The God Who Is There by Francis Schaeffer was first published in 1968 and revised in 1982, two years before the author’s death.Schaeffer was called ‘the great prophet of our age’ when he was still alive and now, 35 years after his death, his observations and wisdom are still relevant and no less valuable.Francis … Continue reading The God Who Is There by Francis A. Schaeffer (1968)
Worldview
Life Under Compulsion: Ten Ways to Destroy the Humanity of Your Child by Anthony Esolen (2015)
‘How do you raise a child who can sit with a good book and read? Who is moved by beauty? Who doesn’t have to buy the latest this or that vanity? Who is not bound to the instant urge, wherever it may be found?’ Life Under Compulsion is a follow on from Anthony Esolen’s previous … Continue reading Life Under Compulsion: Ten Ways to Destroy the Humanity of Your Child by Anthony Esolen (2015)
Picture Study: Inspired by Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall was one of the artists featured in a set of Montessori artist cards I used with my children when they were little but it wasn't until earlier this year when I was reading Island of the World by Michael O'Brien that I became interested in learning more about him and his art. The … Continue reading Picture Study: Inspired by Marc Chagall
How to be Your Own Selfish Pig…and Other Ways You’ve Been Brainwashed by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
I pre-viewed this book about two and a half years ago before giving it to my 15 and 17 year old sons to read. At the time it was one of Ambleside Online's possible suggestions for their unofficial Year 12 but it has since been scheduled for AO Year 7. The book has 12 chapters … Continue reading How to be Your Own Selfish Pig…and Other Ways You’ve Been Brainwashed by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
Geography: Culture & Worldview
Perhaps no knowledge is more delightful than such an intimacy with the earth's surface, region by region, as should enable the map of any region to unfold a panorama of delight, disclosing not only mountains, rivers, frontiers, the great features we know as 'Geography,' but associations, occupations, some parts of the past and much of … Continue reading Geography: Culture & Worldview
Some More Thoughts on ‘Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child’ by Anthony Esolen
Anthony Esolen suggests (in Screwtape style) that you Keep Children Away from Machines and Machinists if you want to destroy their imaginations. I've been teaching my eight year old how to use the sewing machine. My general rule has been that as soon as they can reach the pedal and concentrate enough so … Continue reading Some More Thoughts on ‘Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child’ by Anthony Esolen
A Sentimental Journey
Over the past year I've been slowly working my way through Anthony Esolen's book, Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child. In a similar style to C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters, he points out the current trends in child rearing and education which snuff out the imaginations of our children. I … Continue reading A Sentimental Journey
Death of a Guru
Death of a Guru by Rabindranath R. Maharaj Rabindranath (Rabi) grew up in Trinidad and was descended from a long line of Brahmin priests. His father, a great Yogi, had renounced all attachments to the physical world within days of his marriage and from that time on had responded to no one (including Rabi … Continue reading Death of a Guru
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