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The Greco-Roman Liberal Arts: When Students were more than just Numbers
Whereas Plato and Aristotle interacted with their students as friends, the depersonalized modern university student is often little more than a number. No relationship means no moral transformation,...
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St Patrick’s Greatest Accomplishment: Missional Higher Education
The patron saint of Ireland is rarely credited with what was perhaps his greatest achievement.
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Fiddler on the Roof: Worldview Change and the Foundational Power of Story
Like Tevye, the stories of Scripture provide not only fertile soil for nurturing reinterpretations of our philosophy and culture for a new generation, but also irresistible bedrock for grounding the...
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How To Raise Money for Your First Movie: Interview with Producer/Director...
The one thing I get asked about the most by other aspiring filmmakers is not about those more high profile experiences, but about how to go out and raise money to make their first features.
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Academic Branding: Professors Producing Hollywood-Style Previews to Attract...
Harvard University was an early adopter in short videos shared across social networks to boost student interest and attendance as they "shop" for classes. They have an intimacy that course catalogs...
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Psychology Backs the Power of Developing a Positive Worldview, by Todd W....
You can’t directly change your worldview, but you can seek out new experiences that create the conditions for change. "Implicit Relational Trust" is a good place to start...
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Joseph Fiennes to play Eric Liddell in Chinese Sequel to Chariots of Fire, by...
Liddell regarded as a hero in China: Winston Churchill arranged prisoner swap for the Olympic star's release from Japanese prison camp only to have Liddell turn it down so a pregnant inmate could gain...
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Game of Loans: Democratic Support for Debt-Free College Growing, by Michael...
“It’s potentially a really far-reaching, dramatic reshuffling of higher education,” said Terry Hartle, senior vice president for government relations and public affairs at the American Council on...
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Master Shots: First and Final Frames of 55 Films Side-by-Side, by Jacob T....
The Meta-Story and Worldview of many films is discernible from little more than their first and final shots. Don't believe it? Watch this video!
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Despite Stigma: Research Points to Maturity of “Boomerang” Millennials, by...
Think "boomerang" kids are less mature than their peers? Think again. "The negativity surrounding popular views of intergenerational co-residence casts a pall on what can be (and usually is) a...
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On Social Media Culture and the Hellscape of Writing in the Era of New Media,...
Engaging in this, of course, is how Screwtape advises Wormwood to send his patient to hell, but what else is wrong with it? At least you feel relevant and modern.
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The Science of Stress and How Our Emotions Affect Our Susceptibility to...
How your memories impact your immune system, why moving is one of the most stressful life-events, and what your parents have to do with your predisposition to PTSD.
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Why the Academy Needs a Resurrection of the Soul, by Mark Edmundson
Courage, contemplation, compassion: These are the great ideals of the ancient world. And though their lights are dimming, there is still time to revive them, to examine them, and, if one is so moved,...
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Why Evangelical Films Fail, by Peter J. Leithart
Evangelicalism is a word religion. I'm a big fan of words, but even talking pictures aren't fundamentally about words. Evangelical films over-explain, over-talk. They don't trust the images to do the...
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Forget Trump and Clinton: Zombie Movies Offer Best Political Lessons, by...
Why Zombie movies and TV shows may teach students more about politics than candidates in this year's debates.
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Religious ‘nones’ are not only growing, they’re becoming more secular, by...
Religiously unaffiliated Americans are younger, on average, than the general public to begin with, and the youngest adults in the group – that is, those who have entered adulthood in the last several...
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What do Recent Campus Protests Mean? NYT, WSJ, CHE, and IHE Disagree
As anger over race relations leads to rallies, sit-ins and several prominent resignations of administrators, experts consider the messages, the tactics and the backlash. Four opinions.
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Our Favorite Christmas Movies and TV Specials
If the stable teaches us anything it’s that you can’t always judge a Christmas classic by its humble beginning.
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What does the University of Tennessee have to do with Prayer?
In a generation hungering for intimacy at an unprecedented level, can we offer students pathways to encounter the Father’s transforming love? In a generation flocking to supernatural movies,...
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Steve Jobs was a Jerk: Whole Foods’ Founder on the Importance of Emotional...
Why Steve Jobs would have been fired by Whole Foods. Wonderful video interview with Whole Foods CEO and Founder, John Mackey.
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