Truth Fears Nothing in Investigation: Dr. Anthony Sciubba on Classical Christian Education | The Furrows

Send us Fan MailDr. Anthony Sciubba leads one of the largest K–5 classical schools in the Southwest at Great Hearts in the Phoenix Valley. In this conversation, he traces a journey from a public school upbringing in Gilbert, Arizona—where Great Expectations bored him to tears in seventh grade—to a transformative encounter with the great books at Pepperdine, graduate studies at Yale, Oxford, and Emory, and ultimately a calling to bring classical Christian education to children at the elementary level.What's in This Episode:How a great books colloquium at Pepperdine first introduced Anthony to Augustine, the Church Fathers, and the intellectual richness of early ChristianityThe Clement of Alexandria vs. Tertullian debate—and why the question of what Athens has to do with Jerusalem is far more than an academic oneA deep dive into Gregory of Nazianzus—poet, bishop, theologian, and reluctant monk—and the two books Anthony recommends for entering his worldWhy classical Christian education may be the most historically significant and most ecumenical movement in modern American ChristianityHow Anthony's move from higher education to K–12 school leadership reflects the classical conviction that education forms the whole person—mind, heart, and soulChapters:00:00: Introduction / Anthony's Childhood in Arizona02:22: First Encounter with Classical Literature09:19: Great Books Colloquium at Pepperdine14:03: Athens and Jerusalem—Clement of Alexandria vs. Tertullian21:08: Gregory of Nazianzus—Poet, Bishop, and Theologian28:07: C.S. Lewis at The Kilns37:46: Classical Christian Education and the Great Conversation54:17: From Pepperdine to Yale, Oxford, and Great Hearts1:03:33: Why K–12? The Practicality of Classical Education1:10:35: How This Transforms Others: The Classical School MovementResources Mentioned:St. Gregory of Nazianzus: An Intellectual Biography by John A. McGuckinGregory of Nazianzus on the Trinity and the Knowledge of God by Christopher A. BeeleyClassical Learning TestArcadia EducationHosted by Ryan Klopack (Arcadia Education) and Alex Julian (CLT). The Furrows podcast features leaders in classical education who have been transformed by classical education.Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios