Category: faith and reason

Alumni Interview with Ashton Lawrence

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Post date January 20, 2026
Categories In ad hominem, alumni interview, Ambrose School, Ashton Lawrence, Basecamp Live, Baylor University, Christian school graduates, Classical Christian, classical Christian education, classical education outcomes, Common Arts, communication skills, community, Critical Thinking, davies owens, Discourses, faith and reason, fallacies, great books, Latin, liberal arts, logic class, Mentorship, Parenting, problem solving, Rhetoric, student formation, tolkien, trades and vocation, virtue, worldview formation

Many listeners have been asking for more alumni interviews, and this episode delivers. Davies Owens sits down with Ashton Lawrence, an Ambrose School graduate who joined the classical Christian world in fifth grade and stayed through graduation. Ashton reflects on the early challenges of adjusting to a more rigorous environment, the slow-burning value of logic…

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Can Education Save Civilization? with Dr. Louis Markos

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Post date April 3, 2025
Categories In Basecamp Live, c.s. lewis, Classical Christian, classical Christian education, classical learning, cultural literacy, dr louis markos, faith and reason, great books, imagination, liberal arts, Literature, myth, storytelling, Truth, virtue, Western tradition

What’s the real purpose of education? Is it just about passing tests—or passing the torch of civilization itself? In this episode, Dr. Louis Markos, professor, prolific author, and champion of classical Christian education, returns to share insights from his new book, Passing the Torch: An Apology for Classical Christian Education. Drawing from Plato to C.S….

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