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On Teaching Fairy Stories: A Guide to Cultivating Wonder in Students through Great Literature

In On Teaching Fairy Stories: A Guide to Cultivating Wonder in Students through Great Literature, Dr. Junius Johnson makes a compelling case for including fairy stories in our curriculum and teaching them as an essential part of every student’s education. He argues that fairy stories enchant the hearts and minds of students, enabling them to see the mythic truth that characterizes the cosmos.

Dr. Johnson completed his PhD in theology, philosophy, and literature at Yale University and teaches live online courses for secondary students and video courses for educators.

The Lost Seeds of Learning:
Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric as Life-Giving Arts

Written by Dr. Phillip J. Donnelly, The Lost Seeds of Learning: Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric as Life-Giving Arts invites readers to consider how our understanding of the learners, the teachers, the content, the forms, and the purposes of the verbal arts become transformed in light of Christian faith.

Dr. Donnelly is professor of literature in the Honors College at Baylor University, where he teaches in the Great Texts Program and the English Graduate Program and serves as the director of the Great Texts Program. His research focuses on the historical connections between philosophy, theology, and imaginative literature, with particular attention to Renaissance literature and the reception of classical educational traditions.

Humanitas

The Humanitas series offers a continuous, unfolding narrative of Western Civilization through carefully curated primary source documents. While the texts would be a helpful resource for yourself, they could also serve as curriculum for the students enrolled in your courses.

Editor Christopher Perrin, MDiv, PhD, is the CEO of Classical Academic Press, and a leader, author, and speaker for the renewal of classical education.

Editor Chris Maiocca - MA from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts.

Editor Nathan Antiel, MPhil, MAR, MAT, teaches courses on pedagogy and the history and philosophy of education at Thales College.

Humanities, Philosophy, and Pedagogy

The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Christian Classical Education

Written by Dr. Kevin Clark and Ravi Scott Jain, The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Christian Classical Education describes the liberal arts as a central part of a larger and more robust paradigm of classical education that should consist of piety, gymnastic, music, liberal arts, philosophy, and theology.

Before founding the The Ecclesial Schools Initiative in 2019, Kevin Clark served as academic dean of the Geneva School in Winter Park, Florida, where he also taught for fifteen years. He earned a BA in philosophy from the University of Central Florida, an MA in theological studies from Reformed Theological Seminary, and a DLS from Georgetown University, where he wrote on liberal arts education and interdisciplinary practice.

Ravi Scott Jain is a graduate scholar in science and religion at Oriel College, Oxford University, pursuing his doctorate in theology. He holds an MA from Reformed Theological Seminary, a graduate certificate in mathematics from University of Central Florida, and a BA from Davidson College.

The Black Intellectual Tradition:
Reading Freedom in Classical Literature

In The Black Intellectual Tradition: Reading Freedom in Classical Literature, authors Dr. Anika Prather and Dr. Angel Parham introduce their audience to Black intellectuals and educators who loved, taught, and put into practice the wisdom and virtue of the great voices who came before. With this rich heritage increasingly lost from view, this book restores stories and experiences that will inform and inspire ideas for action and application within all classical schools and homeschools.

Dr. Anika T. Prather earned her B.A. from Howard University in elementary education as well as a Masters in liberal arts from St. John’s College (Annapolis) and a PhD in English, Theatre, and Literacy Education from the University of Maryland (College Park). She has served as a teacher, supervisor for student teachers, director of education, head of school, and a professor of Humanities in the English Department at Howard University.

Dr. Angel Adams Parham is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. She is also the cofounder and executive director of Nyansa Classical Community, which provides curricula and programming designed to connect with students from diverse backgrounds and invites them to take part in the Great Conversation, cultivate their moral imagination, and pursue truth, goodness, and beauty.

The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and
Roman Mythology through Christian Eyes

In the spirit of C. S. Lewis, whose own acceptance of Christ hinged on his understanding that Christ is the myth become fact, The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology through Christian Eyes mines wisdom of eternal value from the great storehouses of Greek and Roman mythology and traces the links that bind those myths to the Bible and the Christian life. The text takes its readers on an exploration of Greco-Roman characters, art, and stories—one that spans 50 myths and sheds new light on the legends of Hercules, Orpheus, Jason, Phaedra, Oedipus, and many more! The journey through myth unfolds through six unique parts, each pointing beyond the lustful and wrathful Olympian gods to the One Holy Creator who stands, like Aslan, at the back of all our stories.

Louis Markos (PhD, University of Michigan), Professor in English and Scholar in Residence at Houston Baptist University, holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities. He speaks widely on ancient Greece and Rome, Lewis and Tolkien, and apologetics and classical education.

The Man Born to Be King

Written by British scholar and novelist Dorothy Sayers, The Man Born to Be King is a faithful account of the 4 gospels in dramatic form. Sayers is completely true to the eyewitness material in the New Testament, but she adds character introductions, minor characters, stage directions, and dialogue. This famous play-cycle serves as an excellent source for down-to-earth literary reading, devotional reflection, and theological discussion.

Socratic Conversations: Bringing the Dialoges of Plato
and the Socratic Tradition into Today's Classroom

Written by Jeffrey S. Lehman, Socratic Conversation: Bringing the Dialogues of Plato and the Socratic Tradition into Today's Classrooms reveals the natural connection between great philosophical dialogues and the art of philosophic conversation that is in pursuit of the truth. In distinct yet complementary ways, the three parts of the book build a bridge between the philosophical dialogues of Plato, and others, and the contemporary practice of Socratic conversation as a pedagogical method.

Jeffrey S. Lehman holds a BA in biblical literature and philosophy from Taylor University, an MA in philosophy of religion and ethics from Biola University, and an MA and PhD in philosophy from the University of Dallas. He is a full professor at the University of Dallas and has taught the liberal arts and the Great Books through Socratic conversation at such colleges and universities as the Torrey Honors Institute of Biola University, Thomas Aquinas College, and Hillsdale College.

Giants in the Liberal Arts

Augustine: Rejoicing in the Truth

In Augustine: Rejoicing in the Truth, Dr. Jeffrey S. Lehman introduces readers to Augustine’s philosophy and theology of education. Beginning with a brief biography and an overview of Augustine’s extensive contributions to literature, Lehman then explores Augustine’s evolving thought about the nature and purpose of education, and the ways that liberal arts and liberal education are conducive to man’s pursuit of happiness.

Jeffrey S. Lehman holds a BA in biblical literature and philosophy from Taylor University, an MA in philosophy of religion and ethics from Biola University, and an MA and PhD in philosophy from the University of Dallas. He is a full professor at the University of Dallas and has taught the liberal arts and the Great Books through Socratic conversation at such colleges and universities as the Torrey Honors Institute of Biola University, Thomas Aquinas College, and Hillsdale College.

Mortimer Adler: The Paidea Way of Classical Education

In Mortimer Adler: The Paideia Way of Classical Education, Dr. Robert M. Woods examines the foundations, characteristics, contours, and real-life applications of Adler’s proposal for Paideia education. This volume is thus a helpful introduction to and overview of the life, writings, and teaching philosophy of Mortimer Adler, a thinker who authored and edited some of the most influential books about education in the twentieth century.

Dr. Robert M. Woods holds a BA in biblical studies and ministry from Point University, an MA in religious studies from Barry University, and a PhD in humanities from Florida State University. After developing and chairing the Great Books Honors College at Faulkner University for over fifteen years, he is now the headmaster at Veritas Christian Academy in Fletcher, North Carolina.

John Milton: Classical Learning and the Progress of Virtue

In John Milton: Classical Learning and the Progress of Virtue, Milton scholar Dr. Grant Horner from The Master’s University examines the poet’s powerful vision of a Christian and classical education. Trained at Duke University by Stanley Fish, the world’s most influential Miltonist, Horner approaches the text as a Christian educator himself, bringing the complex seventeenth-century texts into modern light for practical application.

Dr. Grant Horner has a BA in English from York College and an MA in English Renaissance studies from the University of Alabama. His doctoral studies include work at UNC–Chapel Hill and Duke University, and he received his PhD in Renaissance and Reformation studies from Claremont Graduate University. He is a professor at The Master’s University, where he specializes in Renaissance and Reformation studies and twice has been named “Professor of the Year.”

Aristotle: Education for Virtue and Leisure

In Aristotle: Education for Virtue and Leisure, Dr. Gary Hartenburg provides an introduction to Aristotle’s educational philosophy and influence, including an overview of important topics addressed by Aristotle that continue to guide educational thought and practice today. Hartenburg summarizes Aristotle’s life and works, outlines Aristotle’s views on the nature and purpose of human beings — focusing on Aristotle’s understanding of virtue, happiness, leisure, and friendship — and concludes with an overview of Aristotle’s educational influence throughout history as well as some key ways in which Aristotelian thought is still relevant to teachers and students today.

Gary Hartenburg holds a BA in Bible and theology from Moody Bible Institute, an MA in philosophy of religion and ethics from Biola University, and a PhD in philosophy from the University of California–Irvine. He is an associate professor of philosophy at Houston Christian University, where he also serves as the director of the Honors College, a liberal arts program for undergraduates to read, discuss, and write about great works of Western civilization.

Plato: The Great Philosopher Educator

In Plato: The Great Philosopher Educator, author David Diener demonstrates the benefit of studying Plato's views as a means of examining fundamental questions about the nature of education addressed in his work, and also as a means of better understanding the historical roots of the Western educational tradition.

David Diener has a BA in philosophy and ancient languages from Wheaton College and an MA in philosophy, an MS in history and philosophy of education, and a dual PhD in philosophy and philosophy of education from Indiana University. He works at Hillsdale College, where he is the headmaster of Hillsdale Academy and a lecturing professor of education.

C.S. Lewis: An Apologist for Education

In C.S. Lewis: An Apologist for Education, Lewis scholar Dr. Louis Markos surveys Lewis’ thought on education, as represented in books such as The Abolition of Man, An Experiment in Criticism, The Discarded Image, Collected Letters, and numerous other essays and publications. What emerges is a timely call to renew a radical liberal arts education that assumes a meaningful, purposeful cosmos and that will awaken students “from the slumber of cold vulgarity” and cultivate their affections for truth, goodness, and beauty.

Louis Markos (PhD, University of Michigan), Professor in English and Scholar-in-Residence at Houston Christian University, holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities. He speaks widely on ancient Greece and Rome, Lewis and Tolkien, and apologetics and classical education.

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