{"id":121,"date":"2025-03-12T23:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T23:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classicalchristian.org\/classis\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2025-06-13T21:08:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T21:08:42","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/classicalchristian.org\/classis\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Banner&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Overview&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Journal of Classical Christian Education<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;63.5%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;452.5px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-9px|53px|4px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|3px||0px||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f0f0f;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/classicalchristian.org\/classis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Classis-Cover-Fall-2024_x750x585-234x300.png\" width=\"321\" height=\"411\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273 aligncenter size-medium\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span>Published two times per year, <em>Classis<\/em>\u00a0is a journal promoting a new \u201cold way\u201d<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>and is designed to edify, support, and encourage educators around the world who seek to recover classical Christian education in the twilight of the West.<\/p>\n<p>The recovery of things old also brings a second sight, a new way of seeing the thing that was discarded. This is part of our mission at<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Classis<\/em>. We are seeking Christian scholars who wish to edify others in the recovery of the \u201cpaideia of the Lord\u201d and who also enjoy adding an eloquent voice to a \u201cGreat Conversation\u201d that extends through time and space. We welcome the contributions of teachers and administrators who delight in the tradition of classical Christian learning, who are serious about incarnating the wisdom of the \u201cold way,\u201d and who wish to share their rediscoveries of that wisdom with the members and friends of the Association of Classical Christian Schools.<\/p>\n<p><em>Classis<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>is mailed to all member schools, and current and back issues are available and searchable online by our members on the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mrc.classicalchristian.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Member Resource Center (MRC)<\/strong><\/a>. 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