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A series of interviews with Orthodox educators and youth workers on what education is and why we need to spend time thinking about it.

Dr. Gary Cyril Jenkins and Ancient Faith Radio


    • Apr 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    "When I ponder the Heavens: The Moral Structure of the Cosmos"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025


    Drs. Jenkins and Moritz are back at it, this week looking at the ancient and honored discipline of Astronomy, and how the ancients were so much closer to reality than so many moderns want to admit. Dr. Moritz on Cambrian Explosion: https://tinyurl.com/MoritzCamb Dr. Jenkins on Byzantine Empire: https://tinyurl.com/LuxchristiByzantium

    The Podcast Without End

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025


    Having weathered the Holidays, flu and chest colds, the start of another academic term, and scheduling hurly-burly, our intrepid Professors are back at, this time in an episode that had no fixed agenda (and thus not purpose or end). For Dr. Jenkins Byzantine course see here: https://tinyurl.com/LuxchristiByzantium And Dr. Moritz's article on AI here (https://tinyurl.com/JMoritzAI) and on Lord Kelvin here (https://tinyurl.com/MoritzKelvin)

    Science, Theology, and Kids Who Want Both

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024


    This episode our intrepid professors review what aspects of the recent Orthodoxy and Education Conference, touching on how Christians dominated the field of science, what theology looks like in an Orthodox school, along with an aside on the "Disney" disease.

    Of the Making of Books (and conferences) There Is No End

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024


    This episode Dr. Jenkins and Dr. Moritz, address a listener's question, and discuss as well the recent Orthodoxy and Education Conference.

    Orthodoxy and Education Conference - Dr. Cyril Jenkins: "Improving our Church School Curriculums"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024


    Dr. Jenkins drawing from his 40+ years as an educator, discusses ways to improve education at the parish level, from Sunday School to Catechism, employing methods available to any educator.

    Orthodoxy and Education Conference - Dr. Cyril Jenkins: "The Faustian University"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024


    Dr. Jenkins, author, host of Path to the Academy and Light through the Past podcasts, explores the corruption of the Universities, how they have not only left their foundations as Christian institutions, but actually worked to undermine their first principles, how this change has wrought devastation to Orthodox youth heading off to college, and what can be done to address the problem.

    Orthodoxy and Education Conference - Mrs. Madeleine Hewitt: "Mappy the Memory in the Formation of the Soul."

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024


    Mrs. Hewitt, the Assistant Head of School at Claritas Classical Christian Academy, looks at the lost virtue of disciplining the memory as part of cultivating the soul. Taking inspiration from St. Augustin, Mrs. Hewitt shows the need isn't just for the verse here and there, but for long sections of literature and poetry.

    Orthodoxy and Education Conference - Mrs. Laura E. Wolfe: "Orthodoxy and Homeschooling 2"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024


    In her second talk, Laura E. Wolfe dives into why we must all be homeschoolers. Homeschooling is not just an 'alternative' for those opting out of our government schools, but a life that integrates the student into all aspects of the home, and not just slapping on some academic disciplines to daily chores.

    Orthodoxy and Education Conference - Mrs. Laura E. Wolfe: "Orthodoxy and Homeschooling."

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024


    Mrs. Wolfe, author, inter alia, of Sasha and the Dragon, and Patterns for Life, introduces us to the incredible world of Charlotte Mason, the late 19th - early 20th educator who saw the formation of the soul, and not just the creation of factory workers, as the true goal of education. Laura explores how this world fits into Orthodox paideia, and is so suitable for homeschoolers especially.

    Orthodoxy and Education Conference - Dr. Joshua Moritz: "Preserving your child's Faith in College."

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024


    Dr. Joshua Moritz of Chrysostom Academy tackles the nagging rumor that science and faith are two different systems that have nothing to do with each other, pointing out that most of the great scientists of centuries past were confessing Christians, and many of them Orthodox, whose faith was integral to their work.

    Orthodoxy and Education Conference - John Heitzenrater: "Orthodoxy and Orthodox Schools."

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024


    Mr. Heitzenrater, Headmaster of Chrysostom Academy, explores what exactly an Orthodox school looks like, how it will differ from other schools, and why it is not merely the same old curriculum with some prayers added.

    Orthodoxy and Education Conference - Dr. Christopher Perrin: “The Orthodox Tradition of Scholé: Basil the Great and Liturgical Learning.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024


    Dr. Chris Perrin of Classical Academic Press and Scholé Academy begins the conference introducing us to the rich heritage of Paideia that comes to us from our Saints and Tradition, and what this heritage entails.

    You can go home again: Dr. Moritz's path to Orthodoxy and Chrysostom Academy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024


    This episode Dr. Jenkins grills Dr. Moritz about his long and winding road out of the Lehigh Valley, to Calvin College, than to Berkeley, all the while inquiring about Orthodoxy, only to find that his path to Orthodoxy led him back to the Lehigh Valley both to Orthodoxy and Chrysostom Academy. Orthodoxy and Education Conference: Orthodoxy and Education: https://tinyurl.com/OrthodoxEducation

    The Destiny of Man, Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024


    Our two intrepid podcasters having gotten bogged down in answering listeners' questions, now push forward to address why mankind was created, and what is its destiny. In short, what is man, why does he exist, where's he going, and why? Orthodoxy and Education: https://tinyurl.com/OrthodoxEducation Doxamoot 2024: https://tinyurl.com/Doxamoot24 Dr. Jenkins new website with Atheism course: luxchristi.co (note, not .com).

    The Destiny of Man, Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024


    Our two hale and hardy podcasters got happily bogged down in the answering of two listeners' questions, inquiries that also serve as an excellent introduction to this two part episode: What is man, why does he exist, where's he going, and why?

    The Human in the Humanities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024


    Dr. Joshua Moritz joins Dr. Jenkins once again as they begin a series on the liberal arts, those skills necessary to liberate us from the errors in thinking and thought, and that direct us as we seek to pursue God.

    The Human in the Humanities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024


    Dr. Joshua Moritz joins Dr. Jenkins once again as they begin a series on the liberal arts, those skills necessary to liberate us from the errors in thinking and thought, and that direct us as we seek to pursue God.

    Universal Salvation: The Persistence of Platonizing Thought in Christian Eschatology

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024


    Dr. Jenkins welcomes back once again Dr. Joshua Moritz as they discuss the the Question Universal Salvation, what it is, what it is not, why the question keeps emerging among Christians, and what Holy Scripture and the Fathers have to say about it.

    Universal Salvation: The Persistence of Platonizing Thought in Christian Eschatology

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024


    Dr. Jenkins welcomes back once again Dr. Joshua Moritz as they discuss the the Question Universal Salvation, what it is, what it is not, why the question keeps emerging among Christians, and what Holy Scripture and the Fathers have to say about it.

    No Gnostics Need Apply: The Body and Its Resurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 121:40


    Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz to the podcast where our duo dives into the question of the resurrection of the body, one of the fundamental teachings of our faith. Our co-hosts investigate what all the resurrection entails, what the body is that shall be raised, and how our raised bodies relate to the body of our Lord.

    No Gnostics Need Apply: The Body and Its Resurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023


    Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz to the podcast where our duo dives into the question of the resurrection of the body, one of the fundamental teachings of our faith. Our co-hosts investigate what all the resurrection entails, what the body is that shall be raised, and how our raised bodies relate to the body of our Lord.

    No Gnostics Need Apply: The Body and Its Resurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023


    Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz to the podcast where our duo dives into the question of the resurrection of the body, one of the fundamental teachings of our faith. Our co-hosts investigate what all the resurrection entails, what the body is that shall be raised, and how our raised bodies relate to the body of our Lord.

    Deaconesses and Female Deacons: what were the first, and why they weren't the second

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 91:05


    This episode Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz, and as well Dr. William Tighe, who plays a periodically vocal "fly on the wall" for this episode. Our host and guests dive into the question of what were deaconesses, why they were used at some times and some places in the Church, and why the position was discontinued.

    Deaconesses and Female Deacons: what were the first, and why they weren't the second

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023


    This episode Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz, and as well Dr. William Tighe, who plays a periodically vocal "fly on the wall" for this episode. Our host and guests dive into the question of what were deaconesses, why they were used at some times and some places in the Church, and why the position was discontinued.

    Deaconesses and Female Deacons: what were the first, and why they weren't the second

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023


    This episode Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz, and as well Dr. William Tighe, who plays a periodically vocal "fly on the wall" for this episode. Our host and guests dive into the question of what were deaconesses, why they were used at some times and some places in the Church, and why the position was discontinued.

    Father, Glorify Thy Name!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 109:19


    In this episode Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz as they investigate the origins of the current anti-Trinitarian mania that seeks to see Father as not the proper and true name of the source of all reality, the One God we profess in the Creed: "I believe in one God, the Father Almighty." Of course, along the way our intrepid pair speak about the origins of modern feminism, something that was awry from its birth in the days of the French Revolution and the Romantic period.

    Father, Glorify Thy Name!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023


    In this episode Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz as they investigate the origins of the current anti-Trinitarian mania that seeks to see Father as not the proper and true name of the source of all reality, the One God we profess in the Creed: "I believe in one God, the Father Almighty." Of course, along the way our intrepid pair speak about the origins of modern feminism, something that was awry from its birth in the days of the French Revolution and the Romantic period.

    Father, Glorify Thy Name!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023


    In this episode Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz as they investigate the origins of the current anti-Trinitarian mania that seeks to see Father as not the proper and true name of the source of all reality, the One God we profess in the Creed: "I believe in one God, the Father Almighty." Of course, along the way our intrepid pair speak about the origins of modern feminism, something that was awry from its birth in the days of the French Revolution and the Romantic period.

    A Path to an Orthodox Academy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023


    In this episode Dr. Jenkins Welcomes Dr. David Williams (deacon David) and Dr. Evan Getz to Path to the Academy. Professors Williams and Getz teach at St. Katherine's Orthodox University in San Diego and together discuss what makes St. Katherine's a great school.

    A Path to an Orthodox Academy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023


    In this episode Dr. Jenkins Welcomes Dr. David Williams (deacon David) and Dr. Evan Getz to Path to the Academy. Professors Williams and Getz teach at St. Katherine's Orthodox University in San Diego and together discuss what makes St. Katherine's a great school.

    A Path to an Orthodox Academy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 79:34


    In this episode Dr. Jenkins Welcomes Dr. David Williams (deacon David) and Dr. Evan Getz to Path to the Academy. Professors Williams and Getz teach at St. Katherine's Orthodox University in San Diego and together discuss what makes St. Katherine's a great school. You can find out about St. Katherine's at https://www.usk.edu/. For information about Doxamoot, see tinyurl.com/doxamoot2023

    The beginning of a beautiful friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023


    In this episode, Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz, who will be joining Dr. Jenkins regularly as the podcast starts interacting with the questions the Academy poses and addressing some of the ludicrous and heretical answers that it often gives to those questions.

    The beginning of a beautiful friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023


    In this episode, Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz, who will be joining Dr. Jenkins regularly as the podcast starts interacting with the questions the Academy poses and addressing some of the ludicrous and heretical answers that it often gives to those questions.

    The beginning of a beautiful friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 130:06


    In this episode, Dr. Jenkins welcomes back Dr. Joshua Moritz, who will be joining Dr. Jenkins regularly as the podcast starts interacting with the questions the Academy poses and addressing some of the ludicrous and heretical answers that it often gives to those questions.

    Culture Without the State

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 96:14


    Dr. Jenkins welcomes his friend Fr. Anthony Perkins, (Good Guys Wear Black), a student of Political Science and a teacher, to talk about what makes a good government for human flourishing, but more importantly, Orthodox flourishing. The discussion covers the state of the university, what Fr. Anthony is up to next, and why the state is not as vital as we might think.

    Culture Without the State

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023


    Dr. Jenkins welcomes his friend Fr. Anthony Perkins, (Good Guys Wear Black), a student of Political Science and a teacher, to talk about what makes a good government for human flourishing, but more importantly, Orthodox flourishing. The discussion covers the state of the university, what Fr. Anthony is up to next, and why the state is not as vital as we might think.

    Culture Without the State

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023


    Dr. Jenkins welcomes his friend Fr. Anthony Perkins, (Good Guys Wear Black), a student of Political Science and a teacher, to talk about what makes a good government for human flourishing, but more importantly, Orthodox flourishing. The discussion covers the state of the university, what Fr. Anthony is up to next, and why the state is not as vital as we might think.

    A Return to Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023


    In this episode Dr. Jenkins welcomes Robin Phillips and Joshua Pauling, discussing Robin's new book, Rediscovering the Goodness of Creation: A manual for recovering Gnostics (https://store.ancientfaith.com/rediscovering-the-goodness-of-creation-a-manual-for-recovering-gnostics/). Robin and Joshua are working on a book treating technology and the Faith, out later this year from Basilian Media & Publishing. The conversation roams across the modern map of unreality, from theological liberalism to the virtual world."

    A Return to Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023


    In this episode Dr. Jenkins welcomes Robin Phillips and Joshua Pauling, discussing Robin's new book, Rediscovering the Goodness of Creation: A manual for recovering Gnostics (https://store.ancientfaith.com/rediscovering-the-goodness-of-creation-a-manual-for-recovering-gnostics/). Robin and Joshua are working on a book treating technology and the Faith, out later this year from Basilian Media & Publishing. The conversation roams across the modern map of unreality, from theological liberalism to the virtual world."

    A Return to Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 102:03


    In this episode Dr. Jenkins welcomes Robin Phillips and Joshua Pauling, discussing Robin's new book, Rediscovering the Goodness of Creation: A manual for recovering Gnostics (https://store.ancientfaith.com/rediscovering-the-goodness-of-creation-a-manual-for-recovering-gnostics/). Robin and Joshua are working on a book treating technology and the Faith, out later this year from Basilian Media & Publishing. The conversation roams across the modern map of unreality, from theological liberalism to the virtual world."

    The Fathers, the Academy, and the Priesthood

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023


    In this episode, Dr. Jenkins welcomes his partner in crime from The Rule of Faith Journal, that is, his co-editor-in-chief, the Rev. Dr. Fr. Joseph Lucas to the podcast, as they discuss scholarship in service to the Church, why we need scholarship, and what the future brings for The Rule of Faith.

    The Fathers, the Academy, and the Priesthood

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023


    In this episode, Dr. Jenkins welcomes his partner in crime from The Rule of Faith Journal, that is, his co-editor-in-chief, the Rev. Dr. Fr. Joseph Lucas to the podcast, as they discuss scholarship in service to the Church, why we need scholarship, and what the future brings for The Rule of Faith.

    The Fathers, the Academy, and the Priesthood

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 114:40


    In this episode, Dr. Jenkins welcomes his partner in crime from The Rule of Faith Journal, that is, his co-editor-in-chief, the Rev. Dr. Fr. Joseph Lucas to the podcast, as they discuss scholarship in service to the Church, why we need scholarship, and what the future brings for The Rule of Faith.

    It Is All in the Family: Home as the Cradle of Christian Formation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023


    Dr. Jenkins welcomes Phil and Tessa Cialini, both longtime friends (and Phil a former student) who have devoted their lives to the pursuit of God and the love of the beautiful. Together they discuss how this pursuit works out in their respective vocations, and what it looks like to put this in practice in their own homes.

    It Is All in the Family: Home as the Cradle of Christian Formation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023


    Dr. Jenkins welcomes Phil and Tessa Cialini, both longtime friends (and Phil a former student) who have devoted their lives to the pursuit of God and the love of the beautiful. Together they discuss how this pursuit works out in their respective vocations, and what it looks like to put this in practice in their own homes.

    It Is All in the Family: Home as the Cradle of Christian Formation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 102:26


    Dr. Jenkins welcomes Phil and Tessa Cialini, both longtime friends (and Phil a former student) who have devoted their lives to the pursuit of God and the love of the beautiful. Together they discuss how this pursuit works out in their respective vocations, and what it looks like to put this in practice in their own homes.

    The Active or Contemplative Life: Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon on his life as a learner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023


    This episode Dr. Jenkins is joined by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon (who was also welcoming Dr. Jenkins to his own show) as they discuss Fr. Pat's past as a Trappist monk, a student in Rome, and his interaction with some of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century (and a few nefarious ones thrown in). You can find Fr. Pat's books at Ancient Faith, and his one mentioned specifically on Chronicles here: store.ancientfaith.com/chronicles

    The Active or Contemplative Life: Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon on his life as a learner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023


    This episode Dr. Jenkins is joined by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon (who was also welcoming Dr. Jenkins to his own show) as they discuss Fr. Pat's past as a Trappist monk, a student in Rome, and his interaction with some of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century (and a few nefarious ones thrown in). You can find Fr. Pat's books at Ancient Faith, and his one mentioned specifically on Chronicles here: store.ancientfaith.com/chronicles

    The Active or Contemplative Life: Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon on his life as a learner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 97:02


    This episode Dr. Jenkins is joined by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon (who was also welcoming Dr. Jenkins to his own show) as they discuss Fr. Pat's past as a Trappist monk, a student in Rome, and his interaction with some of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century (and a few nefarious ones thrown in). You can find Fr. Pat's books at Ancient Faith, and his one mentioned specifically on Chronicles here: store.ancientfaith.com/chronicles

    The Center Cannot Not Hold: The Shambolic American Religious Landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023


    Dr. Jenkins welcomes Pastor Mike Landsman, half of the Areopagus Podcast crew, to discuss their own interactions with American (ir)religion. From Charismatics to Calvinists to Critical Theory, the conversation ranges across inchoate realm that passes for American faith and culture.

    The Center Cannot Not Hold: The Shambolic American Religious Landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023


    Dr. Jenkins welcomes Pastor Mike Landsman, half of the Areopagus Podcast crew, to discuss their own interactions with American (ir)religion. From Charismatics to Calvinists to Critical Theory, the conversation ranges across inchoate realm that passes for American faith and culture.

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