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The Sower is a Podcast of the Ciceronian Society.
The Ciceronian Society exists to equip and encourage Christian scholars to serve the church as a center of cultural and civic renewal.
Through our events, publications, and podcasts we provide the space and opportunities that Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox scholars need for professional growth and intellectual discipleship.
Since 2012, we have been building a network of friends with a love for our core themes - tradition, place, and ‘things divine’ - and with a genuine commitment to the church and the life of the mind.
To learn more about our society, our conferences, and the peer-reviewed journal, Pietas, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/
EPISODE 58 - Inspirations for Classical Education (2025 Conference Panel)
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EPISODE 58 - Inspirations for Classical Education (2025 Conference Panel)
This special episode is a recording from our 2025 Conference in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
The panel is "Inspirations for Classical Education," and the speakers are:
Stephen McGinley (Mount St. Mary's University & Good Soil Farm) - "Festivity, Education, and Farming"
Gerald Boersma (Ave Maria University) - "A Pagan Paideia and the Contested Ressourcement of the Fathers"
Mary Clare Young (University of Virginia) - "The Virtuous Classroom: Lessons from a Roman Educator"
Mandi Gerth (University of Dallas) - "The Poetic Discipline: Lousie Cowan and the Necessity of Literature in Liberal Education"
If you like this panel, please consider attending our next conference, March 12-14, 2026, in Omaha, Nebraska. For details, go to https://ciceroniansociety.org/conference/2026-conference-registration/
0:00 Episode Introduction
1:56 Panel Introduction
3:28 McGinley
28:25 Boersma
49:38 Gerth
1:09:41 Young
The Sower
The Sower is a Podcast of the Ciceronian Society.
The Ciceronian Society exists to equip and encourage Christian scholars to serve the church as a center of cultural and civic renewal.
Through our events, publications, and podcasts we provide the space and opportunities that Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox scholars need for professional growth and intellectual discipleship.
Since 2012, we have been building a network of friends with a love for our core themes - tradition, place, and ‘things divine’ - and with a genuine commitment to the church and the life of the mind.
To learn more about our society, our conferences, and the peer-reviewed journal, Pietas, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/
