The Christopher Perrin Show: Recent Episodes
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Dr. Christopher Perrin has been a leader in the renewal of classical education in the United States for 25 years. In this podcast, he traces the renewal of the American paideia exploring the recent history of the American renaissance in light of the 2500 years that have preceded it. Christopher is the founding CEO of Classical Academic Press and the founder of ClassicalU.com. The Christopher Perrin Show is part of the TrueNorth.fm podcast network.
In this episode, Dr. Perrin discusses what makes the canon of the Great Books worthy of being studied and discussed.
In this episode Dr. Perrin discusses the canon of both the Great Books and theology to explore how they can complement each other in the education of children.
In this episode, Dr. Perrin explores how theological virtues such as faith, hope, and love complement the four cardinal virtues.
In this episode Dr. Perrin describes justice as the virtue that enable us to act properly and fairly after having accurately perceived what is real, or the true state of affairs.
In this episode Dr. Perrin describes how prudence can become falsified so that we are not able to perceive what is truly real.
In this episode, Dr. Perrin describes the ongoing importance and relevance of both Augustine and Kuyper in classical Christian education.
In this episode, Dr. Perrin explores the meaning of the word, "college" and its role in classical education. What does a college curriculum look like today and how does it compare to what it could look like if classical methods were applied?
In this episode, Dr. Perrin explores the true meaning of the word, "education". What do we mean when we use it and how has this meaning changed over the course of history?
In this episode, Dr. Perrin builds upon Episode 10 by exploring the etymologies and histories behind words that are commonly used in education today.
In this episode, Dr. Perrin discusses words and their importance in education. What words do we use in traditional liberal education? How have we lost the meanings of certain words in our lives?
In this episode, Dr. Perrin and Greg Wilbur of New College Franklin discuss the importance of the intersection between theology and classical education. This conversation was recorded at CiRCE Institute National Conference in Charleston.
How have we, as a modern society, forgotten how to lament? What could lamentation do for us, on an individual level and as a whole?
What was the earliest classical school for African Americans and what effect did it have on the resurgence of the classical movement today?
How do we encounter the classical tradition? How do we engage with the sacred inheritance of great writings?
What does Jerusalem have to do with Athens? Can the Greek and Roman tradition of classical thought be harmonized with what is taught in the Old and New Testaments or in the Christian tradition?
In this inaugural episode, Dr. Perrin make a case for wisdom being the chief aim of education. Sadly, few us can even define wisdom much less know how to...