Ep. 63 – Scott Postma: Why Irving Babbitt Matters to the Modern Renewal of Classical Christian Education

This is Episode 63 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education.

In this episode, Dr. Scott Postma leads a breakout session on Why Irving Babbitt Matters to the Modern Renewal of Classical Christian Education at the 2024 Consortium conference in Maynard, MA on July 12-13, 2024. Babbitt sought to recover a moral imagination and revive the classical virtues of temperance, justice, courage, and wisdom—even the Christian virtues of faith, hope, and charity—as they were timeless and essential for the cultivation of a balanced and harmonious life.

Kepler’s Consortiums provide resources and regional connections for Christian families, teachers, and educational organizations to expand the reach of classical education and foster human flourishing for generations to come.

The New England Consortium of Classical Educators (NECCE) exists to point New England to the unifying Truth found in Christ and His creation, the Good of fellowship with like-minded individuals, and the Beauty reflected in great works of literature, science, and art, through teaching, conversation, and conferences.

Scott Postma is Christian humanist who lives in the chimney of Idaho with his wife of more than 30 years. He has four adult children and (presently) seven delightfully rambunctious grand babies. He is a practitioner of the ancient art of Tsundoku, president of Kepler Education, editor of the The Consortium: A Journal of Classical Christian Education, and teaches dual credit courses for high school students in partnership with Faulkner University and Colorado Christian University .