Probing the philosophical meaning of classical music Our society experiences a separation of music from literature that would have been foreign to ancient societies: Homer, for example, was originally performed to music. Viking culture, with its great focus on martial feats as the basis for fame, also treated musical prowess […]
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The Bright Realm Beckons! Take a journey into the extraordinary as we explore the uncharted regions of Fairyland. In these six sessions we will approach Fairyland both with the eye of the intellect and with the longings of our hearts as we seek to penetrate its mysteries. Chesterton, Tolkien, and […]
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After Rome to the Rise of Islam There has never been an uneventful century in human history. Nevertheless, certain centuries stand out as especially turbulent and vibrant, especially given the benefit of the perspective of a later age. There is so much we do not know about Europe from the […]
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The Book of Books “Here was just what he had dreamed of, what he had longed for ever since the passion for books had taken hold of him: A story that never ended! The book of books!” Michael Ende, The Neverending Story The Neverending Story is one of the more […]
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C.S. Lewis is one of the most beloved writers and Christian apologists of the twentieth century. This summer, we will take a close look at some of his most important books and wrestle with the wisdom he offers. These courses are offered at three different levels for different age groups, […]
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Learn to Build Worlds Like C.S. Lewis “Now the story of Christ is simply a true myth: a myth working on us the same way as the others, but with this tremendous difference that it really happened: and one must be content to accept it in the same way, remembering […]
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Exploring the Mind of C.S. Lewis “Now the story of Christ is simply a true myth: a myth working on us the same way as the others, but with this tremendous difference that it really happened: and one must be content to accept it in the same way, remembering that […]
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Performance and Discussion Macbeth is among Shakespeare’s most beloved tragedies; yet it is a strange play. The supernatural suffuses it; indeed, while it may be less theological than Hamlet, it is certainly more haunted. It is a dark study of a good man going off the rails, led astray to […]
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O Muse, not you who upon Helicon garland your brow with long-since faded bays, but you who among heavenly choirs don your golden crown of deathless stars always, breathe in my breast celestial fire, shed on my song your light. Torquato Tasso, The Liberation of Jerusalem The canon of […]
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