I was recently asked to recommend good courses or books to study world history from a Christian and biblical perspective. What I’ve read/studied and can recommend without reservation are: Consequences of Ideas – R.C. Sproul A history of western philosophy and ideas. Ideas drive actions and history is the result. Highly recommended as an overview and roadmap to how we… Read more »
Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift by Paul Rahe is an important new book for anyone interested in history of the future direction of modern democratic societies. Here’s part 4 (of several) of my summary and review of the book. Others: Part 1-Montesquieu Part 2-Personal Reflections Part 3-Rousseau In the third main section of Soft Despotism, Paul Rahe examines the works and… Read more »
Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift by Paul Rahe is an important new book for students of history and anyone interested in the direction of modern democratic societies. It would make a fine political theory text for any homeschooler or autodidact. Certainly reading the book along with the original works it surveys would be far more beneficial than any political science class… Read more »
Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift by Paul Rahe is an important new book for students of history and anyone interested in the direction of modern democratic societies. It would make a fine political theory text for any homeschooler or autodidact. Certainly reading the book along with the original works it surveys would be far more beneficial than any political science class… Read more »
Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift by Paul Rahe is an important new book for students of history and anyone interested in the direction of modern democratic societies. It would make a fine political theory text for any homeschooler or autodidact. Certainly reading the book along with the original works it surveys would be far more beneficial than any political science class… Read more »
Consequences of Ideas, by R.C. Sproul, is an overview of philosophy from the pre-Socratics through the 20th century. The book is 14 chapters. An accompanying video series of 35 different messages is available as well as a study guide for the video series. We use all three resources in our study. We start with reading the book chapter, possibly writing… Read more »
Here's a short essay from Grace, our 9th grade daughter. It's based on reading in the first several chapters of George Marsden's biography on Jonathan Edwards that she is reading and studying for U.S. History to start the year. I assigned her an essay on Edward's formative years as he wrestled with the dominant philosophies of his day. We had… Read more »
Get the Washington’s Rules webwidget for your blog or website Read the 110 rules here and you may wish to order a copy for your library: 1. Every action done in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those that are present. 2. When in company, put not your hands to any part of the body not usually discovered…. Read more »
Highlights in the life of Washington 1732 – Born in Virginia on February 22 1745 – Formal education ends at age 15. He did not attend college but read and studied on his own throughout his lifetime. 1752 – Inherits Mount Vernon; Receives commission as Major in the Virginia militia at age 21. 1758 – As peace returns to Virginia,… Read more »
The ultimate question – why does anything exist? If you get this wrong, all of life is skewed, confusing, and unfulfilled. Pure materialists conclude there is no reason, no purpose. Clearly an unlivable answer. Everyone else acknowledges God (or some eternal god-like force) made everything. So why did God do this? Common answers are: God was bored God wanted friendship… Read more »
