Retreat Description
We invite you to a gathering of leaders in classical education to consider the ways in which the church has informed and shaped what we now often call classical Christian education. The history and culture of the church helped to shape education as it was commonly understood and practiced until about 1900 when the progressive revolution in education emerged and largely replaced it. For over forty years now, the renewal of classical Christian education has grown and matured, but much work still needs to be done to reunite the mission of the Church and classical Christian education.
- Location: Nashotah House Theological Seminary, Nashotah, Wisconsin (2777 Mission Road, Nashotah, WI 53058)
- Dates: March 27-29, 2025
- Common Text: Early Christianity and the Greek Paideia by Werner Jaeger
- Registration Fee: $100 (includes Thursday reception, Friday breakfast and lunch, and Saturday breakfast). Space is limited, so please register today!
Each year the Alcuin Fellowship conducts a retreat for a small group of leaders who are part of the renewal of classical Christian education in the United States. This spring, we are hosting a group of forty people to join us and discuss the relationship between the Church and the renewal of classical Christian education in the United States and abroad. This retreat will be hosted by Nashotah House Theological Seminary on their beautiful campus in Nashotah, Wisconsin. The seminary is collegial and beautiful – the ideal setting for two days of presentations and discussions.
Some remarkable people will be at the retreat, including leaders from many of the organizations who are part of the classical Christian education renewal. We hope you will join us. We ask that each participant get a copy of the short book, Early Christianity and Greek Paideia and read through it prior to coming.
Reflect with us on the history of the church and its present engagement in the renewal of classical Christian education.
Retreat Schedule
Thursday, March 27
Guests Arrive
6:30 p.m. – Evening Reception
7:30 p.m. – Dr. Brian Williams, “The Classical Mandate of the Church”
Friday, March 28
7:45 a.m. – Morning Prayer
8:30 a.m. – Breakfast
9:15 a.m. – Welcome
9:30 a.m. – Dr. Alex Fogleman, “Patristic Paideia”
11:00 a.m. – Dr. Hans Boersma, “Memorization in Hugh of St. Victor”
12:30 p.m. – Lunch
1:30 p.m. – Discussion
3:00 p.m. – Ravi Jain, “Why the Liberal Arts Need the Church”
4:30 p.m. – Evening Prayer
Dinner on Your Own
Saturday, March 29
7:45 a.m. – Morning Prayer
8:30 a.m. – Breakfast
9:15 a.m. – Dr. Kevin Clark, “Ecclesial Schools: A Case Study”
Discussion
12:00 p.m. – Dismissal
Important Note: Participants should make their own lodging arrangements in proximity to Nashotah House Theological Seminary. The Seminary has dormitory rooms and furnished apartments that are available for rent. To request on-campus housing, fill out this form: https://form.jotform.com/242477669540063.
Thanks to the following sponsors for this event:
