In Onsi's final episode as a host, he, Colin, and Rhys talk about the dominant force in American Protestantism: the non-denominational megachurch (or, to its truest admirers, "hot dog church"). Does Davenant do hot dog church? What are its strengths? How does it fit into the Reformation tradition?NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Texts Discussed"Catholicism Made Me Protestant" by Onsi KamelConfessions by AugustineSpotlightSecond Annual Bay Area Davenant Dinner (Saturday August 12 2023)

In Onsi's final episode as a host, he, Colin, and Rhys talk about the dominant force in American Protestantism: the non-denominational megachurch (or, to its truest admirers, "hot dog church"). Does Davenant do hot dog church? What are its strengths? How does it fit into the Reformation tradition? NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Texts Discussed "<a href="https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/10/catholicism-made-me-protestant" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catholicism Made Me Protestant</a>" by Onsi Kamel <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780199537822" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Confessions</a> by Augustine Spotlight <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/2023-bay-area-dinner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Second Annual Bay Area Davenant Dinner (Saturday August 12 2023)</a>

Welcome to Hot Dog Church 🌭⛪

Jeremy Tate

The classical education world has experienced some healthy internal debate recently. Two significant features of modern education - an emphasis on diversity and the prevalence of standardized testing - have come into focus in discussions around the increasingly popular Classical Learning Test (CLT). Here, we repost audio of a Twitter Spaces conversation between Colin Redemer and Jeremy Tate, Founder and CEO of the CLT as they discuss the state of the CLT and classical education more broadly.Articles Behind the Discussion"Classical Education's Woke Co-Morbidity" by Matthew Freeman"Awkward Family Dinner: A Review of Reforming Classical Education" by Austin Hoffman"Revisiting Platonic Education: The Ever Shareable Feast" by Colin Redemer"The Ends of "Mere Classical" Schools" by Clifford Humphrey"Diverse Classics and Whole Person" by Jeremy Tate"Toward A Classical Counter Elite" by Matthew Freeman"Is the CLT going woke?" by Ben Merkle

The classical education world has experienced some healthy internal debate recently. Two significant features of modern education - an emphasis on diversity and the prevalence of standardized testing - have come into focus in discussions around the increasingly popular Classical Learning Test (CLT). Here, we repost audio of a Twitter Spaces conversation between Colin Redemer and Jeremy Tate, Founder and CEO of the CLT as they discuss the state of the CLT and classical education more broadly. Articles Behind the Discussion "<a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/classical-educations-woke-co-morbidity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Classical Education's Woke Co-Morbidity</a>" by Matthew Freeman "<a href="https://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2023/02/awkward-family-dinner-a-review-of-reforming-classical-education/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Awkward Family Dinner: A Review of Reforming Classical Education</a>" by Austin Hoffman "<a href="https://adfontesjournal.com/web-exclusives/revisiting-platonic-education-the-ever-sharable-feast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Revisiting Platonic Education: The Ever Shareable Feast</a>" by Colin Redemer "<a href="https://americanreformer.org/2023/04/the-ends-of-mere-classical-schools/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Ends of "Mere Classical" Schools</a>" by Clifford Humphrey "<a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/diverse-classics-and-whole-persons/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diverse Classics and Whole Person</a>" by Jeremy Tate "<a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/toward-a-classical-counter-elite/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toward A Classical Counter Elite</a>" by Matthew Freeman "<a href="https://nsa.edu/posts/is-the-clt-going-woke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Is the CLT going woke?</a>" by Ben Merkle

SPECIAL: The Classical Learning Test (Twitter Space w/ Jeremy Tate)

Recorded LIVE at our 2023 National Convivium Irenicum, Colin and Onsi are joined by Pastor Daniel Doleys to discuss the sessions from our annual gathering, which focussed on "Christ and the Nations: A Protestant Theology of Statecraft". They talk about Schleirmacher,  kingship, supererrogation (whatever that is), and more.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: "Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World" by John Philoponus Colin: "White Dress" by Lana Del Rey Daniel: "Divine Providence" by Stephen CharnockTexts DiscussedN/ASpotlightSynopsis of a Purer Theology 

Recorded LIVE at our 2023 National Convivium Irenicum, Colin and Onsi are joined by Pastor Daniel Doleys to discuss the sessions from our annual gathering, which focussed on "Christ and the Nations: A Protestant Theology of Statecraft". They talk about Schleirmacher,  kingship, supererrogation (whatever that is), and more. NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: "<a href="https://archive.org/details/against-aristotle-on-the-eternity-of-the-world-philoponus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World</a>" by John Philoponus Colin: "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4Hl9rOqYomojCmxYfr25im?si=11cfc6f142894c77" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">White Dress</a>" by Lana Del Rey Daniel: "<a href="https://www.prpbooks.com/book/divine-providence" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Divine Providence</a>" by Stephen Charnock Texts Discussed N/A Spotlight <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/leiden-synopsis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Synopsis of a Purer Theology </a>

Christ and the Nations (LIVE from Convivium 2023!)

This week, Onsi, Colin, and Rhys answer YOUR questions! They talk about Onsi's problem with C.S. Lewis, working in a Catholic college, a curriculum for the classics, Protestant and Thomism, whether modernity exists, and why they've remained silent on the topic of fairies.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: The Book of Khalid by Ameen Rihani   Colin: "She Walks in Beauty" by Lord Byron Rhys: First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami   Texts DiscussedThe Iliad and the Odyssey by HomerTheogony and Works and Days by HesiodMeditations by Marcus AureliusLives by PlutarchEnduring Divine Absence by Joseph MinichBulwarks of Unbelief by Joseph MinichThe Discarded Image by C.S. LewisThe Myth of Disecnhantment by Jason Josephson-StormSpotlightItaly's Forgotten Reformation (Register by Wednesday 24th May!)

This week, Onsi, Colin, and Rhys answer YOUR questions! They talk about Onsi's problem with C.S. Lewis, working in a Catholic college, a curriculum for the classics, Protestant and Thomism, whether modernity exists, and why they've remained silent on the topic of fairies. NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781530899616" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Book of Khalid</a> by Ameen Rihani Colin: "<a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43844/she-walks-in-beauty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">She Walks in Beauty</a>" by Lord Byron Rhys: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780593311189" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First Person Singular</a> by Haruki Murakami Texts Discussed <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780147712554" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Iliad and the Odyssey</a> by Homer <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780199538317" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theogony and Works and Days</a> by Hesiod <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780812968255" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meditations</a> by Marcus Aurelius <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781781395134" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lives</a> by Plutarch <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/divine-absence/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Enduring Divine Absence</a> by Joseph Minich <a href="https://lexhampress.com/product/229474/bulwarks-of-unbelief-atheism-and-divine-absence-in-a-secular-age" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bulwarks of Unbelief</a> by Joseph Minich <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781107604704" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Discarded Image</a> by C.S. Lewis <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780226403366" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Myth of Disecnhantment</a> by Jason Josephson-Storm Spotlight <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/italy-reformation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Italy's Forgotten Reformation (Register by Wednesday 24th May!)</a>

Ask Me Anything!

How does our society perceive gender confusion? Continuing their readthrough of Begotten or Made? Onsi, Colin, and Rhys discuss what Oliver O'Donovan calls "the psychological case", one of two ways our society tries to explain the problem, but which he argues is fraught with insonsistencies.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: The Philosophy of History by G.W.F. Hegel   Colin: The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques RousseauRhys: God's Clockmaker: Richard of Wallingford and the Invention of Time by John North   Texts DiscussedBegotten or Made? by Oliver O'DonovanSpotlightSubscribe to Ad Fontes to gain access to our upcoming Spring 2023 edition!

How does our society perceive gender confusion? Continuing their readthrough of Begotten or Made? Onsi, Colin, and Rhys discuss what Oliver O'Donovan calls "the psychological case", one of two ways our society tries to explain the problem, but which he argues is fraught with insonsistencies. NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780486437552" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Philosophy of History</a> by G.W.F. Hegel Colin: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780140442014" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Social Contract</a> by Jean-Jacques Rousseau Rhys: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781852854515" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">God's Clockmaker: Richard of Wallingford and the Invention of Time</a> by John North Texts Discussed <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/begotten-or-made" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Begotten or Made?</a> by Oliver O'Donovan Spotlight <a href="https://adfontesjournal.com/subscribe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to Ad Fontes </a>to gain access to our upcoming Spring 2023 edition!

"Begotten or Made?" - Chapter 2 (Pt. 2)

People talk a lot about "the image of God" these days, or the imago dei. But what do they mean by this? Often, it's not what people used to mean. This week Onsi, Colin, and Rhys talk about shifting views of "the image of God", the lack of traditional consensus on the topic, and whether you even need the idea to talk about human dignity.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: The Art of Bible Translation by Robert Alter   Colin: The Nixton Tapes: 1973, edited by Douglas Brinkley and Luke A. Nichter   Rhys: A Brief History of the Hundred Years War by Desmond Seward   Texts DiscussedRhys' midwit memeDe Trinitate by AugustineCategories by AristotleSumma Theologiae I.91.a3 by Thomas Aquinas (on angels and the image of God)Institutes 1.15.3 by John CalvinSpotlightFirst Annual Davenant Award Banquet (Wednesday 19th April 2023)

People talk a lot about "the image of God" these days, or the imago dei. But what do they mean by this? Often, it's not what people used to mean. This week Onsi, Colin, and Rhys talk about shifting views of "the image of God", the lack of traditional consensus on the topic, and whether you even need the idea to talk about human dignity. NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780691209142" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Art of Bible Translation</a> by Robert Alter Colin: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780544811843" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Nixton Tapes: 1973</a>, edited by Douglas Brinkley and Luke A. Nichter Rhys: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brief-History-Hundred-Years-War/dp/1841196789/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CV78BJ5KC2QJ&amp;keywords=desmond+seward+hundred+years+war&amp;qid=1681728181&amp;sprefix=desmond+seward+hudnred+years+war%2Caps%2C145&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Brief History of the Hundred Years War</a> by Desmond Seward Texts Discussed <a href="https://twitter.com/RDLaverty/status/1640351197587537920" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rhys' midwit meme</a> <a href="https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1301.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">De Trinitate</a> by Augustine <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-categories-dodo-press-aristotle/6880645?ean=9781406510201" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Categories</a> by Aristotle <a href="https://www.newadvent.org/summa/1093.htm#article3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Summa Theologiae I.91.a3</a> by Thomas Aquinas (on angels and the image of God) <a href="https://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/institutes.iii.xvi.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Institutes</a> 1.15.3 by John Calvin Spotlight <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/2023-davenant-award/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First Annual Davenant Award Banquet</a> (Wednesday 19th April 2023)

Image Problem

Procreation is linked to the male-female binary. But how do we respond to that reality: with welcome, or resentment? Onsi, Colin, and Rhys continue their readthrough of Oliver O'Donovan's Begotten or Made?  and tackle this question and more as they reach Chapter 2, "Sex By Artifice." NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: The Search After Truth by Nicolas Malebranche Colin: Mutlipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman Rhys: They Were Counted by Miklos BanffyTexts DiscussedBegotten or Made? by Oliver O'DonovanThat Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis"St. Andrew's Day, 1935" by George OrwellMan and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body by Pope John Paul IISpotlightRegister now for Spring Term Davenant Hall class! (Deadline 3/31/23)

Procreation is linked to the male-female binary. But how do we respond to that reality: with welcome, or resentment? Onsi, Colin, and Rhys continue their readthrough of Oliver O'Donovan's Begotten or Made?  and tackle this question and more as they reach Chapter 2, "Sex By Artifice." NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Search-after-Truth-Elucidations-Philosophy/dp/0521589959/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18WLCVT71QJZG&amp;keywords=malebranche+search+after+truth&amp;qid=1677861511&amp;sprefix=the+search+after+truth+%2Caps%2C199&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Search After Truth</a> by Nicolas Malebranche Colin: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780062663078" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mutlipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter</a> by Liz Wiseman Rhys: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780375712296" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">They Were Counted</a> by Miklos Banffy Texts Discussed <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/begotten-or-made" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Begotten or Made?</a> by Oliver O'Donovan <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780743234924" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">That Hideous Strength</a> by C.S. Lewis "<a href="https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/poetry/st-andrews-day-1935/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">St. Andrew's Day, 1935</a>" by George Orwell <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Man-Woman-He-Created-Them/dp/0819874213/ref=sr_1_3?crid=30Z8REVVF3OZD&amp;keywords=theology+of+the+body&amp;qid=1677860247&amp;sprefix=theology+of+the+body%2Caps%2C191&amp;sr=8-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body</a> by Pope John Paul II Spotlight <a href="https://davenanthall.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Register now for Spring Term Davenant Hall class! (Deadline 3/31/23)</a>

"Begotten or Made?" - Chapter 2 (Pt. 1)

Should Christian classical education teach Plato? Or any philosophy, for that matter? This week, Onsi, Colin, and Rhys discuss Colin's recent Ad Fontes article, responding a to a review of his chapter in Reforming Classical Education. They discuss whether Christian high schoolers should really be learning philosophy, and why Christians who believe philosophical primary texts to be important should handle them with care.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: The Republic of Arabic Letters: Islam and the European Englightenment by Alexander Bevilacqua Colin: Discourse of Method and Mediations on First Philosophy byRene Descartes Rhys: The Dissolution of the Monasteries: A New History byJames G.L. Clark Texts DiscussedReforming Classical Education: A New Paradigm"Awkward Family Dinner: A Review of Reforming Classical Education" by Austin Hoffman"Revisiting Platonic Education: The Ever Sharable Feast" by Colin Redemer"Same-Sex Marriage and Constitutional Law" by Martha NussbaumRepublic by PlatoSpotlightThe New Albion - Rhys Laverty's new Substack (subscribe now!)

Should Christian classical education teach Plato? Or any philosophy, for that matter? This week, Onsi, Colin, and Rhys discuss Colin's recent Ad Fontes article, responding a to a review of his chapter in Reforming Classical Education. They discuss whether Christian high schoolers should really be learning philosophy, and why Christians who believe philosophical primary texts to be important should handle them with care. NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780674244870" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Republic of Arabic Letters: Islam and the European Englightenment</a> by Alexander Bevilacqua Colin: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781554815548" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discourse of Method and Mediations on First Philosophy</a> byRene Descartes Rhys: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780300269956" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dissolution of the Monasteries: A New History</a> byJames G.L. Clark Texts Discussed <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/reforming-classical-education" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reforming Classical Education: A New Paradigm</a> "<a href="https://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2023/02/awkward-family-dinner-a-review-of-reforming-classical-education/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Awkward Family Dinner: A Review of Reforming Classical Education</a>" by Austin Hoffman "<a href="https://adfontesjournal.com/web-exclusives/revisiting-platonic-education-the-ever-sharable-feast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Revisiting Platonic Education: The Ever Sharable Feast</a>" by Colin Redemer "<a href="https://www.law.uchicago.edu/recordings/martha-nussbaum-same-sex-marriage-and-constitutional-law" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Same-Sex Marriage and Constitutional Law</a>" by Martha Nussbaum <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780465094080" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Republic</a> by Plato Spotlight <a href="https://thenewalbion.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New Albion</a> - Rhys Laverty's new Substack (subscribe now!)

WARNING: This Education Contains Plato

How did our society's view of freedom come about? And why would Christians ever have a problem with compassion? Continuing their readthrough of Begotten or Made?, Onsi, Colin, and Rhys discuss these big questions, which ends up involving a surprisng conversation about opera. NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: The Passenger andStella Maris by Cormac McCarthy Colin: Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich NietzscheRhys: Stories With Intent by Klyne R. SnodgrassTexts DiscussedBegotten or Made? by Oliver O'Donovan"Wartime broadcast, 1940" by Princess Elizabeth and Princes MargaretThat Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis  Meaning in History by Karl LowithThe Magic Flute by MozartFidelio by BeethovenSpotlightThe Shining Human Creature by Thomas Traherne

How did our society's view of freedom come about? And why would Christians ever have a problem with compassion? Continuing their readthrough of Begotten or Made?, Onsi, Colin, and Rhys discuss these big questions, which ends up involving a surprisng conversation about opera. NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780593536049" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Passenger andStella Maris</a> by Cormac McCarthy Colin: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780140449235" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beyond Good and Evil</a> by Friedrich Nietzsche Rhys: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780802875693" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stories With Intent</a> by Klyne R. Snodgrass Texts Discussed <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/begotten-or-made" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Begotten or Made?</a> by Oliver O'Donovan "<a href="https://www.royal.uk/wartime-broadcast-1940" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wartime broadcast, 1940</a>" by Princess Elizabeth and Princes Margaret <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780743234924" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">That Hideous Strength</a> by C.S. Lewis <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781609421472" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Abolition of Man</a> by C.S. Lewis <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780226495552" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meaning in History</a> by Karl Lowith <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2x4KecUnRrbo2okZMTuYRs?si=qqj6kr5ATkKuJebO0lHbhg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Magic Flute</a> by Mozart <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7g9cNHn8rCCW5uhUfD8uUZ?si=1CVQ34idRq2lU52cie-znw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fidelio</a> by Beethoven Spotlight <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/shining-human-creature" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Shining Human Creature</a> by Thomas Traherne

"Begotten or Made?" - Chapter 1 (Pt. 3)

How should Christians approach Bible translation? Should Scripture be fitted into out native language, or should our native language stretch to make room for Scripture?This is a key question for Protestantism, which was birthed in the context of new biblical translations. Translations produced by Protestants, such as Luther's Bible and the KJV, have undoubtedly shaped their native tongues. This week, Onsi, Colin, and Rhys talk about different translations and their approaches.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: Collected Poems by C.P. Cavafy   Colin: A Secular Age by Charles Taylor   Rhys: Richard II by William Shakespeare   Texts Discussed"On the Different Methods of Translating" by Friedrich SchleirmacherThe Message by Eugene Peterson"Presbyterians in Egypt" by Onsi KamelSTEPBibleSpotlightAd Fontes Winter 2023 (coming Thursday 23rd February!)

How should Christians approach Bible translation? Should Scripture be fitted into out native language, or should our native language stretch to make room for Scripture? This is a key question for Protestantism, which was birthed in the context of new biblical translations. Translations produced by Protestants, such as Luther's Bible and the KJV, have undoubtedly shaped their native tongues. This week, Onsi, Colin, and Rhys talk about different translations and their approaches. NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780691015378" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Collected Poems</a> by C.P. Cavafy Colin: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780674986916" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Secular Age</a> by Charles Taylor Rhys: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780143130215" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard II</a> by William Shakespeare Texts Discussed "On the Different Methods of Translating" by Friedrich Schleirmacher The Message by Eugene Peterson "<a href="https://mereorthodoxy.com/presbyterians-in-egypt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Presbyterians in Egypt</a>" by Onsi Kamel <a href="https://www.stepbible.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">STEPBible</a> Spotlight <a href="https://adfontesjournal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ad Fontes Winter 2023</a> (coming Thursday 23rd February!)

Lost In Translations

The writers and editors podcast of Ad Fontes, a journal of Protestant letters from The Davenant Institute. We don't just think ABOUT the sources; we think THROUGH the sources.

Should technology have a role in human reproduction? This is the basic question tackled by Oliver O'Donovan's book Begotten or Made?, one of the 20th century's most important works of medical ethics, and recently republished by the Davenant Press. This week, our co-hosts continue their walkthrough of the book, unpacking its riches. They discuss what kind of art medicine is, why people seem to hate their own flesh, whether technocracy precedes technology, and more.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: Tender is the Night by F. Scott FitzgeraldColin: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R TolkienRhys: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (on Audible)   Texts DiscussedBegotten or Made? by Oliver O'DonovanSpotlightSubscribe to Ad Fontes!

Should technology have a role in human reproduction? This is the basic question tackled by Oliver O'Donovan's book Begotten or Made?, one of the 20th century's most important works of medical ethics, and recently republished by the Davenant Press. This week, our co-hosts continue their walkthrough of the book, unpacking its riches. They discuss what kind of art medicine is, why people seem to hate their own flesh, whether technocracy precedes technology, and more. NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780684801544" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tender is the Night</a> by F. Scott Fitzgerald Colin: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780345538376" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lord of the Rings</a> by J.R.R Tolkien Rhys: <a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Lion-the-Witch-and-the-Wardrobe-The-Chronicles-of-Narnia-Audiobook/B004EEZ27O?qid=1675670840&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&amp;pf_rd_r=TY1AX91F0T48D3S8NP7E&amp;pageLoadId=PsK4hFIyovLM1TAp&amp;creativeId=41e85e98-10b8-40e2-907d-6b663f04a42d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe</a> by C.S. Lewis (on Audible) Texts Discussed <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/begotten-or-made" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Begotten or Made?</a> by Oliver O'Donovan Spotlight Subscribe to <a href="https://adfontesjournal.com/subscribe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ad Fontes</a>!

"Begotten or Made?" - Chapter 1 (Pt. 2)

Thomas Traherne is an overlooked figure from church history. But this 17th century cleric, poet, and mystic has grown in popularity since being rediscovered in the 1890s. The Davenant Press is now publishing a new edition of his "Christian Ethics", a rich Christian meditation on how God made man to live.  Our very own Colin Chan Redemer has modernized the text, and so we discuss Traherne and the first volume of the work, subtitled "The Shining Human Creature."NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: A Farwell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway   Colin: Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche   Rhys:  Shakespeare in a Year 2023 and Lectures on Shakespeare by W.H. AudenTexts DiscussedThe Shining Human Creature: Christian Ethics Vol. 1 by Thomas Traherne"The Birth of Secularity: Henry More, Metaphysics, and the Battle for God's Spirit" by Onsi Kamel SpotlightThe Shining Human Creature: Christian Ethics Vol. 1 by Thomas Traherne (modernized and edited by Colin Chan Redemer) - published February 9th 2023

Thomas Traherne is an overlooked figure from church history. But this 17th century cleric, poet, and mystic has grown in popularity since being rediscovered in the 1890s. The Davenant Press is now publishing a new edition of his "Christian Ethics", a rich Christian meditation on how God made man to live.  Our very own Colin Chan Redemer has modernized the text, and so we discuss Traherne and the first volume of the work, subtitled "The Shining Human Creature." NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780684801469" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Farwell to Arms</a> by Ernest Hemingway Colin: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781910749258" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thus Spake Zarathustra</a> by Friedrich Nietzsche Rhys:  <a href="https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Shakespeare-in-a-Year-2023.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shakespeare in a Year 2023</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lectures-Shakespeare-Princeton-Classics-Book-ebook/dp/B07VH69X4V/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lectures+on+shakespeare+auden&amp;qid=1674460514&amp;sprefix=lectures+on+shakespea%2Caps%2C141&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lectures on Shakespeare</a> by W.H. Auden Texts Discussed <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/shining-human-creature" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Shining Human Creature: Christian Ethics Vol. 1</a> by Thomas Traherne "<a href="https://youtu.be/PlGOZcoV7EI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Birth of Secularity: Henry More, Metaphysics, and the Battle for God's Spirit</a>" by Onsi Kamel Spotlight <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/shining-human-creature" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Shining Human Creature: Christian Ethics Vol. 1</a> by Thomas Traherne (modernized and edited by Colin Chan Redemer) - published February 9th 2023

The Shining Human Creature

Should technology have a role in human reproduction? This is the basic question tackled by Oliver O'Donovan's book Begotten or Made?, one of the 20th century's most important works of medical ethics, and recently republished by the Davenant Press. This week, our co-hosts begin a walkthrough of the book, unpacking its riches. They discuss definitions of begetting vs. making, the category of "appropriateness" in ethics, and more.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: Diogenes Unveiled by Fr. Paul Mankowski     Colin: The Passenger by Cormac McCarthyRhys:  Miracles by C.S. Lewis  Texts DiscussedBegotten or Made? by Oliver O'Donovan"C.S. Lewis as Sage of Modernity" by Joseph Minich"The World Was Not Worthy: In Memoriam Fr. Paul Mankowski" by Onsi KamelSpotlightThank you to all who donated to our 12/20 fundraising campgin! You can still give to Davenant and Ad Fontes here.

Should technology have a role in human reproduction? This is the basic question tackled by Oliver O'Donovan's book Begotten or Made?, one of the 20th century's most important works of medical ethics, and recently republished by the Davenant Press. This week, our co-hosts begin a walkthrough of the book, unpacking its riches. They discuss definitions of begetting vs. making, the category of "appropriateness" in ethics, and more. NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781621645085" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diogenes Unveiled</a> by Fr. Paul Mankowski Colin: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780593536049" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Passenger</a> by Cormac McCarthy Rhys:  <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780060653019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Miracles</a> by C.S. Lewis  Texts Discussed <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/begotten-or-made" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Begotten or Made?</a> by Oliver O'Donovan "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhG0I-EwAso&amp;t=14s&amp;ab_channel=DavenantInstitute" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">C.S. Lewis as Sage of Modernity</a>" by Joseph Minich "<a href="https://mereorthodoxy.com/fr-paul-mankowski/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The World Was Not Worthy: In Memoriam Fr. Paul Mankowski</a>" by Onsi Kamel Spotlight Thank you to all who donated to our 12/20 fundraising campgin! You can still give to Davenant and Ad Fontes <a href="https://davenant.kindful.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

"Begotten or Made?" - Chapter 1 (Pt. 1)

The workplace has changed beyond recognition. We live an an age of robots, offshored jobs, megacorporations and more. How can Protestant Christians begin to think about an economy that has undergone such sea changes? This week, Colin, Rhys, and special guest Joseph Minich discuss Colin and Joe's chapter on work and labor in Davenant's recent book Protestant Social Teaching to try and address some of these issues.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingColin: Commentary on Galatians by Martin LutherRhys: That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis   Joe: The Irreducibility of the Human Person by Mark Spencer/The Whole Mystery of Christ: Creation as Incarnation in Maximus Confessor by Jordan Daniel WoodTexts DiscussedLuther on Vocation by Gustaf WingrenRerum Novarum by Pope Leo XIIISpotlightDavenant End of Year GivingPilgrim Faith Podcast

The workplace has changed beyond recognition. We live an an age of robots, offshored jobs, megacorporations and more. How can Protestant Christians begin to think about an economy that has undergone such sea changes? This week, Colin, Rhys, and special guest Joseph Minich discuss Colin and Joe's chapter on work and labor in Davenant's recent book Protestant Social Teaching to try and address some of these issues. NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Colin: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781936830008" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Commentary on Galatians</a> by Martin Luther Rhys: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780743234924" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">That Hideous Strength</a> by C.S. Lewis Joe: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Irreducibility-Human-Person-Catholic-Synthesis/dp/0813235200" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Irreducibility of the Human Person</a> by Mark Spencer/<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780268203474" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Whole Mystery of Christ: Creation as Incarnation in Maximus Confessor </a>by Jordan Daniel Wood Texts Discussed <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781592445615" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luther on Vocation</a> by Gustaf Wingren <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rerum Novarum </a>by Pope Leo XIII Spotlight <a href="https://davenant.kindful.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Davenant End of Year Giving</a> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pilgrim-faith-podcast/id1494222569" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pilgrim Faith Podcast</a>

Labor Pains

Do you smoke? The question provokes a lot of reactions these days, including among Christians. This week (still together live at ETS!) Onsi, Colin, and Rhys discuss the topic of smoking from a Christian perspective, bringing the Westminster Larger Catechism, Aristotle, C.S. Lewis, and Tolkien to bear on the conversation.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: The Healing by Ibn Sina Colin: "Tobacco and the Soul" by Michael P. Foley Rhys: That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis Texts DiscussedWestminster Larger Catechism Q. 134Prologue to The Fellowship of the Ring"Slightly less than two drinks" from That Mitchell &amp; Webb LookSpotlightSubscribe to Ad Fontes!

Do you smoke? The question provokes a lot of reactions these days, including among Christians. This week (still together live at ETS!) Onsi, Colin, and Rhys discuss the topic of smoking from a Christian perspective, bringing the Westminster Larger Catechism, Aristotle, C.S. Lewis, and Tolkien to bear on the conversation. NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: The Healing by Ibn Sina Colin: <a href="https://www.firstthings.com/article/1997/04/tobacco-and-the-soul" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Tobacco and the Soul" by Michael P. Foley</a> Rhys: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780743234924" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">That Hideous Strength</a> by C.S. Lewis Texts Discussed <a href="https://thewestminsterstandard.org/westminster-larger-catechism/#131" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Westminster Larger Catechism Q. 134</a> <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780345339706" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prologue to The Fellowship of the Ring</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTSCppeFzX4&amp;ab_channel=vytenis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Slightly less than two drinks" from That Mitchell &amp; Webb Look</a> Spotlight <a href="https://adfontesjournal.com/subscribe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to Ad Fontes!</a>

Concerning Pipe-weed (Live from ETS 2022!)

For the tirst time ever, all three of our hosts are together IN PERSON! Recorded live at ETS 2022, Onsi, Colin, and Rhys sit down to talk about rhetoric. What are our words for? Should we use words to shape the world? Is truth a monologue or a dialogue? Using Plato's Gorgias as a starting point, they get into these questions and more from a Christian perspective.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: The Confidence Man by Herman Melville   Colin: Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich    Rhys: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Texts DiscussedGorgias by PlatoConfessions by AugustineSpotlightBegotten or Made? by Oliver O'Donovan (pre-order now)

For the tirst time ever, all three of our hosts are together IN PERSON! Recorded live at ETS 2022, Onsi, Colin, and Rhys sit down to talk about rhetoric. What are our words for? Should we use words to shape the world? Is truth a monologue or a dialogue? Using Plato's Gorgias as a starting point, they get into these questions and more from a Christian perspective. NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781513270036" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Confidence Man</a> by Herman Melville Colin: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780140446739" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Revelations of Divine Love</a> by Julian of Norwich Rhys: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780141439556" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wuthering Heights</a> by Emily Bronte Texts Discussed <a href="http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/gorgias.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gorgias</a> by Plato <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780199537822" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Confessions</a> by Augustine Spotlight <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/begotten-or-made" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Begotten or Made? by Oliver O'Donovan</a> (pre-order now)

More Than Words? (Live from ETS 2022!)

This week, Alastair Roberts joins the crew to discuss his and Onsi's chapter on sex, marriage, and divorce in "Protestant Social Teaching: An Introduction", the Davenant Press's upcoming publication (due 10/13/22). The guys talk about how Augustine set the scene for Reformation debates on these topics, what Luther thought about marriage, Protestant views on divorce, and how Rome and the Protestants have influenced once another on this topic.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: Heirs of the Apostles: Studies on Arabic Christianity in Honor of Sidney H. Griffith  Colin: TheOresteia by Sophocles   Rhys: Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales   Alastair: Nationalism: A Short History by Liah Greenfeld   Texts Discussed"On Marriage and Concupiscence" by Augustine"The Estate of Marriage" by Martin Luther"Commentary on Genesis 38" by John Calvin"Gentle Discipline: Spenser's Faerie Queene and Christian Elites" by Joshua PatchSpotlightProtestant Social Teaching (publication 10/13/22)The Anchored Argosy - Substack by Alastair Roberts and Susannah Black

This week, Alastair Roberts joins the crew to discuss his and Onsi's chapter on sex, marriage, and divorce in "Protestant Social Teaching: An Introduction", the Davenant Press's upcoming publication (due 10/13/22). The guys talk about how Augustine set the scene for Reformation debates on these topics, what Luther thought about marriage, Protestant views on divorce, and how Rome and the Protestants have influenced once another on this topic. NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9789004367586" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heirs of the Apostles: Studies on Arabic Christianity in Honor of Sidney H. Griffith</a> Colin: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780140443332" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheOresteia</a> by Sophocles Rhys: <a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Harmony-Audiobook/B004FTW4JC?qid=1665563071&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&amp;pf_rd_r=403E2HXQX20A48R5MY1R" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World </a>by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Alastair: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780815737018" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nationalism: A Short History</a> by Liah Greenfeld Texts Discussed "<a href="https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1507.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Marriage and Concupiscence</a>" by Augustine "<a href="https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1507.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Estate of Marriage</a>" by Martin Luther "<a href="https://biblehub.com/commentaries/calvin/genesis/38.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Commentary on Genesis 38</a>" by John Calvin "<a href="https://adfontesjournal.com/print-edition/gentle-discipline-spensers-faerie-queene-and-christian-elites/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gentle Discipline: Spenser's Faerie Queene and Christian Elites</a>" by Joshua Patch Spotlight <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/protestant-social-teaching" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Protestant Social Teaching</a> (publication 10/13/22) <a href="https://argosy.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Anchored Argosy</a> - Substack by Alastair Roberts and Susannah Black

An Institute You Can't Disparage

Our very own Onsi Kamel has embarked upon his Ph.D studies, and is focussing on the intellectual relationship between Europe and the Islamic world in the early modern period. We take this chance to ask him what he'll be looking at, and what there is to be gained from digging into this neglected part of church history.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson Colin: American Awakening: Identity Politics and Other Afflictions of Our Time byJohsua Mitchell  Rhys: The Exodus You Almost Passed Over by Rabbi David FohrmanTexts Discussed"Presbyterians in Egypt" by Onsi Aaron KamelSpotlightReforming Classical Education: Toward A New Paradigm

Our very own Onsi Kamel has embarked upon his Ph.D studies, and is focussing on the intellectual relationship between Europe and the Islamic world in the early modern period. We take this chance to ask him what he'll be looking at, and what there is to be gained from digging into this neglected part of church history. NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781513219639" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Essays</a> by Ralph Waldo Emerson Colin: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781641771306" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Awakening: Identity Politics and Other Afflictions of Our Time</a> byJohsua Mitchell  Rhys: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Exodus-You-Almost-Passed-Over/dp/0997347600" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Exodus You Almost Passed Over</a> by Rabbi David Fohrman Texts Discussed "<a href="https://mereorthodoxy.com/presbyterians-in-egypt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Presbyterians in Egypt</a>" by Onsi Aaron Kamel Spotlight <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/reforming-classical-education" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reforming Classical Education: Toward A New Paradigm</a>

Go East, Young Man

We're back! With summer over, Onsi, Colin, and Rhys are talking about the phenomenon of "going back to school." Why is our society built around this September rhythm, and the school year in general? Is it something that comes from Christendom? And how will it fare in an age where alternative online education options are becoming increasingly popular?NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age,1798-1939 by Albert Hourani     Colin: Warspeak:Nietzsche's Victory Over Nihilism by Lise Van Boxel   Rhys: Perelandra by C.S. Lewis and The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore Texts DiscussedN/ASpotlightDavenant Hall Fall Term 2022 Courses (Register Before 9/11)

We're back! With summer over, Onsi, Colin, and Rhys are talking about the phenomenon of "going back to school." Why is our society built around this September rhythm, and the school year in general? Is it something that comes from Christendom? And how will it fare in an age where alternative online education options are becoming increasingly popular? NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780521274234" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age,1798-1939</a> by Albert Hourani Colin: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781895131499" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Warspeak:Nietzsche's Victory Over Nihilism</a> by Lise Van Boxel Rhys: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780743234917" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Perelandra</a> by C.S. Lewis and <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780307280510" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Romanovs</a> by Simon Sebag Montefiore Texts Discussed N/A Spotlight <a href="https://davenanthall.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Davenant Hall Fall Term 2022 Courses (Register Before 9/11)</a>

School's In

With Colin on vacation, Onsi and Rhys decide to talk about vocation. These days, people get pretty het up trying to find their "calling" or "vocation" in life - but they don't often realise that, in doing so, they're rehashing a foundational Protestant doctrine. Onsi and Rhys discuss how Luther kicked back against the medieval view of vocation, and gave dignity not just to our work but our other roles in life as well. But are there holes to pick in the Protestant doctrine? And is it still of us in a world much changed from that of the 1500s?NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: The Koran Rhys: Piranesi by Susannah ClarkeTexts DiscussedThe Babylonian Captivity of the Church by Martin LutherThe Freedom of a Christian by Martin LutherOn the Estate of Marriage by Martin LutherLectures on Galatians by Martin Luther"Inhabiting the Places of Promise: Luther's Teaching on the Three Institutions" by Michael LaffinThe Doctrine of the Church in the Theology of the Refomers by Paul D.L. AvisSpotlightReforming Classical Education: Toward a New Paradigm (pre-order now, publication 8/2/22)

With Colin on vacation, Onsi and Rhys decide to talk about vocation. These days, people get pretty het up trying to find their "calling" or "vocation" in life - but they don't often realise that, in doing so, they're rehashing a foundational Protestant doctrine. Onsi and Rhys discuss how Luther kicked back against the medieval view of vocation, and gave dignity not just to our work but our other roles in life as well. But are there holes to pick in the Protestant doctrine? And is it still of us in a world much changed from that of the 1500s? NOTE: most books below are linked via <a href="http://Bookshop.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Onsi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9780141393834" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Koran</a> Rhys: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/25099/9781635577808" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Piranesi </a>by Susannah Clarke Texts Discussed <a href="http://www.onthewing.org/user/Luther%20-%20Babylonian%20Captivity.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Babylonian Captivity of the Church</a> by Martin Luther <a href="https://www.elctempe.org/home/180021800/180021800/Images/Freedom%20of%20a%20Christian%20Text.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Freedom of a Christian </a>by Martin Luther <a href="https://pages.uoregon.edu/dluebke/Reformations441/LutherMarriage.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On the Estate of Marriage</a> by Martin Luther <a href="https://archive.org/details/luthersworksv26c1-4unse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lectures on Galatians</a> by Martin Luther "<a href="https://adfontesjournal.com/church-history/inhabiting-the-places-of-promise/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Inhabiting the Places of Promise: Luther's Teaching on the Three Institutions</a>" by Michael Laffin The Doctrine of the Church in the Theology of the Refomers by Paul D.L. Avis Spotlight <a href="https://davenantinstitute.org/reforming-classical-education" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reforming Classical Education: Toward a New Paradigm</a> (pre-order now, publication 8/2/22)

Away On Vocation

The Ad Fontes Podcast

The best podcast episodes on non-current politics. Covering topics such as universal basic income, democracy, poverty & justice and more. For anyone interested in learning more about politics that affect that world, not just now, but in the longer term. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!

Best Non-Current Politics Podcasts

The best philosophy podcast episodes. Asking questions about how to live a better life, what it means to be and do good, to the idea of God. This topic includes episodes that bring about important questions that everyone should be asking themselves. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!