Christopher Perrin

The Christopher Perrin Show

Education EN ↓ 62 episodes

Dr. Christopher Perrin has been a leader in the renewal of classical education in the United States for 25 years. In this podcast, he traces the renewal of the American paideia exploring the recent history of the American renaissance in light of the 2500 years that have preceded it. Christopher is the founding CEO of Classical Academic Press and the founder of ClassicalU.com. The Christopher Perrin Show is part of the TrueNorth.fm podcast network.

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Christopher Perrin

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Episode 12: Recovering the Word "Education" to Renew Classical Education 27.10.2022 10:52

In this episode, Dr. Perrin explores the true meaning of the word, "education". What do we mean when we use it and how has this meaning changed over the course of history?

Episode 11: Recovering the Word "Student" to Renew Classical Education 08.09.2022 17:52

In this episode, Dr. Perrin builds upon Episode 10 by exploring the etymologies and histories behind words that are commonly used in education today.

Episode 10: Recovering a Vocabulary for Classical Education 05.09.2022 22:18

In this episode, Dr. Perrin discusses words and their importance in education. What words do we use in traditional liberal education? How have we lost the meanings of certain words in our lives?

Episode 09: Starting a Classical College 11.08.2022 22:09

In this episode, Dr. Perrin and Greg Wilbur of New College Franklin discuss the importance of the intersection between theology and classical education. This conversation was recorded at CiRCE Institute National Conference in Charleston.

Episode 08: The Practice of Lamentation 28.07.2022 20:51

How have we, as a modern society, forgotten how to lament? What could lamentation do for us, on an individual level and as a whole?

Episode 07: The Resurgence of Classical Education Among African Americans 14.07.2022 13:10

What was the earliest classical school for African Americans and what effect did it have on the resurgence of the classical movement today?

Episode 06: What Does Jerusalem Have to Do With Athens? 30.06.2022 16:40

How do we encounter the classical tradition? How do we engage with the sacred inheritance of great writings?

Episode 05: The Sacred Synthesis 16.06.2022 20:30

What does Jerusalem have to do with Athens? Can the Greek and Roman tradition of classical thought be harmonized with what is taught in the Old and New Testaments or in the Christian tradition?

Episode 04: The Great Idea of the Liberal Arts 02.06.2022 18:48

What are the liberal arts? Why are they liberal? And why are they arts?

Episode 03: The Great Idea of the Great Conversation 19.05.2022 20:34

Conversation is a dance of ideas with at least one partner. Find out why.

Episode 02: The Great Idea of Virtue 30.04.2022 22:21

What is it for which education should aim and seek? Virtue. Find out why.

Episode 01: The Great Idea of Wisdom 08.04.2022 30:56

In this inaugural episode, Dr. Perrin make a case for wisdom being the chief aim of education. Sadly, few us can even define wisdom much less know how to...