Should Christians Attend Secular Universities? W/ Dr. Karen Swallow Prior

 In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett are joined by Karen Swallow Prior to discuss selecting university education, particularly for Christians homeschool graduates. Dr. Prior’s substack Dr. Prior’s website You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful by Karen Swallow Prior The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis by Karen Swallow Prior  (00:00) - Intro with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior (00:35) - The purpose of this conversation (02:47) - Susan and Karen's backgrounds (05:48) - Personal experiences (12:34) - How to evaluate universities with your student (17:26) - Differences between secondary and university Christian roles (20:48) - Education being "safe" (25:06) - The four-year degree and the readiness of a student (27:29) - The college litmus test (29:54) - Break (29:56) - The fear of indoctrination (43:55) - How to ensure a vigorous education (48:17) - "The search for truth" as a basis for education (50:14) - Looping back around to Karen's tenure as a principal (52:14) - Going back to teaching at an institution? (53:42) - What Karen's up to now (55:18) - Outro