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The BOOKS AND LETTERS Podcast explores the fullness of what it means to live as a steward of words in the modern world, an age dominated by fleeting trends and digital noise. Western culture is fragmented, transient, and untethered from that historic relationship that existed in conversation between faith, culture, and creativity. It was once known as the Great Conversation, but now we lack a realized sensus communis to the degree that rational public discourse is nearly impossible.The BOOKS AND LETTERS podcast is an attempt to participate in the noble tradition of that Great Conversation and help recover its legacy. Whether we are grappling with the works of modern writers like G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, or Josef Pieper, reflecting on the enduring relevance of Greek philosophers and Church Fathers, engaging the medieval scholastics and Renaissance humanists, or simply savoring the tactile joy of a well-loved book, the constant endeavor of the B&L Podcast will be to lead listener
Scott Postma hosts BOOKS AND LETTERS Podcast, a arts show with 12 episodes published.
Do you often come across people for whom, all their lives, a “subject” remains a “subject,” divided by water-tight bulkheads from all other “subjects,” so that they experience very great difficulty in making an immediate
The Invitation, the Investment, and the Door This is the video where I ask you to make a decision. Over the past couple of weeks, I have shared five lessons on classical Christian education. I’ve also shared with you the
The Course, the Structure, and the Book In the first two videos I told you about the crisis: the profound impoverishment of wisdom in our modern age that afflicts even the most educated people in our society. And, I also
What Happens When Wisdom is Recovered I want to tell you about a former adult student of mine. I'll call him Mike. Mike came to me several years ago. He was a retired professional in his fifties, successful, and genuinel
There’s a paradox at the heart of modern life and I think you’ve probably felt it even if you haven’t had the words to explain it. We are, by nearly every metric and standard, the most educated generation in human histor
Lesson 5:bEasing Yourself Into the Classical Christian Tradition in 15 Minutes A Day In lesson 5, I want to address a final matter essential to this whole series of lessons, the education of the parents or adults. In the
Lesson 4: Measuring Success: Beyond Assessments, Achievements, and Accomplishments I want to ask you a question that I suspect no one involved in your child's education has ever directly asked you. What does success look
Lesson 3: Consider the Alternative: The High Price of NOT Educating Children Classically Here in lesson three, I want to make an argument that might make you slightly uncomfortable. I'm going to make it anyway, because i
There is a word that has almost entirely lost its meaning in our culture, and I want to try to give it back to you before summer slips away into another season of busyness dressed up as rest. The word is leisure. Now, I
Let me begin this lesson with a confession. When I first started working in Christian education—more than thirty years ago now—I made all three of the mistakes I’m about to describe. It wasn’t because I was a bad parent
In episode 4 of the BOOKS AND LETTERS Podcast, I was privileged to chat with Curtis Miller, and discuss his journey from being a high school English teacher to becoming a full-time professional writer. C. M. Miller is a
The BOOKS AND LETTERS podcast explores the fullness of what it means to live as a steward of words in this modern world, in an age dominated by fleeting trends and digital noise. It’s no secret that Western culture is fr
The Consortium: A Journal of Classical Christian Education is currently accepting submissions for the Summer 2025 issue which will focus on writing and rhetoric in Classical Christian Education. If you would like to subm
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