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Join Dr. Christopher Perrin for lively explorations of the marvelous, traditional idea of schole and why it's the very heart of school. We may not all be able to gather in an actual coffee shop (you know, one with large wooden tables and bookshelves and delicious espresso), but we can do our best to talk about the kinds of things we'd talk about if we could! Subscribe today, and if you like the show be sure to rate and review wherever you're listening. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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    • Aug 20, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES

    4.9 from 78 ratings Listeners of Cafe Schole that love the show mention: contemplation, rest, school, need.



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    Education as Beatitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 29:49


    In this episode, Dr. Perrin sits down with author Danielle Bennett Dukes to discuss the notion of education as beatitude. They discuss the ways that the beatitudes serve as an educator's Telos and the way they prepare students to live in a world of paradox and suffering. Cafe Schole is produced for the CiRCE Podcast Network by Goldberry Studios. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    John Henry Newman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 29:50


    In this episode, Dr. Christopher Perrin presents an overview of John Henry Newman and the central ideas in his book The Idea of a University. Perrin shows how Newman draws from the tradition of education that preceded him and re-articulates what liberal education could and should be in his own time. Cafe Schole is produced by Goldberry Studios for the CiRCE Podast Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    The Florilegium (aka The Commonplace Book)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 23:13


    In this episode, Dr. Perrin describes the monastic practice of keeping a commonplace book, called a Florilegium or "Book of Flowers," and suggests that the benefits of this practice were profound and should be continued today.Cafe Schole is produced by Goldberry Studios for the CiRCE Podcast Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    The Monastic Tradition of Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 32:43


    In this episode, Dr. Perrin surveys the monastic tradition (with special emphasis on the Benedictine tradition) and notes those elements that are particularly suggestive for the modern renewal of restful, classical education. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Happiness and Contemplation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 30:31


    In this episode, Dr. Christopher Perrin contemplates the distinction between the active life and the contemplative life, and the necessary harmony between the two. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Study As Prayer and Love for God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 31:50


    In this episode, Dr. Perrin discusses an essay by Simone Weil that reveals the relationship between attentive study and prayer that should lead us to love both God and neighbor. Can study be rightfully understood as prayer or leading to prayer?If you like this episode please be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Schole and Ecstasy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 19:41


    In this episode, Dr. Perrin explores the ways in which an ecstatic encounter with truth is the way that an intellectual life begins. Remember to rate and review this show wherever you listen to podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Order and Solitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 34:01


    In this episode Dr. Perrin engages the thought of A.G. Sertillanges who insists that the life of the student and teacher should be characterized by an ordered, regular solitude. Over against the scattering and distracting crowd, Perrin and Sertillanges call us back to retirement, recollection, silence, consecration, and concentration that dispose us to engage truth and deeply…learn.If you like this episode please be sure to rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Order and Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2020 19:30


    Join Christopher Perrin as he explores the relationship between order, rest, and love. Noting biblical teaching and the insights of St. Augustine, he shows how a restful, peaceful life is the result of wisely-ordered love. And if you like the episode please be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Christ, the Teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 24:27


    Join Christopher Perrin as he contemplates a small (but essential) work by Clement of Alexandria. It's called Christ the Teacher or Christ the Pedagogue (available on the web here: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/02091.htm) and it's remarkably helpful for contemporary, restful teaching. And if you like this episode be sure to rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Finding Scholé without Seeking It

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 29:52


    In this episode, Dr. Perrin talks with two colleagues,Jolie Hodge and Jesse Hake, about the ways that have experienced scholé in their own lives and how they have been able to bring it to their own students. They share their own childhood experiences of scholé through engagement with nature, architecture, reading, and prayer.If you like this episode please be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Scholé in the Scriptural Tradition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 32:23


    In this episode, Dr. Christopher Perrin contemplates the various ways that scholé shows up in scripture, such as in Genesis, Hebrews, Job, and other passages. He contemplates the nature of resting in Christ, the relationship between rest and repentance, the concept of Shalom, and much more. If you like this podcast, be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Scholé in the Ecclesial/Church Tradition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 31:29


    In this episode Dr. Perrin considers the way that scholé was absorbed and transformed by the Christian church. He considers the way four major church fathers treated scholé: Augustine, Gregory, Basil, and Aquinas. Scholé to the Greeks may have been a supreme human activity but its nature is transformed in light of the incarnation of Christ.If you like this episode, please be sure to rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Schole in the Classical Tradition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 29:05


    Join Christopher Perrin as he contemplates the nature of schole' as the ancients understood it, how it evolved as the tradition evolved, and what lessons that offers for today. Remember: if you like this show you can help spread the word by rating and reviewing it where you listen to podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Searching for Scholé, Sabbath, and Shalom

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 28:02


    Welcome to Cafe Schole with Christopher Perrin! Here in episode one Dr. Perrin talks about why he chose to call the show Cafe Schole, offers an introduction to the concept of schole, contemplates the nature restful of teaching and learning, and starts a conversation that will continue in each subsequent episode. If you like this first episode, please go rate and review it wherever you listen to podcasts! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Welcome to Cafe Schole'!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 1:44


    Welcome to Cafe Schole' with Dr. Christopher Perrin! In this podcast, Chris will be contemplating the concept of schole and it's crucial relationship to schooling, study, and learning.Subscribe today! Episode one drops on February 7, 2020. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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