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Wesley Callihan, author and presenter of Old Western Culture, delivered this lecture at the weekly “Dispuatio” of New Saint Andrews College, in Moscow, Idaho.
The rather long title is:
The Connections Between the Pinkerton Detective Agency, the Silver Valley of North Idaho, Dashiell Hammett (Author of the Maltese Falcon and the Thin Man Detective Novels), Clint Eastwood’s Spaghetti Westerns, and Rock Guitarist Rory Gallagher.
Here is a short film (12 min) which tells the fascinating story of the Grand American Piano in American history, and how they are restored nearly 100 years later. Enjoy this short and educational video that Roman Roads Media produced for Clint Hughes of Grand American Piano. If you have an old piano, a “diamond in the rough,” make sure and check out his website: www.grandamericanpiano.com. He works nation-wide!
Narrated by Wes Struble of Logos School, in Moscow, Idaho.
Here’s a fun side-project we did in collaboration with Mark Beauchamp (who did our Animated Introduction to Grammar of Poetry). Enjoy this now-animated song, “Science Fiction,” by Pastor Doug Wilson. “Science Fiction” is a satirical poke at Evolution.
There are many good cases for classical education that emphasize the need to be well-rounded, a critical thinker, steeped in Western heritage, etc. But a sometimes overlooked benefit of classical education, and specifically a Great Books education, is the benefit that a biblical scholar or pastor receives from knowing the stories and literature of the Western world. St. Paul spoke to a largely Greek audience. A pastor who is oblivious to the stories and literature of the Western (and therefore Greek) tradition will miss some of the richness of the text. Hear Dr. Ben Merkle, of Christ Church, Moscow, Idaho as he exposits this text from Ephesians, explaining the imaginary that Paul borrowed from the Iliad:
Sermon Clip: The Aristea of God
Today is my mother’s birthday. I would like to tell you something about my mother and about me. She has many amazing qualities, is in incredibly godly woman, incredibly self-sacrificial, and patient. A very specific way in which this was manifested in my life was in how she homeschooled me. For whatever reason (some people would affix a three letter acronym to this I’m sure), I was just not ready to read when most boys and girls normally learn to read.
Some classmates standing beside the Freshman reading list at New Saint Andrews College
It wasn’t that I was lazy, or that she wasn’t trying hard enough, or was qualified enough (truth be told, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Gordon College, and taught at Winter Park High School – she’s over-qualified!). It wasn’t clicking for me; I was just not grasping the careful and articulate lessons she taught me.
When I was about 10 years old everything suddenly clicked into place! I was ready to read, and took off! I now have BA in Liberal Arts and Culture from New Saint Andrews which is particularly vigorous in reading, requiring an estimated 20,000 pages of reading in Freshman year alone. The pile of required books every Freshman reads reach higher than most girls when stacked. And I loved it. I thrived. I am a voracious reader.
My wonderful mother, Donna Foucachon
The amazing thing, however, is not that I was late, but that I never knew it. It was only years later that I looked back and realized that most kids learned earlier than I did. I had no idea. And that’s when I realized just how much love and care and patience it took my mom to continue teaching me, worrying about me being delayed, and yet plodding on. Turns out I was perfectly normal, and just needed time. Had I been in public school I would have been acutely aware of my “slowness.” It wasn’t easy for my mother to homeschool all 5 of us kids in 5 different grades, while also being a pastor’s wife overseas. But it was an incredible gift to me. Thank you mommy!
Now married to another bibliophile, we are inundated with books. We have more books than bookshelves. Piles of books on every subject: fiction, history, philosophy, literature, theology, how-to’s, The Great Books, classics, etc. And we’ve read the majority of them!
Daniel Foucachon,
President, Roman Roads Media
January 8th, 2013.
Here is a snippet from lesson 1 of Grammar of Poetry DVD.
Wes Callihan, of Schola Classical Tutorials, has taught Great Books classes online for many years. He is now teaming with Roman Roads Media to produce “Old Western Culture: A Christian Approach to the Great Books.” Subscribe on the left to be notified when this course is available!
First day of filming:
We have begun filming Introductory Logic with Jim Nance! This is a joint production with Canon Press and accompanies the textbook by the same name, authored by Jim Nance and Douglas Wilson. Make sure and subscribe on the left to get occasional updates and new product releases!
(note: photos taken from my iphone – sorry for dark/blurry images)
The Fifteenth Commencement of New Saint Andrews College, in Moscow, Idaho.
Fourty-eight students graduated, including 33 Bachelor of Arts students, 10 Associate of Arts students and five graduate students. Of the graduate students, three received a master’s degree in classical Christian studies, and two received a Master of Arts in Theology and Letters.
You will find the videos of the various addresses below:
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