2021 Workshop Talk | 48:40 | Academics & Curriculum, History, Literature, Virtue, Character, Discipline
Summary
This workshop will explore the work Abolition of Man, by one of the great literary minds of the twentieth century, C.S. Lewis. Lewis was concerned that modern education has in fact changed our conception of what it means to be human by robbing us of transcendent virtues. He was convinced that with the death of virtues, the only way to bring about moral consensus was through the coercive powers of the state. The workshop will present in-depth the constituents of classical conceptions of the world and education as a way to equip teachers and students to challenge the dominant and dehumanizing modern paradigm.
Speaker
Stephen Richard Turley (PhD, Durham University) is a theologian, social theorist, classical Christian educator, and prize-winning classical guitarist. He is the author of The Ritualised Revelation of the Messianic Age: Washings and Meals in Galatians and 1 Corinthians, and Awakening Wonder: A Classical Guide to Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. Steve blogs on the church, society and culture, education, and the arts at TurleyTalks.com. He is a faculty member at Tall Oaks Classical School in Bear, DE, where he teaches theology, Greek, and rhetoric, and is a professor of fine arts at Eastern University. Steve lectures at universities, conferences, and churches throughout the U.S. and abroad. His research and writings have appeared in such journals as Christianity and Literature, Calvin Theological Journal, First Things, Touchstone, and the Chesterton Review. He and his wife, Akiko, have four children and live in Bear, DE, where they together enjoy fishing, gardening, and watching Duck Dynasty marathons.
The Association of Classical & Christian Schools presents Repairing the Ruins, the ACCS annual conference, copyright ACCS. You may make additional copies of this recording for use by your school but please do not sell any copies of the recording, or post it on the internet.
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