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"starting this one over because i didn’t learn it enough the first time" — Jan 02, 2026 11:07PM
"starting this one over because i didn’t learn it enough the first time" — Jan 02, 2026 11:07PM
Caitlin Ray said:
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I have never felt so satisfied reading a book. I feel like part of the reason why I loved this book SO much was because Of all the other influences in my life recently. First, I’ve been teaching American lit and my class of classically trained young ...more "
“I believe we find imaginative satisfaction in stories that end with weddings because we live in a world that will end with a wedding. The Bible tells the story of history, a story that is so mysteriously "built into" the structures of our minds and practices, so that even writers who resist this story cannot help but leave traces of it -- faint and distorted as they may be -- on every page. (Leithart 30)”
― Heroes of the City of Man: A Christian Guide to Select Ancient Literature
― Heroes of the City of Man: A Christian Guide to Select Ancient Literature
“I do see Christ everywhere and in everything, as the One in Whom all things, including Western literature, consist. Shakespeare's plays are among the "all things" that Paul says are created "for Christ" (col. 1:16-17). If there is offense in taking Paul quite literally and pressing his global affirmation into crannies of the academy that would rather not hear from an apostle, it is an offense for which I cannot apologize. Pressing Paul's point is a straightforward and unavoidable demand of discipleship. (page 28)”
― Heroes of the City of Man: A Christian Guide to Select Ancient Literature
― Heroes of the City of Man: A Christian Guide to Select Ancient Literature
“A part of the answer to these questions is that Christians have no more moral duty to read and study Greek and Roman literature than ancient Israelites had a duty to study the myths of Baal and Asteroth. Nor should Christian homeschoolers think that they can have a good Christian education only if the "classics" are prominent in the curriculum. The goal of Christian education is to train a child to be faithful in serving God and His kingdom in a calling, and certainly this goal can be achieved by a student who never cracks the cover of a Homeric epic. page 18”
― Heroes of the City of Man: A Christian Guide to Select Ancient Literature
― Heroes of the City of Man: A Christian Guide to Select Ancient Literature
Caitlin’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Caitlin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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20 friends
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