This course surveys 16 (100 total) of the Classical Authors and their impact on world history, from Swift to Van Til. During the Enlightenment the idea that man can arrive at all truth on the basis of human reason alone came to fruition. In France -- nurtured by Rousseau, Voltaire, and others -- these ideas exploded in a violent reaction against the aristocracy and the church: The French Revolution. You will discover how the Revolution was more subtle and tolerant of Christianity in America, but the rejection of biblical authority over the state no less real. Thomas Jefferson and John Witherspoon were the prime movers. Kant, Comte, Marx and others nurtured the intellectual rebellion. Men like Melville, Weaver, Orwell, and Van Til stood in the breach.

• Tuition Level: Basic ($25) or Intermediate ($110)
• Stage of Trivium: Grammar
• Mode of Instruction: Self or Synchronous
• Suggested Grade Level: 9^th grade
• Offered: Contact the Academy 
• Required Textbook: Keys to the Classics vol. 1
• Optional Textbooks: Readings in Political Philosophy by Francis William Coker