Louise Cowan: “The Necessity of the Classics”
Louise Cowan insists that what we label the classics “have become classics because they elicit greatness of soul,” and that such aspiration can only be informed by such works. (35 minutes)
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 78
FEATURED GUESTS: Mark Bauerlein, Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn, Sam Van Eman, Thomas de Zengotita, Eugene McCarraher, and John Witte, Jr.
The Truth about Harvard
Ross Douthat looks at the effects of postmodern academic theory on the humanities. “The retreat into irrelevance is visible all across the humanities curriculum.”
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 69
FEATURED GUESTS: John McWhorter, Douglas Koopman, Daniel Ritchie, Vincent Miller, and Barrett Fisher
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 52
FEATURED GUESTS: Tom Shippey, Jeffrey Meyers, Ralph McInerny, Daniel Ritchie, Ian Ker, Mark Schwehn, Gilbert Meilaender, and Tiina Nunnally.
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 50
FEATURED GUESTS: Stanley Carlson-Thies, Bruce S. Thornton, A. J. Conyers, Stanton L. Jones, Arthur F. Holmes, Carson Holloway, Ted Prescott, and Glenn Arbery