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The Classical MindPhaedo with Dr. John Mark ReynoldsJoin the Classical Mind podcast for a captivating exploration of Plato's Phaedo, featuring insightful commentary from Dr. John Mark Reynolds.This episode delves into the profound dialogue where Socrates, facing his own mortality, engages in a compelling argument for the immortality of the soul. Dr. Reynolds illuminates the text with his expertise, unraveling:* Socrates' final hours and his unwavering belief in the soul's existence.* The philosophical underpinnings of the soul's immortality and its journey after death.* The nature of true knowledge and its connection to the soul's liberation.Don't...2024-11-121h 14
Gotta Be SaintsWhat Constitutes a Just Wage? with Ennie HickmanEpisode #151 of the Gotta Be Saints PodcastOn this episode, I spoke with Ennie Hickman about what the Catholic Church teaches about just wages and Catholic Social Teaching.During our conversation, we covered:- A tweet that inspired this conversation- A brief background on Catholic Social Teaching- How money is necessary, but it isn't everything- Needs versus wants- The importance of discernment - Corporate work versus ministry- And much more...Biography:For over two...2024-01-2351 min
Doable DiscipleshipE339: The Intersection of Philosophy, Great Books, and Faith with Dr. John Mark ReynoldsDescription:Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Dr. John Mark Reynolds to discuss the connection between ancient philosophy, reading the great books, and Christianity. They discusses why Christians should care about philosophy, what we mean when we say “The Western Canon” of literature, the power of work that lasts, and how people can get started learning more about these topics.Dr. Reynolds is the President of the Saint Constantine School, a Senior Fellow in the humanities at The Kings College and a Fellow of the Center for Science and Cult...2023-08-1657 min
Constantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: Great Books for Middle SchoolThis week our host, Megan Mueller, is joined by Nick Dalbey, Jonathan Mueller, and Bond Pittman to discuss the way we do great books in middle school... and why we let them read Plato!
2023-04-0534 min
Constantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityFrom the Hallway: The Educational Value of PartiesIn this week's episode, host Kris Yee is joined by his bosses, Cate Gilbert and Dr. John Mark Reynolds, to discuss...his job performance?! Enjoy this laughter-filled episode about why our school has so many, and such large, parties.
2023-02-2830 min
Constantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: The Star Lords of TSCSHost Megan Mueller is joined by the "Star Lords" of TSCS (a student nickname for our three instructors of Astronomy), Zach Harris, Jonathan Mueller, and Galen Nicol, for a discussion on why and how Astronomy should be taught in classical schools.
2023-02-1734 min
Constantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityIf You Like / Then You’ll Love: Spider-Man & War and Peace'If You Like ______ Then You'll Love _____' puts pop culture in conversation with classic works of art and literature. Join Jovia Godfrey, Tim Bartel, David Gilbert, and Kris Yee as they dive into coming of age stories, spoilers, and being *that* awkward kid in their discussion of an unlikely pairing: Spider-Man and War and Peace.
2023-02-0718 min
Faith and LettersJohn Mark ReynoldsIn 1996, Dr. John Mark Reynolds founded the Torrey Honors College, the Great Books program at Biola University. After many years there, he went on to serve as provost at Houston Baptist University, and later to help start The Saint Constantine School, an Orthodox Classical Christian school in Houston, Texas where he currently serves as president.
I studied under Dr. Reynolds during my first year at Biola, and I have always thought back fondly on my time in the program. After that initial exposure, I’ve continued to be fascinated by the assumptions and values that underpin classical edu...2022-12-1548 min
Constantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Jane Greer...Again!In this episode, Dr. Tim Bartel reads more of the new formalist poet Jane Greer.
2022-11-0918 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityFrom the Hallway: Color Palettes in Sartorial AestheticsIn this episode, Kris Yee and Megan Mueller talk about the controversial opinion that it is sometimes alright to wear navy and black in the same outfit.
2022-11-0933 min
Constantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: W.B. Yates and Jane GreerIn this episode, Dr. Bartel dives into the concept of tradition in poetry.
2022-11-0926 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: Teaching Modern Plays in a Classical SchoolHost Megan Mueller is joined by Theater instructors Jayne Meyncke, Galen Nicol, and Laura Nicol, for a discussion about the purpose of theater in an educational setting.
2022-10-2830 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: Vision Conference HighlightsDr. John Mark Reynolds, Cate Gilbert, and Megan Mueller discuss Saint Constantine's first annual Vision Conference and what they found particularly impactful about the experience.
2022-10-2853 min
Constantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople Forum: Pensées from the Vision ConferenceMegan Mueller, Cate Gilbert, David Gilbert, and Dr. Timothy Bartel read aloud some of the Pensée passages from the recent Vision Conference and discuss the common themes which emerge.
2022-10-1835 min
Anchored by the Classic Learning TestDr. John Mark Reynolds on Bridging the Gap Between Science and ReligionOn this episode for Anchored, Jeremy and Arooba are joined by Dr. John Mark Reynolds, the president of The Saint Constantine School in Houston, Texas, and a fellow of the Center For Science and Culture at The Discovery Institute. Dr. Reynolds discusses his family history, his dad becoming the first in his family to go to high school, and then deciding to take Dr. Reynolds and his brother out of public school to attend the Christian school he founded. Dr. Reynolds explains how his exposure to classical education led him to acknowledge that we needed a more profound revolution...2021-11-2531 min
Constantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning2019-11-1515 min
Constantinople: Great Conversations in a Great City"The Merchant of Venice" Courtroom Scene: Justice and Mercy2019-11-1238 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Foreboding by Jeanne Murray Walker2019-11-1020 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: Why do a discussion marathon?2019-10-3034 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: Revival2019-10-2337 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Saint Kassia's Epigrams2019-10-0820 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: A. E. Stallings - Alice Bewildered2019-10-0118 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Sappho Check2019-09-2821 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Julia Ward Howe - My Last Dance2019-09-1824 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: "Gentilesse" - Chaucer2019-05-0120 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Ann Lauterbach2019-03-1716 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Chaucer's Prologue To Parliament of Fowls2019-02-2614 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Tracy K. Smith's "Wade In The Water"2019-02-2027 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Terrance Hayes' American Sonnets2019-02-1634 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Arena2018-11-1315 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: What Is Poetry?2018-11-0921 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Gwendolyn Brooks II2018-11-0226 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Poet's CornerIn this episode of Poetry Corner, Dr. Timothy Bartel steps back from poetry to discuss the origin of the phrase "Poet's Corner."
2018-09-2611 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityGwendolyn Brooks - I2018-09-2513 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Early Christian Poets - V2018-09-2028 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Early Christian Poets - IV2018-07-1735 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Early Christian Poets - III2018-05-0118 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Early Christian Poets - II2018-04-1717 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Early Christian Poets - I2018-03-2629 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Longfellow's "The Light of Stars"2018-03-2230 min
Constantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityFrom The Hallway: Memorization of Facts2018-03-0627 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: Manners II2018-02-2714 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Philip Larkin2018-02-2323 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConsantinople: MannersMegan and Jonathan Mueller, Cate Gilbert, and Kris Yee discuss manners in the context of their use today and Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.
2018-02-1528 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: T. S. Eliot (La Figlia Che Piange)T. S. Eliot's La Figlia Che Piange is read and discussed in a third look at T. S. Eliot's collection Prufrock And Other Observations.
2018-02-0624 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: T. S. Eliot (Preludes)Preludes is read and discussed by Dr. Timothy E. G. Bartel in Poetry Corner's second look at the works of T. S. Eliot.
2018-01-3018 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: T. S. Eliot (The Love song of J. Alfred Prufrock)In this first look at the works of T. S. Eliot in this series, Dr. Timothy Bartel reads and discusses The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.
2018-01-2632 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Illegal Voices In Poetry - IIIIn the third and final installment of the Illegal Voices in Poetry mini-series, Dr. Timothy Bartel takes a look at the polish poet Czesław Miłosz.
2017-12-2426 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: "The Coming" (R. S. Thomas) - ForumThe Saint Constantine Forum podcast returns with a reading of "The Coming," a poem by R. S. Thomas.
2017-12-0834 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Illegal Voices In Poetry - IIIn the much anticipated second installment in a three part series entitled Illegal Voices in Poetry, Dr. Timothy Bartel takes a look at Alexander Pope and his "Brutus" fragment.
2017-11-2929 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Illegal Voices In Poetry - IThe first in a three part series, Dr. Timothy E. G. Bartel explores some of the "Illegal Voices in Poetry", beginning in part one with Phillis Wheatley.
2017-11-0726 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Marianne Moore2017-11-0127 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Saint Gregory of Nazianzus - Part 32017-10-2718 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Saint Gregory of Nazianzus - Part 2Dr. Bartel continues a look at St. Gregory's understanding how how and why to write poetry.
2017-10-2516 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: Breadth And Depth in EducationDr. John Mark Reynolds, Cate Gilbert, Megan Mueller, and David Gilbert discuss the varying approaches to classical education at different stages of schooling.
2017-10-2039 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: The Structure of EducationDr. John Mark Reynolds, Dr. Robert Stacey, Megan Mueller, and Cate Gilbert discuss both the effects of large class structure, and the benefits of smaller class size, in the context of classical education and one on one Oxford-style tutorials at The Saint Constantine School.
2017-10-1834 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Saint Gregory of Nazianzus - Part 1In the first of a mini-series on Saint Gregory of Nazianzus and the purpose of poetry, Dr. Timothy Bartel begins with a look at the use and virtue of form in both ancient traditions and present day poetry.
2017-10-1317 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: "Life On Mars" - Tracy SmithDr. Timothy Bartel reads and discusses a recent poem, "Life On Mars," by current United States Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith.
2017-10-1119 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: "The Beautiful Changes" - Richard WilburDr. Timothy E. G. Bartel reads and discusses "The Beautiful Changes," a poem by Richard Wilbur.
2017-10-0521 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: Anne Bradstreet - ForumIn this 'forum' edition of Constantinople, a panel of faculty discuss a poem by Anne Bradstreet entitled, "Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10th, 1666."
2017-10-0443 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Sylvia Plath's "Nick And The Candlestick"Dr. Timothy Bartel reads and discusses Sylvia Plath's "Nick And The Candlestick", exity of the exploring both the complexity of the poem's narrative as well as its jarring Christian imagery.
2017-09-2927 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: Longfellow's "Mezzo Cammin"In this episode of Poetry Corner, Dr. Timothy Bartel reads and discusses Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Mezzo Cammin".
2017-09-2722 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: The New Colossus - ForumIn this special Forum edition of Constantinople, a panel of faculty talks through "The New Colossus," a poem by Emma Lazarus visible on the base of the Statue of Liberty.
2017-09-2344 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityFrom the Hallway: Who Is The Last Jedi?In this episode of From The Hallway, Kris and Tim, in anticipation of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, discuss who could be the last Jedi, and who the Jedi really are.
2017-09-2120 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: "Every Riven Thing" In this episode of Poetry Corner. Dr. Timothy E. G. Bartel discusses "Every Riven Thing", the title poem from the collection by Christian Wiman.
2017-09-1124 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: Healthy Tension in AcademiaIn this episode of Constantinople, Cate Gilbert, Megan Mueller, Dr. Robert Stacey, and Dr. John Mark Reynolds return to discuss the balance of arts and sciences in academics, as well as how one can best spend their free time and develop their pursuits and interests for the world in which we live.
2017-09-0723 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityFrom the Hallway: What is a Salad?In this episode of From the Hallway, the nature of a salad, and what belongs in a salad, is discussed by Kris Yee and other faculty.
Music: "Malarkey" by Pidgeoto
2017-08-3018 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: "Waking with Russell"Dr. Timothy Bartel reads and discusses "Waking with Russell," a sonnet by the contemporary Scottish poet Don Paterson.
2017-08-2919 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityPoetry Corner: On Geoffrey HillIn the first episode of Poetry Corner, Dr. Timothy Bartel discusses the life and work of recently deceased British poet Geoffrey Hill.
2016-08-1922 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityFrom the Hallway: On RaceIn the inaugural episode of From The Hallway, Kris Yee pulls Dr. Timothy Bartel into his office to talk about Frederick Douglass and what history can teach us about race relations in the United States today.
2016-08-1520 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: On CollegeDr. Robert Stacey, Dr. John Mark Reynolds, and Dr. Timothy Bartel discuss the purpose and importance of a quality college education. What makes college worth it? Listen in to find out.
2016-07-3125 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConstantinople: What Is Classical Education?In our second podcast, the Saint Constantine team talks about the nature of classical education, and how what we’re doing is different than what most students experience. Listen in to learn more about why classical education is good for students, and why we’re willing to do whatever it takes to offer this type of education.
2016-05-1527 minConstantinople: Great Conversations in a Great CityConsantinople: What In The World Are We Doing?In the first episode, the founding faculty of The Saint Constantine School discuss the purpose, design, and mission of Houston's newest classical Christian school.
2016-04-1522 min