is very short. My apologies. You might want to skip ahead 20… Read More
Ok, so, I’m getting a little behind, and it’s only the third day of MWF classes! Here’s lecture 3, if you’re keeping count. This one focuses (after a bit of housekeeping) specifically on chapters 2 and 3 of… Read More
Yesterday, I had the grand privilege of speaking with John Barron (Chicago Tribune) about Russell Kirk on live tv, C-Span’s Book TV. It was wonderful, and John, not surprisingly, was a brilliant gentleman. In fact, everyone at the… Read More
YES! Throw any superlative you want out there, I’m your man!!! Thank you, NYT! http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/books/review/russell-kirk-american-conservative-by-bradley-j-birzer.html
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“They’ve got their history wrong. The best fruits came precisely from Christian humanism. When Christianity and humanism touch, the best things emerge.” “The great Christian humanists, men like St. Thomas More, Vives, Erasmus, Castellion and others, were ever… Read More
Interesting United Nations book exploring various western religions. Published in 1964. Interviews with Jacques Maritain, Etienne Gilson, and Christopher Dawson. interviews with maritain gilson dawson
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Here’s a great and insightful piece on seeking a proper college education. Some of the schools and facts are dated (very dated), but the advice overall is still sound. rak art of choosing a college 1981
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