“Teaching the Virtues is not only a fine introduction to a conservative tradition animated by a regard for the Permanent Things, but also a promise of more to come. It is the first book published by a new imprint of the Russell Kirk Center, Mecosta House.” - Providence
“A collection of essays by Hillsdale professor Bradley J. Birzer explores the moral imagination of the great Christian humanists to reflect on literature and film—and, of course, Batman.” - Acton
“But, finally, good fiction isn’t a ‘waste of time’ for the same reason good music and good art aren’t wastes of time. They are rooted in an endlessly creative God who has chosen to be imaged by human beings who create.” Why Christians Should Read Fiction
An address to the American Association of Christian Colleges and Seminaries at their annual meeting, Feb. 2006. A PDF version is available at the PTC website.
Read Part 1.
Everyone constructs a map of the world, a mental image or inner picture of the way things are. This map serves as a reference point for each person who is attempting to navigate the world. It is what an individual regards as “the truth,” i.e., the overall explanation that locates a specific fact in its proper relationship to every other fact.
