2023 Conference Highlights: Higher Ed. - The Foundations of Liberal Education: On the Birth and Purpose of the Medieval University - John hodges - Rochester L’Abri Conference

2023 Conference Highlights: Higher Ed. - The Foundations of Liberal Education: On the Birth and Purpose of the Medieval University - John Hodges - Rochester L'Abri Conference The second in our interim 'conference highlights' series, this lecture looks again to the past in order to fully understand our present. A fascinating insight into the origins of Liberal Education during the Medieval period. John Hodges (currently the director of the Center for Western Studies) is a conductor and composer, holding degrees in Music from the University of Maryland, and Indiana University.  He served as Music Director for various symphony orchestras and church music programs in Memphis from 1983-2009.  He also held the position of Associate Professor of the Arts and Cultural Apologetics at Crichton College where he taught art and music history, philosophy of the Christian Faith, directed theater and founded and directed the Institute for the Arts and Cultural Apologetics. Click for Slides   The Rochester L'Abri Conference 2023. G.K Chesterton once wrote “Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.” And passing the baton onto the next generation has always been part of the Biblical mandate. Evangelicals have long wrestled with good models for educating minors, but arguably the greater challenge today is in higher education, and, equally, if we are to ‘disciple the nations’, then the Church’s role in shaping the mind of believers more generally is a critical issue. At this year’s Conference, we want to look at all aspects of a Christian approach to Education - its motives, methods and models.