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The Path to the Academy

English, Christianity, 1 season, 44 episodes, 3 days, 4 hours, 38 minutes
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A series of interviews with Orthodox educators and youth workers on what education is and why we need to spend time thinking about it.
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No Gnostics Need Apply: The Body and Its Resurrection

Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz to the podcast where our duo dives into the question of the resurrection of the body, one of the fundamental teachings of our faith. Our co-hosts investigate what all the resurrection entails, what the body is that shall be raised, and how our raised bodies relate to the body of our Lord.
12/22/20232 hours, 1 minute, 40 seconds
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Deaconesses and Female Deacons: what were the first, and why they weren’t the second

This episode Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz, and as well Dr. William Tighe, who plays a periodically vocal "fly on the wall" for this episode. Our host and guests dive into the question of what were deaconesses, why they were used at some times and some places in the Church, and why the position was discontinued.
11/17/20231 hour, 31 minutes, 5 seconds
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Father, Glorify Thy Name!

In this episode Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz as they investigate the origins of the current anti-Trinitarian mania that seeks to see Father as not the proper and true name of the source of all reality, the One God we profess in the Creed: "I believe in one God, the Father Almighty." Of course, along the way our intrepid pair speak about the origins of modern feminism, something that was awry from its birth in the days of the French Revolution and the Romantic period.
9/29/20231 hour, 49 minutes, 19 seconds
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A Path to an Orthodox Academy

In this episode Dr. Jenkins Welcomes Dr. David Williams (deacon David) and Dr. Evan Getz to Path to the Academy. Professors Williams and Getz teach at St. Katherine's Orthodox University in San Diego and together discuss what makes St. Katherine's a great school. You can find out about St. Katherine's at https://www.usk.edu/. For information about Doxamoot, see tinyurl.com/doxamoot2023
9/8/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 34 seconds
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The beginning of a beautiful friendship

In this episode, Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz, who will be joining Dr. Jenkins regularly as the podcast starts interacting with the questions the Academy poses and addressing some of the ludicrous and heretical answers that it often gives to those questions.
7/28/20232 hours, 10 minutes, 6 seconds
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Culture Without the State

Dr. Jenkins welcomes his friend Fr. Anthony Perkins, (Good Guys Wear Black), a student of Political Science and a teacher, to talk about what makes a good government for human flourishing, but more importantly, Orthodox flourishing. The discussion covers the state of the university, what Fr. Anthony is up to next, and why the state is not as vital as we might think.
5/26/20231 hour, 36 minutes, 14 seconds
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A Return to Reality

In this episode Dr. Jenkins welcomes Robin Phillips and Joshua Pauling, discussing Robin's new book, Rediscovering the Goodness of Creation: A manual for recovering Gnostics (https://store.ancientfaith.com/rediscovering-the-goodness-of-creation-a-manual-for-recovering-gnostics/). Robin and Joshua are working on a book treating technology and the Faith, out later this year from Basilian Media & Publishing. The conversation roams across the modern map of unreality, from theological liberalism to the virtual world."
5/12/20231 hour, 42 minutes, 3 seconds
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The Fathers, the Academy, and the Priesthood

In this episode, Dr. Jenkins welcomes his partner in crime from The Rule of Faith Journal, that is, his co-editor-in-chief, the Rev. Dr. Fr. Joseph Lucas to the podcast, as they discuss scholarship in service to the Church, why we need scholarship, and what the future brings for The Rule of Faith.
3/24/20231 hour, 54 minutes, 40 seconds
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It Is All in the Family: Home as the Cradle of Christian Formation

Dr. Jenkins welcomes Phil and Tessa Cialini, both longtime friends (and Phil a former student) who have devoted their lives to the pursuit of God and the love of the beautiful. Together they discuss how this pursuit works out in their respective vocations, and what it looks like to put this in practice in their own homes.
2/24/20231 hour, 42 minutes, 26 seconds
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The Active or Contemplative Life: Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon on his life as a learner

This episode Dr. Jenkins is joined by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon (who was also welcoming Dr. Jenkins to his own show) as they discuss Fr. Pat's past as a Trappist monk, a student in Rome, and his interaction with some of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century (and a few nefarious ones thrown in). You can find Fr. Pat's books at Ancient Faith, and his one mentioned specifically on Chronicles here: store.ancientfaith.com/chronicles
2/17/20231 hour, 37 minutes, 2 seconds
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The Center Cannot Not Hold: The Shambolic American Religious Landscape

Dr. Jenkins welcomes Pastor Mike Landsman, half of the Areopagus Podcast crew, to discuss their own interactions with American (ir)religion. From Charismatics to Calvinists to Critical Theory, the conversation ranges across inchoate realm that passes for American faith and culture.
2/3/20231 hour, 46 minutes, 30 seconds
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History as a Liberating Pursuit

Dr. Jenkins welcomes back his friend, Dr. William J. Tighe, and they discuss what makes the discipline and pursuit of history something that liberates the mind from the errors of the day, all the while forming it for the pursuit of truth.
12/23/20221 hour, 54 minutes, 18 seconds
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Reenchanting Education

Dr. Jenkins welcomes Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and Dr. Joshua Moritz back to the show to discuss the fundamental question of how we are to look at the world, how our 'modern' perceptions have been skewed, and what we can do to rectify our spiritual vision.
11/25/20222 hours, 38 seconds
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No Scholar is an Island

This week Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz for wide ranging discussion on thinking about science as Christians, why scholars need other scholars to help them see, how the Bible and Tradition informs our science, why science is always an exercise in revision, and how our Faith should stand unashamed and boldly in the public square. You can get your tickets for Doxamoot at eventbrite.com/e/doxamoot-2022-a-reverence-for-things-nobler-tickets-343262737087
9/23/20222 hours, 58 minutes, 44 seconds
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The Soldier Returns

In this episode, Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Mark Kelly to the podcast, where they resume their conversation on some of the items from their last talk, but then dive in to C. S. Lewis with abandon. The book Mark mentioned is Joseph Sciambra, Disordered. And the articles from Paul Kingsnorth are The Cross and the Machine (firstthings.com/article/2021/06/the-cross-and-the-machine) and The Anti-Christ Now Rules US All (unherd.com/2022/05/the-anti-christ-now-rules-us-all/).
9/2/20222 hours, 37 minutes, 53 seconds
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The Once and Future Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Jenkins gives an update on the future of the podcast, including upcoming guests, the slightly altered direction of the podcast, and also talks a little about the nature of the Humanities. For Patterns for Life by Laura E. Wolfe and Lisa Rose, go to https://patternsforlife.org/ And for Doxamoot 2022, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/doxamoot-2022-a-reverence-for-things-nobler-tickets-343262737087
8/26/202219 minutes, 41 seconds
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How It’s Done: Charlotte Mason and Classical Orthodox Pedagogy

This week Dr. Jenkins welcomes authors, homeschoolers, and Charlotte Mason devotees--both as experts and aficionados--Laura E. Wolfe (Sasha and the Dragon and The Lion and the Saint) and Lisa Rose. Together they discuss Lisa's and Laura's forthcoming book, Patterns for Life: An Orthodox Reflection on Charlotte Mason Education.
8/12/20221 hour, 58 minutes, 43 seconds
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Friends I met along the way

In this episode, Dr. Jenkins welcomes a whole slew of guests, that is, some of the books and authors who have helped shape his intellectual outlook along the way.
7/29/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 19 seconds
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A Soldier with a Love of Learning and a Desire for God, Part 1

This week, Dr. Jenkins welcomes his friend of 30 years, Mark J. Kelly, retired soldier and current teacher. Together they discuss the path of their life in the academy, and Mark's formation--against the current as it were--into a classical educator. They also set the stage for their next conversation on C. S. Lewis, John Senior, Paul Kingsnorth, and the current plight of dialogue.
7/15/20222 hours, 34 minutes, 28 seconds
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The Wanderer Returns, 2: into the weeds and marshes

Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz as they continue their discussion about the path of Dr. Moritz's intellectual and spiritual pilgrimage. One thing we know, our intrepid hosts don't like Gnosticism.
6/24/20222 hours, 7 minutes, 1 second
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The Wanderer Returns: Part 1

This week Cyril Jenkins sits down with Dr. Joshua Moritz, philosopher, philosopher of science, archaeologist, lover of theology, apologetics, and above all, a classical learner (and a great conversationalist to boot). Beyond these things, Dr. Moritz is also a faculty member at Chyrsostom Academy, and Dr. Jenkins is wildly happy to introduce him to our audience.
6/10/20222 hours, 3 minutes, 52 seconds
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The Unaccommodated Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick: Beowulf, with some Tolkien on the side

On this episode Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, as the two of them, sans chaperon, discuss the Anglo-Saxon world, especially in relation to the poem Beowulf. There are of course inevitable asides to Tolkien, the writing of history, the "death of the author," and the life of the mind.
5/27/20222 hours, 7 minutes, 47 seconds
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Hold back the forces of Chaos

Prof. Jenkins welcomes John Thompson, librarian at Waynesburg University (holding back chaos). John's life found him present at the start of All Saints Orthodox Church in Chicago, and with that, present at the creation of Touchstone Magazine. He helped oversee the Faith and Learning program at Waynesburg, and while there taught Greek to the most ambitious students. All of this hardly exhausts John's stops along the way.
4/29/20221 hour, 49 minutes, 38 seconds
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Classically Educated with the Beastie Boys

This episodes Dr. "Doc" Jenkins visits with his old friend Jamey William Bennett, classical educator turned licensed insurance adjuster, podcaster, catechist, rapper, and brand new dad. He and Jamey cover old ground in each of their lives, reflecting on education, Calvinist culture and education, beauty, what learning really entails, and the grave perils of the life of Faith.
4/8/20222 hours, 8 minutes, 22 seconds
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“HAH!! The Tables at Last are Turned!”

This episode Dr. Jenkins submits himself to the inquisition, as Chrysostom Academy Headmaster John Heitzenrater takes the helm as the guest host. The conversation ranges across why study history, why study it as an Orthodox Christian, who and what have formed Cyril's thinking, and what might be the relationship of the St. Basil Society with Chrysostom Academy.
3/25/20221 hour, 6 minutes, 49 seconds
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The Peregrinations of a Classical Scholar

Today Dr. Jenkins welcomes classical teacher, author, journalist, world traveler, “officer and a gentleman,” and all-around Renaissance man, Brad Hoff to The Path to the Academy. Brad is the co-author of Syria Crucified. He and Dr. Jenkins explore the commerce between the life of classical learning and the tribulations faced by Christians, and especially the Christians in Syria with whom, as you will learn, Brad is both knowledgeable about, and keenly tied to.
2/25/20221 hour, 32 minutes, 13 seconds
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“Saint” Homer and the Gentiles without the Law

Dr. Jenkins welcomes Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick back to Path to the Academy, where they discuss St. Basil’s “Address to Young Men on the Right Use of Greek Literature.” St. Basil gives both high and low praise to the pagans, and Fr. Andrew and Dr. Jenkins discuss the text’s relevance for today, how pagans could be virtuous, and why we should read the pagans to help us understand Holy Scripture.
2/4/20222 hours, 42 minutes, 33 seconds
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A Stroll Through a Renaissance City

Dr. Jenkins and John Heitzenrater discuss the Renaissance author Leonardo Bruni and his wonderful encomium of Florence; what Bruni can tell us about rhetoric and history; how this small city pursued goodness, truth, and beauty; and what both of these can tell us about classical Orthodox education.
12/10/20211 hour, 16 minutes, 48 seconds
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The Accidental Classical Educator

Dr. Jenkins welcomes Andrew Kern, founder and director of The Circe Institute for a lively conversation ranging from pedagogy, to the sorry state of modern education, and of course, to Homer.
11/19/20211 hour, 53 minutes, 35 seconds
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Ascending the Ladder: From Homeschooler to Classical Headmaster

This episode Dr. Jenkins takes a nepotistic turn on the podcast, and discusses homeschooling in relationship to classical schooling with his nephew, William A. Jenkins, a homeschooled student who is now Headmaster of Christiana Homeschool Academy, a classical academy in Westminster, MD.
10/8/20211 hour, 24 minutes, 28 seconds
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More Tradi-than-thou: A Catholic Educator Discovers Where the Real Tradition Leads

In this episode, Dr. Cyril Jenkins discusses with John Heitzenrater his path from hyper-traditionalist, observant Catholic to Orthodoxy, and what this actually tells us about him as the headmaster of St. Constantine in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania.
9/10/202154 minutes, 9 seconds
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A Classical Orthodox Curriculum in a Lehigh Valley Setting

In this episode, Dr. Jenkins welcomes back the St. Constantine Headmaster, John Heitzenrater, to discuss what the school day will include for students, both what they will do in class, and what they will do outside (which will also be part of the class). Cyril and John also discuss what classical education does for our children, and why the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania is a great place for this endeavor.
9/3/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 42 seconds
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To Love Learning is Never To Be Bored Again

Prof. Jenkins, to his great delight, is joined by two of his former students, Mrs. Monica Chilbert and Mrs. Madeleine Hewitt, who are both classical school teachers and moms, who are also themselves fast friends, but above all, devoted lovers of learning.
8/6/20212 hours, 22 minutes, 2 seconds
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What hath Tolkien to do with Classical Learning?

Giving more fuel to the conspiracy theory that AFR is just all the same podcast, Prof. Jenkins welcomes back Prof. Bill Tighe to speak about their week with high school students studying Tolkien, and to discuss what the great author has to do with classical education and liberal learning.
7/23/20211 hour, 37 minutes, 4 seconds
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Education’s Purpose: The Creation of Lovers of Wisdom

Dr. Jenkins welcomes Messers Frank Chilbert and Thomas Sims, who are themselves teachers at classical academy, and who were once Dr. Jenkins's students. The discussion ranges from the desire for the good, to Tom's unloading on what the answer to the question about "know thyself" should really be.
7/9/20212 hours, 13 minutes, 44 seconds
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Beauty in the World: A Headmaster’s Vision for a School

Dr. Jenkins sits down in-studio with John Heitzenrater, the new headmaster of St. Constantine School of Lehigh Valley to speak about what the new school will be like both as regards nut-and-bolts, but also the vision of what this means in the lives of our children, and in the life of the Church.
6/25/20211 hour, 51 minutes, 21 seconds
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Do you feel unlucky, Punk? Do you?

Today Dr. Jenkins welcomes Josh Gibbs of Veritas Academy, gibbsclassical.com, and author of How to Be Unlucky, and Something They Will Never Forget, both books dealing with classical education and the life of reflection.
6/11/20212 hours, 13 minutes, 22 seconds
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The Texans are coming! The Texans are coming!

Dr. Jenkins introduces us to the St. Constantine School in Lehigh Valley's new headmaster, Mr. John Heitzenrater: classical educator, father of eleven, and a connoisseur of all things having to do with smoked meats.
5/21/20211 hour, 42 minutes, 20 seconds
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Paying Intellectual Debts: The Legacy of Stratford Caldecott

Fr. Daniel Greeson of St. Anne Orthodox Church in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and editor of the "Every Thought Captive" Ancient Faith blog joins Prof. Jenkins today as they discuss the life and legacy of the late Stratford Caldecott and what he says to us not only about education, but thinking and living and imagining.
4/16/20211 hour, 48 minutes, 36 seconds
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Beauty for Truth’s Sake

Dr. Timothy Patitsas joins Dr. Jenkins to discuss how all education and moral training is actually an exercise in aesthetics, and a training first and foremost in the love of beauty.
4/2/20211 hour, 20 minutes, 30 seconds
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Two Professors Walk Into a Podcast

Dr. Cyril Jenkins welcomes his friend Prof. Bill Tighe to discuss his own life as a student and an educator, and how good literature is the path to the cultivation of the soul.
3/12/20211 hour, 32 minutes, 21 seconds
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The Pursuit of God and the Love of Learning.

Dr. Cyril Jenkins interviews Prof. David Bradshaw of the Philosophy Department of the University of Kentucky on our present education predicament, what's needed to correct it, and how every Christian needs to be a philosopher.
2/12/202151 minutes, 49 seconds
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Interview with Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Dr. Cyril Jenkins interviews Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, chief content officer of Ancient Faith Ministries, about the importance of an Orthodox Christian education.
1/29/20211 hour, 17 minutes, 48 seconds
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Children Properly Developed

Dr. Cyril Jenkins provides an update on the St. Constantine School and interviews Steven Christoforou, the Director of Y2AM and the host of Be the Bee, about the challenges facing contemporary Orthodox youth and what it means to properly develop our children.
1/14/202144 minutes, 2 seconds