

The Permanent Things
Benjamin Myers
Conversation about the liberal arts and the great books and big ideas that have shaped the Western world. Soli Deo Gloria.
Hosted by Benjamin Myers, a professor in the Western Civilization sequence at Oklahoma Baptist University.
Hosted by Benjamin Myers, a professor in the Western Civilization sequence at Oklahoma Baptist University.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Oct 29, 2019 • 21min
Reading the Reformation
In this episode, I talk to Matthew Emerson, Dickinson Associate Professor of Religion at OBU, about the Protestant Reformation and the books it produced.
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Dawn of the Reformation by Heiko Oberman
Galatians by Martin Luther
Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
The Story of Scripture by Matthew Emerson

Oct 22, 2019 • 47min
The Revival of Classical Learning, Part 2
In part two of this two-part series on classical education, I talk with Fr. Nathan Carr, headmaster of the Academy of Classical Christian Studies in OKC.
Learn more about The Academy of Classical Christian Studies
Books mentioned:
Restoring the Soul of the University, by Perry Glanzer, Nathan Alleman, and Todd Ream
Norms and Nobility, by David Hicks

Oct 14, 2019 • 24min
The Revival of Classical Learning, Part 1
In this episode, I talk to Bobby Goodrich, from Great Hearts Academies, about the philosophy behind and the appeal of classical education.
Learn more about Great Hearts and about classical education at https://www.greatheartsamerica.org

Oct 7, 2019 • 23min
Thomas Aquinas
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Peter Epps about the ideas and influence of Thomas Aquinas.
Books mentioned include:
Ralph McInerny's A First Glance at St. Thomas Aquinas: A Handbook for Peeping Thomists
Benarnd McGinn's Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae
The Summa Theologiae

Sep 30, 2019 • 28min
The Roots of American Order
In this episode we explore the roots of the American political order in ancient Athens and Rome, as well as in medieval England. Our guest is Dr. Christopher McMillion, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Oklahoma Baptist University