The Gospel and the University: Why the University Matters

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Back in September of 2018 I had the opportunity to speak at Colorado Christian University. Don Sweeting is the President, and I had a great time at the school, addressing the faculty. I gave a talk titled: "The Gospel and the University: Why the University Matters." The talk can be accessed here.

Excellentia et Humilitas: Excellence and Humility in the Christian Intellectual Quest

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This is my Fall 2005 convocation address, given at Augustine School.  In this talk I try to outline a proper understanding of excellence and its relation to humility.

Amor et Artes: Augustine, Love, and Learning

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This is my convocation address given at Augustine School in the Fall of 2006.  The theme was Augustine and love and the nature of education.  The ideas presented here have been expanded into an article in the Fall 2009 edition of Churchman, and is available elsewhere on this site.

Intellectus, Christus, et Crux: The Life of the Mind in Light of Christ and the Cross

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This address was the first convocation address given at Augustine School, given in 2004.  The themes of this address are being fleshed out in more detail for my forthcoming book with Crossway Publishers (www.crossway.org), The Cross and the Mind: The Recovery and Shaping of the Intellectual Life.