The Climacus Conference 2011

February 2011

From February 18th through the 19th, St. Michael Orthodox Church in Louisville, Kentucky, hosted the 2011 Climacus Conference of Thoughtful Ascent. This gathering, dedicated to the contemplation of noble ideas, featured lectures on education, literature, philosophy, patristic thought, marriage, and film. Speakers included David Wright, Rachel Leake, Andrew Kern, Vigen Guroian, John Granger, Bobby Maddex, Molly Sabourin, Aaron Taylor, Joseph Steineger, Evanthia Speliotis, David Bradshaw, Brad Birzer, Fr. Alexis Kouri, and William Weber.

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
Feb 24, 2011	The World of Dostoevsky and the Freedom of the Person William Weber was the Provost of Rose Hill College from 1996-1998 and is currently a teacher of social studies. Click to play	50:26
Feb 24, 2011	Marriage as a Spiritual Resource to Salvation Fr. Alexis Kouri is the pastor of St. MIchael Orthodox Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Click to play	42:20
Feb 24, 2011	Inheriting Twentieth-Century Christian Humanism Bradley J. Birzer is the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies and Professor of History at Hillsdale College. Click to play	50:36
Feb 24, 2011	What Is Faith? Plato, Nietzsche, and Christ David Bradshaw is the Chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Kentucky. Click to play	41:52
Feb 24, 2011	Plato’s Understanding of the Divine Evanthia Speliotis is a professor of ancient philosophy at Bellarmine University. Click to play	27:09
Feb 24, 2011	Simplicity and the Proprium: Reading Gregory Palamas with John Damascus Joseph Steineger is a philosopher-in-training at the University of Chicago, working in the fields of philosophy of religion and metaphysics Click to play	35:28
Feb 24, 2011	In Thy Law Will He Meditate Day and Night: The Study of Scripture and Classical Education Aaron Taylor is currently completing revisions on a Master's thesis in Moral Theology for the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Click to play	39:19
Feb 24, 2011	The Fly and the Bee: What if Beauty, Love, and Christ Were All That Mattered? Molly Sabourin has a regular podcast on Ancient Faith Radio and is the author of Close to Home: One Orthodox Mother's Quest for Patience, Peace, and Perseverance. Click to play	31:51
Feb 24, 2011	On the Real Meaning of Mentor: Readings in Great Literature Vigen Guroian is a professor of Religious Studies, Ethics, and Theology at the University of Virginia. Click to play	38:33
Feb 24, 2011	Raising Humans in a Post-Human World Andrew Kern is the president and founder of the CiRCE Institute. Click to play	62:13
Feb 24, 2011	Do the Clothes Make the Man? An Exploration of Clothing in St. Ephrem the Syrian’s Hymns on Paradise Rachel Leake has an M.A. in Theology from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary. Click to play	49:14
Feb 24, 2011	Introduction to the Conference: The Remembrance of Death David Wright is a literature teacher at duPont Manual High School and a Fellow in Classical Education, the Great Books, and Classical Rhetoric at the CIRCE Institute. Click to play	08:02
Feb 24, 2011	The Way of Communion: Eating as an Extension and Echo of the Eucharist John Granger is a writer and speaker on the intersection of literature, philosophy, faith, and culture. He is also the author of five books, including Unlocking Harry Potter. Click to play	43:47