Achilles storms off in a huff: Agamemnon has deprived him of his war prize. The ensuing tensions and conflicts of Homer's Iliad are wrapped up in the question of how conflict impacts the way we think about what is ultimately valuable. How did the Greeks think about what was valuable and what does the Iliad have [...]
Once Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon and took the city of Rome, he was on top of the world--for a time. But his monarchical approach to leadership made the Senate increasingly uncomfortable and led ultimately to his bloody demise on the Senate floor. In this Great Books Symposium, we will discuss Shakespeare's history play [...]
Gutenberg College is a place for students who want to think deeply, learn in community, and grow in faith and character. At Preview Days, Gutenberg opens its doors to high school students and transfer students who are considering Gutenberg’s bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts. Please join us for Fall Preview Days. Learn More [...]
Socrates is in prison waiting for his death sentence to be carried out. His friend, Crito, hatches a plan to help him escape, but Socrates hesitates. The question we will investigate in the Great Book Symposium is this: Why? A webinar for K-12 teachers in the private school, the public school, and the [...]
C. S. Lewis endeavored to explain the essence of Christianity to a general audience through a series of radio broadcasts, an endeavor which resulted in Mere Christianity. Though Lewis discusses questions and issues familiar to most Christians, he appeals frequently to every person’s common experience–rather than theological proofs–to explain the faith. Together, we will [...]
At various times throughout the Old Testament, God abandoned the Israelites as a result of their sinfulness and idolatry. In their suffering and despair, their only hope was to cry out to God for salvation, and He, in His mercy, would rescue them. In a penetrating analysis of these days, Jacques Ellul concludes that [...]
King Henry V of England has a sketchy past but is preparing to take on the mantle of kingship to rule over all of England and has his eye on France. Does he become a model leader or does he, like so many figures, succumb to the temptations of power and prestige? In this [...]
“My thoughts are not your thoughts,” saith the Lord. So, if man’s thoughts are not God’s thoughts, then what are our thoughts and where do they come from? In one of C.S. Lewis’s most innovative and penetrating literary works, Screwtape Letters tracks a fictional dialogue between a mentor demon, Screwtape, and his protégé. In this [...]
Starship Troopers is a futuristic young adult novel by Robert Heinlein that raises this question: What does it mean to be a citizen? In this seminar, we will explore this question and others relating to Heinlein’s mid-twentieth-century work. A webinar for K-12 teachers in the private school, the public school, and the homeschool. [...]
As we look over our cultural landscape, we encounter many different perspectives, some of which differ from our own. We all have a worldview. The question is this: Do we understand it? What exactly is a worldview, and why are there so many? How do we respond to and care for others whose worldviews might [...]
