The Point of the Circle: A St. John’s Education

By |2021-05-21T15:02:50-05:00January 5th, 2014|Categories: Education, Great Books, St. John's College|Tags: |

On s’est trompé lorsqu’on a cru que l’esprit et le jugement étaient deux choses différentes: le jugement n’est que la grandeur de la lumière de l’esprit; cette lumière pénètre le fond des choses, elle y remarque tout ce qui’il faut remarquer, et aperçoit celles qui semblent imperceptibles… We are deceived if we think that mind [...]

Why Study Mathematics? It Is the Language of Creation

By |2021-07-09T14:37:32-05:00August 3rd, 2013|Categories: Liberal Learning, Mathematics, St. John's College|Tags: |

Mathematics: Is God Silent? by James Nickel Mathematics: Is God Silent? answers the question posed in its title with a resounding “No! God is by no means silent!” As we are told in Romans 1:20, God is manifestly visible in His creation: “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine [...]

Falling into Feudalism

By |2014-02-18T14:29:49-06:00September 4th, 2012|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |

Understandably, these days there is a great deal of political analysis swirling around. This morning, I read Pat Buchanan’s article, “Obama’s America – And Ours.” I was struck by this statement: From Jamestown in 1607 to Yorktown in 1781, there was no federal government. There was no United States. Yet generations of colonists had built forts, cleared [...]

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