What should we read?
This is the suggested reading list for our BBC faculty discussion group.
Joseph Mazur’s Euclid in the Rainforest
Edwards’ Dissertation on Virtue [aesthetics and ethics]
Milton On Education
John Locke’ Some Thoughts Concerning Education
E.F. Schumacher’ Small is Beautiful [economics, technology, ethics and education]
Nicholas Wolterstorff’ Art in Action: Toward a Christian Aesthetic
Lewis’ Til We Have Faces
Lewis’ The Weight of Glory
Shakespeare’s King Lear
Paulo Friere Pedagogy of the Oppressed
J.J. Rousseau. Politics and the Arts: Letter to M. D’Alembert on the Theatre
Here are the suggested options for proceeding this semester:
Option A
Milton
Euclid
Lear
Rousseau
Option B
Edwards
Euclid
Lewis’s Faces
Rousseau
Option C
Lewis’ Weight of Glory
Euclid
Lear
Rousseau
What would you choose?
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Honestly, I've never been that good at multiple guess...especially when it is a pop quiz. I did the "My Mother And Your Mother Were Hanging Up Clothes" elimination process and ended up with "C." You know...It goes like this... "My mother and your mother were hanging up clothes. My mother socked your mother right in the nose. What color of blood came out?" Okay, so it ISN'T that scientific, nor is it BIBLICAL...but juvenile processes of elimination are still within the boundaries of God's sovereignty, correct?
Start with Edwards. If you can read one of his sentences without taking a breath, then you're in really good shape and can consider Euclid who will take your breath away entirely. Lewis is good for revival and Lear will revive your depression. If Small Is Beautiful, then Shumacher can give you some insight into my intellect. Somehow, I perceive that you already have a good idea which and why. Enjoy - I think ;)
Definitely Option A. People don't read my stuff nearly enough.
That said, "The Weight of Glory" is too strong to leave out, so I'd go with Option C.