Dwelling on Delphi
Thinking Christianly about the Liberal Arts
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The Incarnation calls us to the things of this world, so when we consider the following quotes from the following great minds, we must begin and end with the Incarnation.
What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?
Tertullian
What has Ingeld to do with Christ?
Alcuin (when catching some monks reading Beowulf)
What has Horace to do with the Psalter? Or Virgil with the Gospel? Or Cicero the Apostle?
Jerome
Let’s word the matter in an even weightier manner than Tertullian, Alcuin, and Jerome—what does Delphi have to do with Golgatha? Just as the Logos (God enfleshed) entered the world in a particular time and place and human hands penned God’s words and wisdom in particular times and places (a different kind of enfleshment), God calls Christians to be in the world, as embodied beings, to be in the world, but not worldly. God calls us to a healthy, robust terrestriality, without compromising our calling. Engagement with the world in all of its God-imbued glory and (fallen) human wretchedness requires a wisdom from God. This navigation requires a wisdom that assists us to be faithfully, spiritually minded as embodied beings about the most worldly things.
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Why the liberal arts are in decline and why you should care.
What are the intellectual and spiritual roots of liberal arts learning in the West?
Why a liberal arts education rooted in the Great Books is the best education and where you can find it today.
Where despite the truth that we are on the edge of the abyss.
About the Author
Dr. Robert M. Woods is a respected figure and popular speaker in traditional liberal arts education. Having earned a Ph.D. in Humanities from Florida State University, he created and chaired a Great Books Honors College for over fifteen years. He currently serves as Headmaster of The Covenant School in Dallas, Texas, where he resides with his wife, Tina, and two youngest daughters. Dr. Woods is also a recognized scholar on the writings of Ray Bradbury, specifically Fahrenheit 451. He is honored to be a member of the Board of Advisors of the Center of Ray Bradbury Studies.