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“They Want Awakening”
Posted on January 16, 2025 Leave a Comment
Education, at its core, has historically been a journey into the profound questions of human existence. Among the most vital of these is the search for life’s meaning. Once central to higher education, this pursuit framed knowledge as more than an intellectual endeavor—it was a deeply personal and existential one. As Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, […]
A Pedagogy of Love
Posted on January 15, 2025 Leave a Comment
Despite my continued failure to secure a full-time university position—a reflection of broader challenges in higher education—I have spent considerable time reflecting on the nature and purpose of education, particularly within my Intellectual Foundations course at Carthage College. In this post, I explore Augustine’s thought and its implications for modern education. His Confessions, particularly the […]