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Docendi Sunt Christiani. The Wittenberg Hour explores big questions and discusses that which endures and the means by which enduring things endure.
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Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Miss Ellie Mumme joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss "Ten Books Boys Should Read Before They are 21."
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What does it mean to be a boy? How do boys become men? How might books aid boys in that journey from boys to men?
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Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing
Suggested reading:
- Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories
- M. Barrie’s Peter Pan
- Lloyd Alexander’s The Chronicles of Prydain
- Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer & The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Coming up on Episode 21: 10 Books Boys Should Read Before They Are 21- Part II
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Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Dr. Jim Tallmon joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss how Rhetoric prepares scholars for life under the cross. He also invites listeners to a special annual event.
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How can something be both a balm and a woe? Can studying things rejected by men actually be of great benefit?
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Part I: The Rest of the Story
- Simultaneously rejected and equipped
Part II: Join Dr. Tallmon for a discussion on the annual "Reflecting on Rhetoric over Rioja
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Purchase Of Rhetoric and Redemption In La Rioja
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Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing
Suggested reading:
Of Rhetoric and Redemption in La Rioja
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Coming up on Episode 20: 10 Books Boys Should Read Before They Are 21- Part I
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Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Rev. Jason Braaten joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss Logic, especially as it relates to the Politics, Pandemics, and Protests of 2020.
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What are fallacies? How can the study and understanding of Logic help us navigate the times in which we live?
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Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing
Suggested reading:
From the Wittenberg Academy Logic I Reading list:
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Coming up on Episode 19:
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Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Mrs. Benson and Miss Grace Reps consider boredom, especially as it relates to vocation.
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What is boredom? How should we regard boredom? How does boredom relate to vocation?
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Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing
Suggested reading:
Russell Kirk and "The Age of Eliot," 1956
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Coming up on Episode 18: Politics, Pandemics, and Protests with Pr. Jason Braaten
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Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Mrs. Benson and Miss Grace Reps discuss classical education in 2020.
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What is the purpose of a classical education? Do societal circumstances change our purpose and the way we approach teaching and learning?
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Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing
Suggested reading:
Five Defenses of Classical Education in a Time of Civil Unrest
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Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Mrs. Emily Cockran joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 and "cancel culture."
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What is cancel culture? Why can books like Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 help prepare young people to face a world intent on canceling our Western heritage?
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Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing
Suggested reading:
Usher II
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Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Mrs. Benson and Miss Mumme discuss G.K. Chesterton and why you should consider giving him a read.
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Who was Gilbert Keith Chesterton? What did he write? Why should we still read him today?
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Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing
Suggested reading:
G.K. Chesterton (electronic collection)
The Man Who was Thursday
Orthodoxy
Father Brown
What's Wrong with the World
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Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Rev. Larry Beane joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss prayer, especially in the life of the family. Rev. Beane serves as Chaplain of Wittenberg Academy.
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Why does God command Christians to pray? How should we pray?
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Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing
Suggested resources:
A Culture of Catechesis from Concordia Catechetical Academy
LSB: Psalms and Hymns pocket edition
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Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Miss Eleonore Mumme joins The Wittenberg Hour to discuss her article from the most recent Ninety-Sixth Thesis. Miss Mumme teaches for Wittenberg Academy.
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Miss Mumme discusses her article: "Daily Thanks, Daily Praise."
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Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing
Suggested reading:
The Trinity 2020 Ninety-Sixth Thesis
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Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Rev. Larry Beane and Mrs. Liz Ekblad join The Wittenberg Hour to discuss their articles from the most recent Ninety-Sixth Thesis. Rev. Beane and Mrs. Ekblad both teach for Wittenberg Academy.
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Part I: Rev. Beane discusses his article: "Education and the Christian Worldview."
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Part II: Mrs. Ekblad discusses her article: "The Case for Choosing Home."
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Bump music: Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain - Kirk Meyer - Kloria Publishing
Suggested reading:
The Trinity 2020 Ninety-Sixth Thesis
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Coming up on Episode 12:
Miss Eleonore Mumme discusses family meal time and its relationship to the Christian life.
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