Why Do We Listen to Whom We Listen?
Challenges the way most modern Americans judge the value and worth of a person.
Is Jesus' Resurrection a Historical Fact?
Discusses the biblical account of Jesus’ resurrection in light of archeology and the nature of "proof."
Adam Smith was no Laissez-Faire Ideologue!
Challenges the common belief that Adam Smith, the pioneer of political economy, was a free-market ideologue.
Does the Sermon on the Mount Say Anything New?
Compares Jesus’ teaching with rabbinic teaching of the same time period.
Gerard and God's Grandeur
Looks at the life and work of poet Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Rehabbing Rhetoric
Argues for the restoration of classic rhetoric to revitalize the fruitfulness of public debate.
The Teaching of the Kingdom Parables
(Matthew 13) Explores the picture of the coming Kingdom of God that emerges in Jesus' "Kingdom parables."
Chaos and Order
Discusses the shift from the view of the natural world as chaotic and to ordered and the ramifications of that shift for Western civilization.
Address to the Gutenberg Class of 2011
Gives advice to graduating seniors who desire to become wise.
What Would Jesus Read?
Conjectures about what Jesus might have been reading during his forty days in the desert.
Toward a Distant Harbor
Describes a Gutenberg education from a student's perspective.
Easter Fantasy
Imagines one man's experience on Judgement Day.
Modern Abstract Art: Whence? And Why?
Addresses common questions about abstract art.
The Problem of Meaninglessness
Explores the ways in which intellectual culture affects finding meaning.
Kathy's Take on Gutenberg College
Describes the educational experience at Gutenberg College.
The Fact of Easter
Discusses four important implications of Jesus' resurrection.
War Between the Bookshelves
Explores the difference between literature and philosophy.
History Lesson
Describes how historical assessments can differ so dramatically.
Reading Through Narrative
Relates a personal journey from doubt to belief.
The Past and the Future (2010 Student Graduation Talks)
Reflects on the journey of four years at Gutenberg College and speculates on the futures of the graduating class of 2010.