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Through a Clear Lens: The Philosophy Minor at PHC

Posted by Emma Perley on 8/9/21 10:52 AM

As Christians navigate the secular world today, we are bombarded with philosophical questions concerning nearly every important issue. Is a fetus a human being? Is freedom really inalienable in the...

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Examining the Greatest Questions in Human History

Posted by Emma Perley on 8/4/21 8:38 AM

Where did we come from and where are we going? Why are we here? What is moral truth, can we know it, and who decides? What are the greatest ideas in history? Where do they come from?

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Reality Is Not Chopped Up Into Little Pieces

Posted by Emma Perley on 8/4/21 8:00 AM

Truth comes as a whole. We don’t approach reality as chopped up into little pieces. The education that helped shape the thinking of the American founding fathers has essentially gone missing from...

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Filling a Desperate Need: Environmental Science & Stewardship

Posted by Emma Perley on 7/28/21 7:30 AM

How should we approach the pursuit of truth in the natural world and what should we do with what we find?

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Reaching for Holistic, Biblical Environmental Stewardship

Posted by Emma Perley on 7/26/21 11:00 AM

The Environmental Science & Stewardship major (ESS) at Patrick Henry College was carefully shaped to meet the needs of our present-day scientific industry. Two distinct ingredients—a robust...

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The Harm of Therapeutic History & Why the True Story of History Matters, Part 2

Posted by Emma Perley on 7/21/21 1:30 PM

What is actually being taught in history classes? And more importantly, whose history is being taught? 

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The Harm of Therapeutic History & Why the True Story of History Matters, Part 1

Posted by Emma Perley on 7/16/21 12:43 PM

How does false history harm America as a nation? Dr. Robert Spinney, Professor of History, explains how, and offers the solutions.

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How Literature Can Point Us to Truth: An Interview With Dr. Grewell

Posted by Emma Perley on 7/16/21 9:00 AM

Dr. Cory Grewell, Professor of Literature at Patrick Henry College, used to have an imaginary friend. “I’m told that when I was very young I was constantly making up stories of what me and my...

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If You Only Study One Thing... How to Become a Lifelong Learner Through Literature

Posted by Emma Perley on 7/14/21 9:00 AM

Literature informs and envelopes all of the liberal arts in a way that no other subject can. It can teach any subject, any part of the liberal arts, and it can teach virtues. Literature forces...

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Education Which Makes Us Free

Posted by Emma Perley on 7/9/21 11:05 AM

A classical Christian education is an education for free citizens. Since 2008, Dr. Bayer has consistently and purposefully taught PHC students with a high level of academic rigor, guided them into a...

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