Banjo and JJ interview Dr. George Grant. We discuss the life of learning, curiosity, planning for learning, reading and notetaking, as well as the differing perspectives Islam and Christianity have on education.
Dr. George Grant is the Pastor Emeritus of Parish Presbyterian Church and the Founder of Franklin Classical School, the Comenius School, Bannockburn College, and New College Franklin. He is the Director of the King's Meadow Study Center and the Coordinator of the Chalmers Fund. He is the author of dozens of books in the areas of history, biography, politics, literature, and social criticism and he has written hundreds of essays, articles, and columns.
He has pioneered efforts to establish Classical Christian Schools in the US around the world—particularly in the Muslim world (with several large and thriving schools in Iraq and Indonesia).
His church history podcast, Resistance and Reformation, is available on the Fight, Laugh, Feast network. His linguistic and etymology podcast, Word Play, is heard on World Radio’s The World and Everything in It.
He makes his home in Middle Tennessee near the historic town of Franklin with his wife and co-author Karen. Together they have three grown children and seven grandchildren.
His books, innumerable podcasts, a variety curriculum packages, and a host of other resources are available at www.GeorgeGrant.net.