It is the tendency of carnal men (as well as carnal educators) to live out their days with very limited horizons. But Christopher Dawson once said that the Christian church lives in the light of eternity, and can afford to be patient. With liberals taking the long view, but their long view is an aimless evolutionary arc, and with secular right wing reactionaries urging us to realize “what time it is,” the classical Christian education often feels torn. But we are very tiny Christians, not fruit flies or midges. We need the light of eternity.

Douglas Wilson is the minister of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho. He is a founding board member of both Logos School and New Saint Andrews College, and serves as an instructor at Greyfriars Hall, a ministerial training program at Christ Church. He is the author of numerous books on classical Christian education, the family, and the Reformed faith.