The Classical Academy Podcast

Augustine had wealth, prestige, power—and gnawing void inside. How did God draw this sinner to himself? How did this restless man find rest? Augustine revealed all in his Confessions. Hear what Augustine confessed in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

Presented by TrinityU, a service of Trinity Classical Academy in Santa Clarita, CA.

Are the stars, planets, and the galaxies in the night sky just a swirling mass of chaos? Or a divine dance of beauty, harmony, and order? And does being a Christian help or hinder our quest to understand the universe—and our place in it?

Find out how studying Johannes Kepler's revolutionary approach to classical astronomy helps us answer these questions, in this friendly guide to the world of Classical Christian education.

Presented by TrinityU, a service of Trinity Classical Academy in Santa Clarita, CA.

Ancient writing teachers trained students to produce powerful and elegant writing on command. How? Through a writing practice called the "Chreia." Find out how the Chreia works and how it trains students in wisdom, in this friendly guide to the world of Classical Christian education.

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How do weasels live? And why would a famous writer like Annie Dillard write a stylish, provocative, and potentially life-changing essay about living like one? Find out in this friendly guide to the world of Classical Christian Education.

If you would like to read the short essay for yourself, you can do so from this link.

Presented by TrinityU, a service of Trinity Classical Academy in Santa Clarita, CA.

Napoleon Bonaparte: hero or villain? Military genius or narcissistic tyrant? A curious historical figure to forget or one who helped make the modern world? Find out in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

Presented by TrinityU, a service of Trinity Classical Academy in Santa Clarita, CA

Literacy is the foundation of all learning. But learning to read English can seem messy, illogical, even random. It doesn't have to be, though. Find out how the "Logic of English" program makes reading clear and simple in this friendly guide to the world of classical Christian education.

Presented by TrinityU, a service of Trinity Classical Academy in Santa Clarita, CA.

The Bible and Ancient Greek and Roman education: do these really go together? Joe Rigney, theologian and author of Live Like A Narnian, joins us to explain how the Biblical pattern of priest, king, and prophet gives us a model for raising mature, thoughtful students, ready to engage and transform the world.

Find out more in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

America's fastest growing religion is atheism, fueled by believing that science contradicts the Bible. But, as Dr. Phillips argues, the Bible's truth actually is supported by recent scientific discoveries! Find out how we can use science to defend the Christian faith in this friendly guide to Classical Christian education.

Raising teens has never been easy. But add smartphones and a pandemic: it's a recipe for toxic stress. We see it at home and in the classroom. How can parents help teens overcome today's challenges? Bjorn Bjornsson, a pastor and licensed marriage and family therapist, helps us find out in this in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

Boethius weeps in prison. Devotion to virtue, study, and public service resulted only in false accusations and a death sentence. Stripped of his career, his books, his family, all that remains is what he carries in his soul.

Yet, Boethius picks up a pen, and pours out a masterpiece of philosophical depth and poetic beauty. How should a classically-educated Christian respond in the face of suffering and evil? Find out in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.