Events for April 7 - October 16, 2023 › Great Books Symposium

February 3:
Shakespeare’s Henry V

Online Zoom OR

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 [...]

$10.00

March 3: Screwtape Letters

Online Zoom OR

“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 [...]

$10.00

April 7: Starship Troopers

Online Zoom OR

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. Maximum [...]

$10.00