This course offers you a series of deep dives into several masterworks of the Western tradition. Drawing upon his scholarly expertise in literature, theology, and philosophy, Dr. Junius Johnson guides you through some of his favorite works, offering insights for both deep reading and teaching. Works Covered Beowulf Sir Gawain […]
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Augustine of Hippo is the most influential theologian of the Latin West. His works are rich in subtlety and detail, and set the terms for a number of theological discussion down to the present day. Yet his works can be daunting because of their size, depth, or structure. This course […]
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This course serves as an introduction to Dr. Johnson’s groundbreaking work on the theologies of beauty and the imagination. It will help you recover beauty as a real, knowable feature of the world. You’ll begin by clarifying what beauty is and why it is neither mere taste nor private preference. […]
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This course helps you listen to classical music well, and provides guidance on how to bring the power of great music into your literature and history classes. You’ll begin by seeing how Western music grows from and gives shape to our shared cultural story. From there, the course shows you […]
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Step out of the “Dark Ages” cliché and into an Age of Light. This course begins by dismantling popular myths with crisp, teachable distinctions, then equips you to reconstruct a coherent picture of the period from the inside out. The lessons have been chosen to help you understand how they […]
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On Teaching Fairy Stories equips teachers and school leaders to recover fairy tales as a serious, soul-shaping part of the curriculum. You’ll begin by clarifying terms: what distinguishes a “fairy story” from myth, fable, or fantasy, and why that matters for planning and assessment. From there, you’ll build a compelling […]
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The Field Guide to Narnia is a complete guide to one of the most beloved fantasy settings of all time. With Narnia, C.S. Lewis has brilliantly built a world that feels like it lives and breathes. This guide will take you through all the major aspects of this enchanted setting: […]
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Then some re-adjustment of the mind or some focusing of my eyes took place, and I saw the whole phenomenon the other way round. The men were as they had always been; as all the men I had known had been perhaps. It was the light, the grass, the trees […]
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“At that time reigned King Arthur, who held his court at Camelot, the most beautiful and noble that ever was.” Chrétien de Troyes It is a pleasantly warm and sunny day as you stride over the chalky downland of Hampshire. You have been traveling since very early that morning, responding […]
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