The annual art show at Gutenberg College highlights the performing and visual art of students from Gutenberg College and others in the community. Performance begins at 7:00 p.m. Limited seating is first-come, first-served. A gallery reception follows.
On May 4, Chris Swanson will give the twelfth talk in the series "It’s Complicated: The Histories Behind What We Think We Know." When a populous and complex society has problems, they are always big ones that need big solutions. But who is going to provide these big solutions? Private enterprise? (Should we trust [...]
“Life has never been normal,” wrote C. S. Lewis in an address to students at the outset of World War II. If we are waiting for a better time to pursue truth, goodness, and beauty, we may never get started. In the Young Philosophers series, Gutenberg College opens its (virtual) doors to high-school-age participants [...]
On May 18, Colin Stetter will give the thirteenth talk in the series "It’s Complicated: The Histories Behind What We Think We Know." The past 100 years has seen the rise of a variety of mass movements, promoting just as varied motives and goals. This class will explore Eric Hoffer’s The True Believer in [...]
On June 1, Alexander Titus will give the fourteenth talk in the series "It’s Complicated: The Histories Behind What We Think We Know." Celebrated as a hero by some and maligned as a villain by others, Flavius Valerius Constantinus, often regarded as the "first Christian emperor," represented a major shift in the history of [...]
In Avengers: Infinity War, the fate of half the universe is at stake. Thanos is intent on making the world better by eliminating fifty percent of all living things. By contrast, Captain America will not achieve his goal by sacrificing even one. This contrast raises many questions. Is there some merit to what Thanos is doing, [...]
Since its beginning, a prominent aspect of Christianity has been the conversion narrative. Sometimes dramatic, sometimes mundane, these accounts tell the stories of how particular individuals committed their lives to Christ. For the 2022 Summer Institute, we will read several of these accounts from throughout history, and we will think about how these stories of [...]
In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you run through waving fields of grass, climb frigid mountains, and cross expansive, sandy deserts. With its huge, open world to explore, it is no wonder that it has appeared on lists of the best video games of all time. But, of course, no matter [...]
Fundamentally, educating is the passing on of knowledge and values from one generation to the next to promote living wisely and well. As with all communication, however, the “how” of what we say impacts the “what.” A good educator is at root a good learner who models patient listening and [...]
On May 18, Colin Stetter will give the thirteenth talk in the series "It’s Complicated: The Histories Behind What We Think We Know?" The past 100 years has seen the rise of a variety of mass movements, promoting just as varied motives and goals. This class will explore Eric Hoffer’s The True Believer in an [...]
