In my last installment, I argued for why the Christian classical school should focus on training a generation of storytellers. In this article, I will explore how we can do this. The main obstacle that comes to mind is that most classical Christian schools have limited resources and cannot invest in expensive equipment or faculty. […]
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Stories are like Trojan Horses. They arrive in our cities undetected, and they may deliver beauty or ugliness, truth or lies. They move in stealth because they aim first for the heart and imagination and are wrapped in delight. Stories are not Hollywood’s invention, but God’s—the Author of Creativity. Christians should be at the forefront
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A while back, in my rhetoric class, my students and I finished studying a number of short stories to look at persuasion’s role in fiction. Among the stories, “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne evoked the most rewarding discussion (maybe the year’s best). At first it didn’t look like this would be the case. A number
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