by jstewardfree | Jul 21, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Mary Grabar | English departments have pretty much given up on their mission of preserving a literary canon or teaching poetic form and rhetorical strategies. Decades ago, politics of race, class, and gender overtook any concern for preserving and perpetuating...
by jstewardfree | Jul 16, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Michael Paulson | BRUNSWICK, Me. — For 40 years, evangelicals at Bowdoin College have gathered periodically to study the Bible together, to pray and to worship. They are a tiny minority on the liberal arts college campus, but they have been a part of the school’s...
by jstewardfree | Jul 14, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Andrew Branch | In what some are calling a sham proceeding, Houston leaders on Wednesday approved an Equal Rights Ordinance that adds the LGBT community to the city’s nondiscrimination laws. Supporters claim it provides necessary protections for the city’s lesbian,...
by jstewardfree | Jul 11, 2014 | Course and Scholarship Updates
Is Corporate America pulling our communities apart? Is there a way to channel the creativity and energy of our corporations into building thriving communities? Bill Gates, Frederic Sautet, and others help answer these questions. AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT...
by jstewardfree | Jul 9, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Eric Metaxas | What can you do to help restore the culture of marriage? Well, for starters, you can go to the theater and take a friend. On May 6th, “Irreplaceable,” Focus on the Family’s documentary on the family, was shown in approximately 700 theaters across the...
by jstewardfree | Jul 7, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Danielle Charette | American universities ought to be some of the freest places in the world. Instead, aggressive political correctness reigns. These days, academic free speech is passé. It’s far more hip to deny accomplished leaders the chance to address campus....