The Commons

Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips, The Commons contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode seven Brian chats with Jonathan Rogers, author of The Terrible Speed of Mercy: A Spiritual Biography of Flannery O'Connor (among other biographies), about the remarkable faith and challenging work of Flannery O'Connor. 

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Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips, The Commons contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode six Brian chats with Stephen Mansfield, author of The Search for God and Guinness (among other biographies), about the remarkable legacy of the famous Guinness family, of Guinness beer fame. The Guinness story is a remarkable story of faith, generosity, and compassion you won't want to miss. 

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Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips, The Commons contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode five Brian chats with scholar, teacher, story-teller, and speaker, Wes Callihan, about the remarkable legacy of St. Gregory of Tours. Topics of conversation include miracles, early Medieval church history, and much more. 

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The Commons is a brand new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network. Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips this show contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode three Brian chats with noted pastor, teacher, writer, and speaker, Dr. George Grant, about the legacy - and adventures - of President Theodore Roosevelt. Topics of conversation include Roosevelt's faith, his family, and the times he convinced the Secret Service to let him explore. 

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The Commons is a brand new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network. Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips this show contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode three Brian chats with writer and speaker, Angelina Stanford, about the literary (and Christian) legacy of the Celts. Topics of conversation include the church fathers on the pagan writers, medieval Christian use of allegory, how English literature is really Celtic literature, and much more. 

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Angelina Stanford has an MA in English literature and has taught in various Christian classical classrooms for almost 20 years. She also works as a freelance writer and editor and is a columnist for Home Educating Family magazine. This year she completed her tenth year of homeschooling and she recently joined the online teaching community at the Harvey Center for Family Learning. She is co-host of Close Reads, another podcast from the CiRCE Institute.   

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The Commons is a brand new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network. Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips this show contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode two Brian chats with musician and scholar, Greg Wilbur, about one of history's most important artists: composer Johann Sebastian Bach. 

Gregory Wilbur is Chief Musician at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Franklin, TN, as well as Dean and Senior Fellow of New College Franklin—a Christian liberal arts college that he helped to start. He enjoys discipling students and walking them through classics of literature, film, and music. He earned his Masters in Music Composition at the University of Alabama. He is the author of Glory and Honor: The Music and Artistic Legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach and has released two CDs of his compositions of congregational psalms, hymns and service music. In addition, he writes for choir, orchestra, film and chamber ensembles. His wife, Sophia, homeschools their daughter, Eleanor, and they all enjoy reading, cooking, taking walks and enjoying life in middle Tennessee.

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The Commons is a brand new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network. Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips this show contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode one Brian chats with Dr. Ben Merkle, author of The White Horse King and president of New Saint Andrews College, about King Alfred the Great, one of history's most underrated characters. 

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