2023 Workshop Talk | 1:01:24 | Rhetoric & Composition
Summary
From Homer through Aristotle to Cicero, the ancient Greeks and Romans had incredible insight into the art of rhetoric. Yet St. Paul seems to take a diametrical approach to “words of wisdom” in I Corinthians. In this session, Kern takes seriously the concerns that the Apostle raises (and some brought up by Homer and Plato as well!) to seek out a Christian response to rhetoric. Building his case on Genesis 1-3 and the epistle of James, Kern argues that much of the art of classical rhetoric is, in fact, Biblical and should be preserved, but that the scriptures offer insight into rhetoric that isn’t available without the gospel.
Speaker
Andrew Kern is the founder and president of the CiRCE Institute (Center for Independent Research on Classical Education), the husband of Karen, the father of five grown adults, and the grandfather of (so far) nine grandchildren. He has been researching, speaking, teaching, and consulting in the Christian classical renewal since 1993, during which he has been instrumental in the founding of three schools, consulted with over 100 schools and co-ops, and served as Director of Classical Instruction, Academic Dean, and Headmaster. Andrew speaks regularly at home school and classical conferences. In addition, he is the co-author with Dr. Gene Edward Veith of Classical Education, The Movement Sweeping America and, with Andrea Lipinski, of The CiRCE Guide to Reading. He also led the development of CiRCE’s classical rhetoric program, The Lost Tools of Writing, and he loves Homer, Shakespeare, Anne of Green Gables, and Endeavour. Like Shakespeare, he knows a little Latin and less Greek. Except a lot less than Shakespeare. Andrew and Karen have settled in Concord, North Carolina where they attend Christ The Good Shepherd Orthodox Mission and watch their five grown children raise their children and pursue their callings.
akern@circeinstitute.org
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