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  • Intelligent Design, with Dr. Mark Phillips
    Jan 13 2026

    Christians believe the universe has a creator. But what does science show? It turns out that signs of an intelligent designer are everywhere—from within the tiniest cell to beyond the grandest galaxy.

    What does the theory of "intelligent design" mean for the science classroom? Find out how in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

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    31 min
  • The Life of St Francis, with Dr. Andrew Selby
    Dec 9 2025

    Francis of Assisi: was he a mystic, a heretic, or the saintliest among saints? An animal-loving, poverty-embracing, creation-caretaker genius of the Christian walk... or was he bonkers? Some combo of all these, or just a simple, committed follower of Christ?

    Dr. Andrew Selby will help us find out in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

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    22 min
  • How To Tell a Story, with Alexandra Klein
    Nov 11 2025

    Yarns, tall tales, mysteries, romances, thrillers, myths, fables—we all love a good story. Why? On a deep level, stories and narratives shape how we see truth and gain wisdom. When students get how narratives work, they can think clearly, speak eloquently, and love what is true and good.

    But can you teach narratives to grammar school students? Yes, with the Progymnasmata's Narrative stage! Find out how in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

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    19 min
  • The Canterbury Tales, with Zach Weichbrodt
    Oct 14 2025

    Saucy stories, moralistic narratives, comic tales, cutting criticism, incisive insights, pilgrims pious and phony alike—just what was Geoffrey Chaucer up to in his provocative Canterbury Tales? Zach Weichbrodt, literature teacher extraordinaire, will help us find out in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

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    35 min
  • The Good Teacher, with Dr. Chris Perrin
    Sep 11 2025

    Classical Christian schools have inspiring goals for their students and offer a stunning curriculum of Homer, Plato, Dante, Shakespeare, and many more great books. But our education won't work without good teachers. How do we spot a good teacher? How can teachers become better? And what can parents do to help? Dr. Chris Perrin, a leading figure in the Classical Christian education movement, joins the podcast to help us find out, in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.


    Click here to learn more about Dr. Perrin's new book, The Good Teacher: Ten Key Pedagogical Principles That Will Transform Your Teaching.

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    33 min
  • The House System, with Kaeli Collver
    May 14 2025

    High school students at Trinity love their House System. But new students and families may wonder what exactly are these "Houses"? Just some Christianized Hogwarts from Harry Potter? Or something deeper, richer, most powerful?

    Kaeli Collver, Trinity's Dean of the House System, will help us find out, in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

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    23 min
  • Milton's Paradise Lost, with Dr. Grant Horner
    Apr 16 2025

    John Milton—the sixteenth-century blind Puritan poetic genius, reviled by some, beloved by most, second in greatness only to Shakespeare—pens an epic poem: Paradise Lost. In astonishing beauty and depth, he retells the tragic fall of man in the Garden of Eden. But did he make Satan the poem's hero?

    Dr. Grant Horner, Professor of English, Renaissance, and Reformation at the Masters University, will help us find out, in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

    You can learn more about Dr. Horner's book, John Milton: Classical Learning and the Progress of Virtue, by clicking this link.

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    40 min
  • Classical Education in America, with Zach Weichbrodt
    Mar 31 2025

    Classical ideas profoundly shaped the United States, from the colonial era to the Revolution and Founding to the Civil War and beyond. But how exactly did "Athens" and "Rome" help build "Washington"?

    Zach Weicbrodt, Trinity's Dean of Classical Learning, will help us find out, in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

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    28 min
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