Chronicles of Narnia, Mere Christianity, and CS Lewis: WWII
The most famous part of his book, Mere Christianity, is Lewis’ argument that Jesus is either liar, lunatic, or Lord…essential to apologetic’s studies.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: classical rhetoric level
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas
Using Bonhoeffer for our rhetoric history studies, we learned how and why Hitler rose to power, and gleaned encouragement to take a stand in the midst of evil.
1930s Dinner at Chartwell House, home of Winston Churchill
My son was Dietrich Bonhoeffer, I portrayed Winston Churchill’s daughter, Mary, and my college daughter became Anna, daughter of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s The Cost of Discipleship: Book Review
A review of three books we studied for our 1930s rhetoric history studies, and how they tie together and bring depth to the problem.
From 17th century to Roaring Twenties and Stock Market Crash
My daughter portrayed the 18th century, my son was Charles Lindbergh, and I represented a lady married to a Wall Street broker…to bring the 1920s to life!
Stock Markets, Coffeehouses, London, Colonial Williamsburg
17th century businessmen spent so much time at the coffeehouses, that they frequently used the address of their coffeehouse of choice as their point of contact.
Napoleon of the West organizes Progressive Dinner 1900-1920
Christy Huddleston, a teacher in the Smokey Mountains, Isabella Hagnar, first White House social secretary, and Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, WWI Flying Ace.
Rough Riders, Biltmore House, Gilded Age 1877-1898
Presenting Rough Rider David Leahy, Mrs. George Washington Vanderbilt, and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt from the Gilded Age, at the end of the 19th century.
Picnic at First Battle of Manassas, Napoleon, and Taps
Ccertain that this battle would result in a quick Union victory, we left Washington DC this lovely morning to Manassas to watch the battle during our picnic.
Texas Independence with Tocqueville, Lafayette and Napoleon
I portrayed a founder of an 1837 Texas town named La Grange, the county, Fayette, and the streets, Washington, Lafayette, Jefferson, and Madison.
