The Climacus Conference of Thoughtful Ascent

February 2010

From February 5th through the 6th, 2010, St. Michael Orthodox Church in Louisville, Kentucky, hosted The Climacus Conference of Thoughtful Ascent. This gathering, dedicated to the contemplation of noble ideas, featured lectures on classical education, postmodernism, poetry, patristic thought, logic and rhetoric, motherhood, and the Great Books. Speakers included John Granger, Bobby Maddex, Theron Mathis, David Wright, and Molly Sabourin.

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
Feb 09, 2010	The Orthodox Moviegoer Bobby Maddex is the host of the AFR podcast "The Orthodox Moviegoer" and a freelance writer and speaker on topics related to faith and culture. Click to play	25:59
Feb 09, 2010	Scripture as an Icon of Christ Theron Mathis has his M.Div. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and contributed notes and translations to the recent Orthodox Study Bible. Click to play	47:31
Feb 09, 2010	An Orthodox Vision for Motherhood Molly Sabourin is the author of Close to Home: One Orthodox Mother's Quest for Patience, Peace, and Perseverance and an AFR podcaster. Click to play	37:58
Feb 09, 2010	The Truth Is Out There: Confessions of a Post-Postmodernist Bobby Maddex is a senior editor of Salvo magazine and Operations Manager of Ancient Faith Radio. Click to play	18:37
Feb 09, 2010	Why Reading Matters: Great Books and the Life in Christ 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	61:04
Feb 09, 2010	St. John Climacus, Poetry, and the Rhetoric of Life 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	38:48