Lecture – 1 Introduction to Enlightenment
Lecture – 2 Alexander Pope I
Lecture – 3 Alexander Pope II
Lecture – 4 Edmund Burke I
Lecture – 5 Edmund Burke II
Lecture – 6 Romantic Poetry I
Lecture – 7 Romantic Poetry II
Lecture – 8 Victorian Poetry and Democracy in America
Lecture – 9 Edgar Allen Poe
Lecture – 10 Victorian Poetry I
Lecture – 11 Victorian Poetry II
Lecture – 12 Victorian Poetry III

Reading

• Alexander Pope Essay on Criticism, The Iliad (exerpt), and Ode on Solitude, Essay on Man
• C. S. Lewis, De Descriptione Temporum
• Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and Selected Letters and Speeches
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge,  Selected Poems
• William Wordsworth, Intimations of Immortality
• Lord Byron, Selected Poems
• John Keats, On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer
• Percy Shelley, Ode to the West Wind
• Alexis de Toqueville, Democracy in America (selections)
• Edgar Allan Poe, Selected Poems
• Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Selected Poems
• Roberts Browning, Selected Poems
• Matthew Arnold, Dover Beach
• Christina Rosetti, Selected Poems
• Gerard Manley Hopkins, Selected Poems

Rise of England

Lecture – 1 Introduction to Early Moderns (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 2 Introduction to Shakespeare (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 3 Shakespeare’s Sonnets (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 4 Shakespeare’s King Lear (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 5 Shakespeare’s Richard III (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 6 Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 7 Metaphysical Poets: John Donne (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 8 Metaphysical Poets: George Herbert and Marvell (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 9 Introduction to Milton (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 10 Paradise Lost I (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 11 Paradise Lost II (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 12 Paradise Lost III (Wesley Callihan)

Reading

• William Shakespeare
  • Sonnet 3, 55, 60, 73, 103, & 106
  • King Lear
  • Richard III
  • Merchant of Venice
• John Donne
  • A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
  • Holy Sonnet X
  • Holy Sonnet XIV
  • Meditation XVII
• Geroge Herbert
  • Redemption
  • The Collar
  • Love III
• Andrew Marvell
  • To His Coy Mistress
• John Milton
  • On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity
  • The Hymn
  • On His Blindness
  • On the Late Massacre in Piedmont
  • Paradise Lost

The Novels

Lecture – 1 Introduction to The Novels
Lecture – 2 Jane Austen I
Lecture – 3 Jane Austen II
Lecture – 4 Charles Dickens
Lecture – 5 Fyodor Dostoevsky
Lecture – 6 Russian Short Stories
Lecture – 7 J. R. R. Tolkien I: Fairy-Stories and The Lord of the Rings
Lecture – 8 J. R. R. Tolkien II: Escape, Consolation, and Eucatastrophe
Lecture – 9 J. R. R. Tolkien III: Themes in The Lord of the Ring
Lecture – 10 C. S. Lewis I
Lecture – 11 C. S. Lewis II
Lecture – 12 Overview of Old Western Culture and the 20th Century

Reading

• The Brothers Karamazov (selections) by Dostoevsky
• The Bet by Chekhov
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
• A Christmas Carol by Dickens
• Selected Essays by C. S. Lewis

The Enlightenment

Lecture 1 – Introduction: What Is the Enlightenment?
Lecture 2 – The Scientific Revolution: An Overview
Lecture 3 – Galileo Moves the Earth
Lecture 4 – The Galileo Affair
Lecture 5 -Descartes & Skepticism
Lecture 6 – Descartes’ Search for Certainty
Lecture 7 – Did Descartes Succeed?
Lecture 8 – Descartes & the Scientific Revolution
Lecture 9 – Isaac Newton Takes the Throne
Lecture 10 – Hume: Taking Skepticism Seriously
Lecture 11 – Kant’s Answer to Hume
Lecture 12 – Thomas Reid & Genuine Enlightenment

Reading

• Emmanuel Kant, What is Enlightenment?
• Galileo Galilei, The Sidereal Messenger, Letter to Benedetto Castelli, Letter to Duchess Christiana of Tuscany
• René Descartes, Discourse on Method, Meditations on First Philosophy
• Sir Isaac Newton, Principia – Laws of Motion and Gravity, Principia – General Scholium (Selection), Opticks – Query 28 & 31 (Selections)
• David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Sections IV, V, XII)
• Thomas Reid, An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense (selections)

WHAT is “Old Western Culture”?

“Old Western Culture” is a literature curriculum named after a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe the fabric of ideas that shaped Western Civilization. For centuries, a “Great Books” education lay at the heart of what it meant to be educated. It was the education of the Church Fathers, of the Medieval Church, of the Reformers, and of all the Founding Fathers of the United States.

– It is a CLASSICAL EDUCATION, based on the great books of western civilization.

– It is a CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, which sees the history and literature of the West through the eyes of the Bible and historic Christianity.

– It is an INTEGRATED HUMANITIES CURRICULUM, bringing together literature, history, philosophy, doctrine, geography, and art.

– It is a HOMESCHOOL oriented curriculum, made by homeschoolers with the needs of homeschooled in mind, including flexibility, affordability, and ease-of-use.

We bring a master-teacher into your home and encourage parents to gain an overview of Western Civilization themselves by watching the video lessons with their children.

HOW does Old Western Culture work?

Old Western Culture is a video course. It is built around a master teacher, Wes Callihan. With decades of teaching experience, he guides students through the story of Western civilization. The Historians contains 12 video lessons (approx 30-40 min each).

Each lesson begins with a brief review before jumping into summary, commentary, analysis, and inter-disciplinary connections of the works covered. After each lesson, students complete the assigned readings and answer comprehension questions in the Student Workbook or online workbook.

WHY do people love Wes Callihan?

Wes Callihan is a master story teller! With a remarkable ability to communicate a passion for history and literature, he makes profound ideas accessible, relevant, and interesting. Also known for his distinctive “rabbit trailers,” forays into funny and obscure historical anecdotes, which have a way of showing up at the dinner table. (After all, rabbit trails are “hooks for the imagination and memory.”) Wes Callihan is a true classical scholar, fluent in both Latin and Greek. He lectures only from the notes in the margins of his worn copies of the Great Books. “Meet him” through THIS VIDEO TOUR of his personal library, which doubled as a mini-lecture!

Prerequisites

Old Western Culture is intended for mature and discerning students. We recommend this course for ages 14 and up. The course will deal with mature themes such as paganism, sexual immorality, battle scenes (mostly in actual reading), and classical paintings. Old Western Culture is meant to equip your child with a Biblical lens from which to process these themes. We assume your child has a working knowledge of the Bible and basic Christian doctrine.

Credits

This a robust course academically, and requires a fair bit of reading. Wesley Callihan will coach your student on how to approach the reading in the video. The average daily reading load is 30-40 pages. As an “integrated humanities” course, Old Western Culture will constantly be incorporating history, literature, theology, philosophy, art, and art history, all through the eyes of the Great Books.

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Early Moderns: Rise of England Reader
Early Moderns: Poetry and Politics Reader
Early Moderns: The Enlightenment Reader
Early Moderns: The Novels Reader

WHAT is “Old Western Culture”?

“Old Western Culture” is a literature curriculum named after a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe the fabric of ideas that shaped Western Civilization. For centuries, a “Great Books” education lay at the heart of what it meant to be educated. It was the education of the Church Fathers, of the Medieval Church, of the Reformers, and of all the Founding Fathers of the United States.

– It is a CLASSICAL EDUCATION, based on the great books of western civilization.

– It is a CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, which sees the history and literature of the West through the eyes of the Bible and historic Christianity.

– It is an INTEGRATED HUMANITIES CURRICULUM, bringing together literature, history, philosophy, doctrine, geography, and art.

– It is a HOMESCHOOL oriented curriculum, made by homeschoolers with the needs of homeschooled in mind, including flexibility, affordability, and ease-of-use.

We bring a master-teacher into your home and encourage parents to gain an overview of Western Civilization themselves by watching the video lessons with their children.

HOW does Old Western Culture work?

Old Western Culture is a video course. It is built around a master teacher, Wes Callihan. With decades of teaching experience, he guides students through the story of Western civilization. The Historians contains 12 video lessons (approx 30-40 min each).

Each lesson begins with a brief review before jumping into summary, commentary, analysis, and inter-disciplinary connections of the works covered. After each lesson, students complete the assigned readings and answer comprehension questions in the Student Workbook or online workbook.

WHY do people love Wes Callihan?

Wes Callihan is a master story teller! With a remarkable ability to communicate a passion for history and literature, he makes profound ideas accessible, relevant, and interesting. Also known for his distinctive “rabbit trailers,” forays into funny and obscure historical anecdotes, which have a way of showing up at the dinner table. (After all, rabbit trails are “hooks for the imagination and memory.”) Wes Callihan is a true classical scholar, fluent in both Latin and Greek. He lectures only from the notes in the margins of his worn copies of the Great Books. “Meet him” through THIS VIDEO TOUR of his personal library, which doubled as a mini-lecture!

Prerequisites

Old Western Culture is intended for mature and discerning students. We recommend this course for ages 14 and up. The course will deal with mature themes such as paganism, sexual immorality, battle scenes (mostly in actual reading), and classical paintings. Old Western Culture is meant to equip your child with a Biblical lens from which to process these themes. We assume your child has a working knowledge of the Bible and basic Christian doctrine.

Credits

This a robust course academically, and requires a fair bit of reading. Wesley Callihan will coach your student on how to approach the reading in the video. The average daily reading load is 30-40 pages. As an “integrated humanities” course, Old Western Culture will constantly be incorporating history, literature, theology, philosophy, art, and art history, all through the eyes of the Great Books.

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“Old Western Culture” is a literature curriculum named after a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe the fabric of ideas that shaped Western Civilization. For centuries, a “Great Books” education lay at the heart of what it meant to be educated. It was the education of the Church Fathers, of the Medieval Church, of the Reformers, and of all the Founding Fathers of the United States.

– It is a CLASSICAL EDUCATION, based on the great books of western civilization.

– It is a CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, which sees the history and literature of the West through the eyes of the Bible and historic Christianity.

– It is an INTEGRATED HUMANITIES CURRICULUM, bringing together literature, history, philosophy, doctrine, geography, and art.

– It is a HOMESCHOOL oriented curriculum, made by homeschoolers with the needs of homeschooled in mind, including flexibility, affordability, and ease-of-use.

We bring a master-teacher into your home and encourage parents to gain an overview of Western Civilization themselves by watching the video lessons with their children.

HOW does Old Western Culture work?

Old Western Culture is a video course. It is built around a master teacher, Wes Callihan. With decades of teaching experience, he guides students through the story of Western civilization. The Historians contains 12 video lessons (approx 30-40 min each).

Each lesson begins with a brief review before jumping into summary, commentary, analysis, and inter-disciplinary connections of the works covered. After each lesson, students complete the assigned readings and answer comprehension questions in the Student Workbook or online workbook.

WHY do people love Wes Callihan?

Wes Callihan is a master story teller! With a remarkable ability to communicate a passion for history and literature, he makes profound ideas accessible, relevant, and interesting. Also known for his distinctive “rabbit trailers,” forays into funny and obscure historical anecdotes, which have a way of showing up at the dinner table. (After all, rabbit trails are “hooks for the imagination and memory.”) Wes Callihan is a true classical scholar, fluent in both Latin and Greek. He lectures only from the notes in the margins of his worn copies of the Great Books. “Meet him” through THIS VIDEO TOUR of his personal library, which doubled as a mini-lecture!

Prerequisites

Old Western Culture is intended for mature and discerning students. We recommend this course for ages 14 and up. The course will deal with mature themes such as paganism, sexual immorality, battle scenes (mostly in actual reading), and classical paintings. Old Western Culture is meant to equip your child with a Biblical lens from which to process these themes. We assume your child has a working knowledge of the Bible and basic Christian doctrine.

Credits

This a robust course academically, and requires a fair bit of reading. Wesley Callihan will coach your student on how to approach the reading in the video. The average daily reading load is 30-40 pages. As an “integrated humanities” course, Old Western Culture will constantly be incorporating history, literature, theology, philosophy, art, and art history, all through the eyes of the Great Books.

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Lecture – 1 Introduction to Enlightenment
Lecture – 2 Alexander Pope I
Lecture – 3 Alexander Pope II
Lecture – 4 Edmund Burke I
Lecture – 5 Edmund Burke II
Lecture – 6 Romantic Poetry I
Lecture – 7 Romantic Poetry II
Lecture – 8 Victorian Poetry and Democracy in America
Lecture – 9 Edgar Allen Poe
Lecture – 10 Victorian Poetry I
Lecture – 11 Victorian Poetry II
Lecture – 12 Victorian Poetry III

Reading

• Alexander Pope Essay on Criticism, The Iliad (exerpt), and Ode on Solitude, Essay on Man
• C. S. Lewis, De Descriptione Temporum
• Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and Selected Letters and Speeches
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge,  Selected Poems
• William Wordsworth, Intimations of Immortality
• Lord Byron, Selected Poems
• John Keats, On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer
• Percy Shelley, Ode to the West Wind
• Alexis de Toqueville, Democracy in America (selections)
• Edgar Allan Poe, Selected Poems
• Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Selected Poems
• Roberts Browning, Selected Poems
• Matthew Arnold, Dover Beach
• Christina Rosetti, Selected Poems
• Gerard Manley Hopkins, Selected Poems

WHAT is “Old Western Culture”?

“Old Western Culture” is a literature curriculum named after a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe the fabric of ideas that shaped Western Civilization. For centuries, a “Great Books” education lay at the heart of what it meant to be educated. It was the education of the Church Fathers, of the Medieval Church, of the Reformers, and of all the Founding Fathers of the United States.

– It is a CLASSICAL EDUCATION, based on the great books of western civilization.

– It is a CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, which sees the history and literature of the West through the eyes of the Bible and historic Christianity.

– It is an INTEGRATED HUMANITIES CURRICULUM, bringing together literature, history, philosophy, doctrine, geography, and art.

– It is a HOMESCHOOL oriented curriculum, made by homeschoolers with the needs of homeschooled in mind, including flexibility, affordability, and ease-of-use.

We bring a master-teacher into your home and encourage parents to gain an overview of Western Civilization themselves by watching the video lessons with their children.

HOW does Old Western Culture work?

Old Western Culture is a video course. It is built around a master teacher, Wes Callihan. With decades of teaching experience, he guides students through the story of Western civilization. The Historians contains 12 video lessons (approx 30-40 min each).

Each lesson begins with a brief review before jumping into summary, commentary, analysis, and inter-disciplinary connections of the works covered. After each lesson, students complete the assigned readings and answer comprehension questions in the Student Workbook or online workbook.

WHY do people love Wes Callihan?

Wes Callihan is a master story teller! With a remarkable ability to communicate a passion for history and literature, he makes profound ideas accessible, relevant, and interesting. Also known for his distinctive “rabbit trailers,” forays into funny and obscure historical anecdotes, which have a way of showing up at the dinner table. (After all, rabbit trails are “hooks for the imagination and memory.”) Wes Callihan is a true classical scholar, fluent in both Latin and Greek. He lectures only from the notes in the margins of his worn copies of the Great Books. “Meet him” through THIS VIDEO TOUR of his personal library, which doubled as a mini-lecture!

Prerequisites

Old Western Culture is intended for mature and discerning students. We recommend this course for ages 14 and up. The course will deal with mature themes such as paganism, sexual immorality, battle scenes (mostly in actual reading), and classical paintings. Old Western Culture is meant to equip your child with a Biblical lens from which to process these themes. We assume your child has a working knowledge of the Bible and basic Christian doctrine.

Credits

This a robust course academically, and requires a fair bit of reading. Wesley Callihan will coach your student on how to approach the reading in the video. The average daily reading load is 30-40 pages. As an “integrated humanities” course, Old Western Culture will constantly be incorporating history, literature, theology, philosophy, art, and art history, all through the eyes of the Great Books.

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Average lesson length: 30-40 min

Lecture – 1 Introduction to Early Moderns (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 2 Introduction to Shakespeare (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 3 Shakespeare’s Sonnets (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 4 Shakespeare’s King Lear (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 5 Shakespeare’s Richard III (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 6 Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 7 Metaphysical Poets: John Donne (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 8 Metaphysical Poets: George Herbert and Marvell (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 9 Introduction to Milton (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 10 Paradise Lost I (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 11 Paradise Lost II (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 12 Paradise Lost III (Wesley Callihan)

Reading

• William Shakespeare
  • Sonnet 3, 55, 60, 73, 103, & 106
  • King Lear
  • Richard III
  • Merchant of Venice
• John Donne
  • A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
  • Holy Sonnet X
  • Holy Sonnet XIV
  • Meditation XVII
• Geroge Herbert
  • Redemption
  • The Collar
  • Love III
• Andrew Marvell
  • To His Coy Mistress
• John Milton
  • On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity
  • The Hymn
  • On His Blindness
  • On the Late Massacre in Piedmont
  • Paradise Lost

WHAT is “Old Western Culture”?

“Old Western Culture” is a literature curriculum named after a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe the fabric of ideas that shaped Western Civilization. For centuries, a “Great Books” education lay at the heart of what it meant to be educated. It was the education of the Church Fathers, of the Medieval Church, of the Reformers, and of all the Founding Fathers of the United States.

– It is a CLASSICAL EDUCATION, based on the great books of western civilization.

– It is a CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, which sees the history and literature of the West through the eyes of the Bible and historic Christianity.

– It is an INTEGRATED HUMANITIES CURRICULUM, bringing together literature, history, philosophy, doctrine, geography, and art.

– It is a HOMESCHOOL oriented curriculum, made by homeschoolers with the needs of homeschooled in mind, including flexibility, affordability, and ease-of-use.

We bring a master-teacher into your home and encourage parents to gain an overview of Western Civilization themselves by watching the video lessons with their children.

HOW does Old Western Culture work?

Old Western Culture is a video course. It is built around a master teacher, Wes Callihan. With decades of teaching experience, he guides students through the story of Western civilization. The Historians contains 12 video lessons (approx 30-40 min each).

Each lesson begins with a brief review before jumping into summary, commentary, analysis, and inter-disciplinary connections of the works covered. After each lesson, students complete the assigned readings and answer comprehension questions in the Student Workbook or online workbook.

WHY do people love Wes Callihan?

Wes Callihan is a master story teller! With a remarkable ability to communicate a passion for history and literature, he makes profound ideas accessible, relevant, and interesting. Also known for his distinctive “rabbit trailers,” forays into funny and obscure historical anecdotes, which have a way of showing up at the dinner table. (After all, rabbit trails are “hooks for the imagination and memory.”) Wes Callihan is a true classical scholar, fluent in both Latin and Greek. He lectures only from the notes in the margins of his worn copies of the Great Books. “Meet him” through THIS VIDEO TOUR of his personal library, which doubled as a mini-lecture!

Prerequisites

Old Western Culture is intended for mature and discerning students. We recommend this course for ages 14 and up. The course will deal with mature themes such as paganism, sexual immorality, battle scenes (mostly in actual reading), and classical paintings. Old Western Culture is meant to equip your child with a Biblical lens from which to process these themes. We assume your child has a working knowledge of the Bible and basic Christian doctrine.

Credits

This a robust course academically, and requires a fair bit of reading. Wesley Callihan will coach your student on how to approach the reading in the video. The average daily reading load is 30-40 pages. As an “integrated humanities” course, Old Western Culture will constantly be incorporating history, literature, theology, philosophy, art, and art history, all through the eyes of the Great Books.

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Lecture – 1 Introduction to The Novels
Lecture – 2 Jane Austen I
Lecture – 3 Jane Austen II
Lecture – 4 Charles Dickens
Lecture – 5 Fyodor Dostoevsky
Lecture – 6 Russian Short Stories
Lecture – 7 J. R. R. Tolkien I: Fairy-Stories and The Lord of the Rings
Lecture – 8 J. R. R. Tolkien II: Escape, Consolation, and Eucatastrophe
Lecture – 9 J. R. R. Tolkien III: Themes in The Lord of the Ring
Lecture – 10 C. S. Lewis I
Lecture – 11 C. S. Lewis II
Lecture – 12 Overview of Old Western Culture and the 20th Century

Reading

• The Brothers Karamazov (selections) by Dostoevsky
• The Bet by Chekhov
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
• A Christmas Carol by Dickens
• Selected Essays by C. S. Lewis

WHAT is “Old Western Culture”?

“Old Western Culture” is a literature curriculum named after a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe the fabric of ideas that shaped Western Civilization. For centuries, a “Great Books” education lay at the heart of what it meant to be educated. It was the education of the Church Fathers, of the Medieval Church, of the Reformers, and of all the Founding Fathers of the United States.

– It is a CLASSICAL EDUCATION, based on the great books of western civilization.

– It is a CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, which sees the history and literature of the West through the eyes of the Bible and historic Christianity.

– It is an INTEGRATED HUMANITIES CURRICULUM, bringing together literature, history, philosophy, doctrine, geography, and art.

– It is a HOMESCHOOL oriented curriculum, made by homeschoolers with the needs of homeschooled in mind, including flexibility, affordability, and ease-of-use.

We bring a master-teacher into your home and encourage parents to gain an overview of Western Civilization themselves by watching the video lessons with their children.

HOW does Old Western Culture work?

Old Western Culture is a video course. It is built around a master teacher, Wes Callihan. With decades of teaching experience, he guides students through the story of Western civilization. The Historians contains 12 video lessons (approx 30-40 min each).

Each lesson begins with a brief review before jumping into summary, commentary, analysis, and inter-disciplinary connections of the works covered. After each lesson, students complete the assigned readings and answer comprehension questions in the Student Workbook or online workbook.

WHY do people love Wes Callihan?

Wes Callihan is a master story teller! With a remarkable ability to communicate a passion for history and literature, he makes profound ideas accessible, relevant, and interesting. Also known for his distinctive “rabbit trailers,” forays into funny and obscure historical anecdotes, which have a way of showing up at the dinner table. (After all, rabbit trails are “hooks for the imagination and memory.”) Wes Callihan is a true classical scholar, fluent in both Latin and Greek. He lectures only from the notes in the margins of his worn copies of the Great Books. “Meet him” through THIS VIDEO TOUR of his personal library, which doubled as a mini-lecture!

Prerequisites

Old Western Culture is intended for mature and discerning students. We recommend this course for ages 14 and up. The course will deal with mature themes such as paganism, sexual immorality, battle scenes (mostly in actual reading), and classical paintings. Old Western Culture is meant to equip your child with a Biblical lens from which to process these themes. We assume your child has a working knowledge of the Bible and basic Christian doctrine.

Credits

This a robust course academically, and requires a fair bit of reading. Wesley Callihan will coach your student on how to approach the reading in the video. The average daily reading load is 30-40 pages. As an “integrated humanities” course, Old Western Culture will constantly be incorporating history, literature, theology, philosophy, art, and art history, all through the eyes of the Great Books.

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Early Moderns: Poetry and Politics DVD
Early Moderns: The Enlightenment DVD
Early Moderns: The Novels DVD

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Lecture list for The Reformation

Lecture 1: Introduction to Renaissance and Reformation
Lecture 2: Canterbury Tales 1
Lecture 3: Canterbury Tales 2
Lecture 4: Canterbury Tales 3
Lecture 5: From Premodern to Modern Times
Lecture 6: Predecessors to the Reformation
Lecture 7: Luther and 16th Century Reform
Lecture 8: International Calvinism
Lecture 9: The Reformation in England
Lecture 10: Spenser 1
Lecture 11: Spenser 2
Lecture 12: Spenser 3

Table of Contents

Depending on the assigned reading from the course Christendom: The Reformation, this reader includes either selections or entire works.

• The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer
• Clericis Laicos & Unam Sanctam, by Boniface VIII
• Defensor Pacis, by Marsilius of Padua
• Sacrosancta & Frequens, by The Council of Constance
• Julius Exclusus, by Erasmus of Rotterdam
• Ninety-Five Theses, Letter to the Christian
• Nobility, Babylonian Captivity of the Church, & The Freedom of the Christian, by Martin Luther
• Exsurge Domine, by Leo X
• The Schleitheim Articles, by Machael Sattler
• Apology of the Augsburg Confession, by Philip Melanchthon
• Institutes of the Christian Religion, by John Calvin
• The Decree of Trent, by The Council of Trent
• Spiritual Exercises, by Ignatius of Loyola
• Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism, by Zacharias Ursinus
• Book of Common Prayer, by Church of England
• Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, by John Foxe
• An Admonition to Parliment, by Field and Wilcox
• The Laws of Ecclesastical Politie, by Richard Hooker
• The Faerie Queene, Amoretti, Epithalimion, by Edmund Spenser

WHAT is “Old Western Culture”?

“Old Western Culture” is a literature curriculum named after a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe the fabric of ideas that shaped Western Civilization. For centuries, a “Great Books” education lay at the heart of what it meant to be educated. It was the education of the Church Fathers, of the Medieval Church, of the Reformers, and of all the Founding Fathers of the United States.

– It is a CLASSICAL EDUCATION, based on the great books of western civilization.

– It is a CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, which sees the history and literature of the West through the eyes of the Bible and historic Christianity.

– It is an INTEGRATED HUMANITIES CURRICULUM, bringing together literature, history, philosophy, doctrine, geography, and art.

– It is a HOMESCHOOL oriented curriculum, made by homeschoolers with the needs of homeschooled in mind, including flexibility, affordability, and ease-of-use.

We bring a master-teacher into your home and encourage parents to gain an overview of Western Civilization themselves by watching the video lessons with their children.

HOW does Old Western Culture work?

Old Western Culture is a video course. It is built around a master teacher, Wes Callihan. With decades of teaching experience, he guides students through the story of Western civilization. The Historians contains 12 video lessons (approx 30-40 min each).

Each lesson begins with a brief review before jumping into summary, commentary, analysis, and inter-disciplinary connections of the works covered. After each lesson, students complete the assigned readings and answer comprehension questions in the Student Workbook or online workbook.

WHY do people love Wes Callihan?

Wes Callihan is a master story teller! With a remarkable ability to communicate a passion for history and literature, he makes profound ideas accessible, relevant, and interesting. Also known for his distinctive “rabbit trailers,” forays into funny and obscure historical anecdotes, which have a way of showing up at the dinner table. (After all, rabbit trails are “hooks for the imagination and memory.”) Wes Callihan is a true classical scholar, fluent in both Latin and Greek. He lectures only from the notes in the margins of his worn copies of the Great Books. “Meet him” through THIS VIDEO TOUR of his personal library, which doubled as a mini-lecture!

Prerequisites

Old Western Culture is intended for mature and discerning students. We recommend this course for ages 14 and up. The course will deal with mature themes such as paganism, sexual immorality, battle scenes (mostly in actual reading), and classical paintings. Old Western Culture is meant to equip your child with a Biblical lens from which to process these themes. We assume your child has a working knowledge of the Bible and basic Christian doctrine.

Credits

This a robust course academically, and requires a fair bit of reading. Wesley Callihan will coach your student on how to approach the reading in the video. The average daily reading load is 30-40 pages. As an “integrated humanities” course, Old Western Culture will constantly be incorporating history, literature, theology, philosophy, art, and art history, all through the eyes of the Great Books.

Related Products

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Christendom: Early Medievals – Set
Christendom: Early Medievals – DVD
Christendom: Early Medievals – Reader
Christendom: Early Medievals – Workbook

Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Set
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – DVD
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Reader
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Workbook

Christendom: Medieval Mind – Set
Christendom: Medieval Mind – DVD
Christendom: Medieval Mind – Reader
Christendom: Medieval Mind – Workbook

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Christendom: The Reformation – DVD
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Christendom: Medieval Mind DVD
Christendom: Medieval Mind Reader
Christendom: Medieval Mind Workbook

Lecture list for Medieval Mind

Lecture 1 – Introduction to The Medieval Mind
Lecture 2 – Aquinas’ Compendium I
Lecture 3 – Aquinas’ Compendium II
Lecture 4 – Aquinas’ Compendium III
Lecture 5 – Introduction to Dante
Lecture 6 – The Inferno I
Lecture 7 – The Inferno II
Lecture 8 – Purgatorio I
Lecture 9 – Purgatorio II
Lecture 10 – Paradiso I
Lecture 11 – Paradiso II
Lecture 12 – Conclusion

Reading

• Compendium, by Thomas Aquinas
  • Chapters 1–15, 72–83, 103–107, 114–117, 127–184, 241–246.

• The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
  • Inferno
  • Purgatorio
  • Paradiso

WHAT is “Old Western Culture”?

“Old Western Culture” is a literature curriculum named after a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe the fabric of ideas that shaped Western Civilization. For centuries, a “Great Books” education lay at the heart of what it meant to be educated. It was the education of the Church Fathers, of the Medieval Church, of the Reformers, and of all the Founding Fathers of the United States.

– It is a CLASSICAL EDUCATION, based on the great books of western civilization.

– It is a CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, which sees the history and literature of the West through the eyes of the Bible and historic Christianity.

– It is an INTEGRATED HUMANITIES CURRICULUM, bringing together literature, history, philosophy, doctrine, geography, and art.

– It is a HOMESCHOOL oriented curriculum, made by homeschoolers with the needs of homeschooled in mind, including flexibility, affordability, and ease-of-use.

We bring a master-teacher into your home and encourage parents to gain an overview of Western Civilization themselves by watching the video lessons with their children.

HOW does Old Western Culture work?

Old Western Culture is a video course. It is built around a master teacher, Wes Callihan. With decades of teaching experience, he guides students through the story of Western civilization. The Historians contains 12 video lessons (approx 30-40 min each).

Each lesson begins with a brief review before jumping into summary, commentary, analysis, and inter-disciplinary connections of the works covered. After each lesson, students complete the assigned readings and answer comprehension questions in the Student Workbook or online workbook.

WHY do people love Wes Callihan?

Wes Callihan is a master story teller! With a remarkable ability to communicate a passion for history and literature, he makes profound ideas accessible, relevant, and interesting. Also known for his distinctive “rabbit trailers,” forays into funny and obscure historical anecdotes, which have a way of showing up at the dinner table. (After all, rabbit trails are “hooks for the imagination and memory.”) Wes Callihan is a true classical scholar, fluent in both Latin and Greek. He lectures only from the notes in the margins of his worn copies of the Great Books. “Meet him” through THIS VIDEO TOUR of his personal library, which doubled as a mini-lecture!

Prerequisites

Old Western Culture is intended for mature and discerning students. We recommend this course for ages 14 and up. The course will deal with mature themes such as paganism, sexual immorality, battle scenes (mostly in actual reading), and classical paintings. Old Western Culture is meant to equip your child with a Biblical lens from which to process these themes. We assume your child has a working knowledge of the Bible and basic Christian doctrine.

Credits

This a robust course academically, and requires a fair bit of reading. Wesley Callihan will coach your student on how to approach the reading in the video. The average daily reading load is 30-40 pages. As an “integrated humanities” course, Old Western Culture will constantly be incorporating history, literature, theology, philosophy, art, and art history, all through the eyes of the Great Books.

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Christendom: Early Medievals – Set
Christendom: Early Medievals – DVD
Christendom: Early Medievals – Reader
Christendom: Early Medievals – Workbook

Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Set
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – DVD
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Reader
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Workbook

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Christendom: Medieval Mind – DVD
Christendom: Medieval Mind – Reader
Christendom: Medieval Mind – Workbook

Christendom: The Reformation – Set
Christendom: The Reformation – DVD
Christendom: The Reformation – Reader
Christendom: The Reformation – Workbook

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• Proslogium, by Anselm of Canterbury
• Monologium, by Anselm of Canterbury
• History of the Kings of Britain, by Geoffrey of Monmouth
• The Golden Legend, by Jacobus de Voragine
• The Conquest of Constantinople, by Geoffrey de Villehardouin
• The Life of St. Louis, by Jean de Joinville

WHAT is “Old Western Culture”?

“Old Western Culture” is a literature curriculum named after a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe the fabric of ideas that shaped Western Civilization. For centuries, a “Great Books” education lay at the heart of what it meant to be educated. It was the education of the Church Fathers, of the Medieval Church, of the Reformers, and of all the Founding Fathers of the United States.

– It is a CLASSICAL EDUCATION, based on the great books of western civilization.

– It is a CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, which sees the history and literature of the West through the eyes of the Bible and historic Christianity.

– It is an INTEGRATED HUMANITIES CURRICULUM, bringing together literature, history, philosophy, doctrine, geography, and art.

– It is a HOMESCHOOL oriented curriculum, made by homeschoolers with the needs of homeschooled in mind, including flexibility, affordability, and ease-of-use.

We bring a master-teacher into your home and encourage parents to gain an overview of Western Civilization themselves by watching the video lessons with their children.

HOW does Old Western Culture work?

Old Western Culture is a video course. It is built around a master teacher, Wes Callihan. With decades of teaching experience, he guides students through the story of Western civilization. The Historians contains 12 video lessons (approx 30-40 min each).

Each lesson begins with a brief review before jumping into summary, commentary, analysis, and inter-disciplinary connections of the works covered. After each lesson, students complete the assigned readings and answer comprehension questions in the Student Workbook or online workbook. 

WHY do people love Wes Callihan?

Wes Callihan is a master story teller! With a remarkable ability to communicate a passion for history and literature, he makes profound ideas accessible, relevant, and interesting. Also known for his distinctive “rabbit trailers,” forays into funny and obscure historical anecdotes, which have a way of showing up at the dinner table. (After all, rabbit trails are “hooks for the imagination and memory.”) Wes Callihan is a true classical scholar, fluent in both Latin and Greek. He lectures only from the notes in the margins of his worn copies of the Great Books. “Meet him” through THIS VIDEO TOUR of his personal library, which doubled as a mini-lecture!

Prerequisites

Old Western Culture is intended for mature and discerning students. We recommend this course for ages 14 and up. The course will deal with mature themes such as paganism, sexual immorality, battle scenes (mostly in actual reading), and classical paintings. Old Western Culture is meant to equip your child with a Biblical lens from which to process these themes. We assume your child has a working knowledge of the Bible and basic Christian doctrine.

Credits

This is a robust course academically, and requires a fair bit of reading. Wesley Callihan will coach your student on how to approach the reading in the video. The average daily reading load is 30-40 pages. As an “integrated humanities” course, Old Western Culture will constantly be incorporating history, literature, theology, philosophy, art, and art history, all through the eyes of the Great Books.

Related Resources:

Christendom: The Complete Set

Christendom: Early Medievals – Set
Christendom: Early Medievals – DVD
Christendom: Early Medievals – Reader
Christendom: Early Medievals – Workbook

Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Set
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – DVD
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Reader
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Workbook

Christendom: Medieval Mind – Set
Christendom: Medieval Mind – DVD
Christendom: Medieval Mind – Reader
Christendom: Medieval Mind – Workbook

Christendom: The Reformation – Set
Christendom: The Reformation – DVD
Christendom: The Reformation – Reader
Christendom: The Reformation – Workbook

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Christendom: Early Medievals DVD
Christendom: Early Medievals Reader
Christendom: Early Medievals Workbook

Lecture list for Early Medievals

Lecture 1 – Historical Overview of Christendom
Lecture 2 – Benedict’s Rule and Monasticism
Lecture 3 – Transition to the Middle Ages
Lecture 4 – Procopius and Gregory
Lecture 5 -Maximus the Confessor
Lecture 6 – Celtic Christians
Lecture 7 – Beowulf
Lecture 8 – Bede I: Early History of England
Lecture 9 – Bede II: The Coming of Christianity
Lecture 10 – Bede III: The Confirming of Christianity
Lecture 11 – Lives of Charlemagne and Alfred
Lecture 12 – John of Damascus

Reading

The Rule of Saint Benedict
Procopius’ Wars of Justinian 1.24, 4.9
Gregory of Tours’ History of the Franks 1.36-48, 2.27-43, 6.46
Gregory the Great’s Dialogues Book 2
Gregory the Great’s Book of Pastoral Rule Book 1, 2
Confessions of St Patrick, Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus
Adomnan of Iona’s Life of St Columba
The Voyage of Brendan
Beowulf
Selections from Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People Book 1, 2, 4, 5
Eihard’s Life of Charlemagne Introduction and Section 9-29
Asser’s Life of Alfred
John of Damascus’ The Fount of Knowledge Preface; On Heresies Section 101; On the Orthodox Faith 1.8, 2.2-6, 3.2-6, 4.11-13, 15-17

WHAT is “Old Western Culture”?

“Old Western Culture” is a literature curriculum named after a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe the fabric of ideas that shaped Western Civilization. For centuries, a “Great Books” education lay at the heart of what it meant to be educated. It was the education of the Church Fathers, of the Medieval Church, of the Reformers, and of all the Founding Fathers of the United States.

– It is a CLASSICAL EDUCATION, based on the great books of western civilization.

– It is a CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, which sees the history and literature of the West through the eyes of the Bible and historic Christianity.

– It is an INTEGRATED HUMANITIES CURRICULUM, bringing together literature, history, philosophy, doctrine, geography, and art.

– It is a HOMESCHOOL oriented curriculum, made by homeschoolers with the needs of homeschooled in mind, including flexibility, affordability, and ease-of-use.

We bring a master-teacher into your home and encourage parents to gain an overview of Western Civilization themselves by watching the video lessons with their children.

HOW does Old Western Culture work?

Old Western Culture is a video course. It is built around a master teacher, Wes Callihan. With decades of teaching experience, he guides students through the story of Western civilization. The Historians contains 12 video lessons (approx 30-40 min each).

Each lesson begins with a brief review before jumping into summary, commentary, analysis, and inter-disciplinary connections of the works covered. After each lesson, students complete the assigned readings and answer comprehension questions in the Student Workbook or online workbook. 

WHY do people love Wes Callihan?

Wes Callihan is a master story teller! With a remarkable ability to communicate a passion for history and literature, he makes profound ideas accessible, relevant, and interesting. Also known for his distinctive “rabbit trailers,” forays into funny and obscure historical anecdotes, which have a way of showing up at the dinner table. (After all, rabbit trails are “hooks for the imagination and memory.”) Wes Callihan is a true classical scholar, fluent in both Latin and Greek. He lectures only from the notes in the margins of his worn copies of the Great Books. “Meet him” through THIS VIDEO TOUR of his personal library, which doubled as a mini-lecture!

Prerequisites

Old Western Culture is intended for mature and discerning students. We recommend this course for ages 14 and up. The course will deal with mature themes such as paganism, sexual immorality, battle scenes (mostly in actual reading), and classical paintings. Old Western Culture is meant to equip your child with a Biblical lens from which to process these themes. We assume your child has a working knowledge of the Bible and basic Christian doctrine.

Credits

This is a robust course academically, and requires a fair bit of reading. Wesley Callihan will coach your student on how to approach the reading in the video. The average daily reading load is 30-40 pages. As an “integrated humanities” course, Old Western Culture will constantly be incorporating history, literature, theology, philosophy, art, and art history, all through the eyes of the Great Books.

Related Resources:

Christendom: The Complete Set

Christendom: Early Medievals – Set
Christendom: Early Medievals – DVD
Christendom: Early Medievals – Reader
Christendom: Early Medievals – Workbook

Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Set
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – DVD
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Reader
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Workbook

Christendom: Medieval Mind – Set
Christendom: Medieval Mind – DVD
Christendom: Medieval Mind – Reader
Christendom: Medieval Mind – Workbook

Christendom: The Reformation – Set
Christendom: The Reformation – DVD
Christendom: The Reformation – Reader
Christendom: The Reformation – Workbook

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Christendom: Early Medievals DVD
Christendom: Defense of the Faith DVD
Christendom: Medieval Mind DVD
Christendom: The Reformation DVD

Christendom: Early Medievals Reader
Christendom: Defense of the Faith Reader
Christendom: Medieval Mind Reader
Christendom: The Reformation Reader

Christendom: Early Medievals Workbook
Christendom: Defense of the Faith Workbook
Christendom: Medieval Mind Workbook
Christendom: The Reformation Workbook

Lecture list 

Early Medievals:

1. Historical Overview of Christendom
2. Benedict’s Rule and Monasticism
3. Transition to the Middle Ages
4. Procopius and Gregory
5. Maximus the Confessor
6. Celtic Christians
7. Beowulf
8. Bede I: Early History of England
9. Bede II: The Coming of Christianity
10. Bede III: The Confirming of Christianity
11. Lives of Charlemagne and Alfred
12. John of Damascus

Defense of the Faith:

1. Historical Overview of the High Middle Ages
2. Anselm’s Ontological Argument
3. Anselm’s Monologium 1
4. Anselm’s Monologium 2
5. Anselm’s Why God Became Man 1
6. Anselm’s Why God Became Man 2
7. History of the Kings of Britain 1
8. History of the Kings of Britain 2
9. The Golden Legend
10. Historical Overview of the Crusades
11. The Conquest of Constantinople
12. The Life of St. Louis

The Medieval Mind:

1. Introduction to The Medieval Mind
2. Aquinas’ Compendium I
3. Aquinas’ Compendium II
4. Aquinas’ Compendium III
5. Introduction to Dante
6. The Inferno I
7. The Inferno II
8. Purgatorio I
9. Purgatorio II
10. Paradiso I
11. Paradiso II
12. Conclusion

The Reformation:

Lecture 1: Introduction to Renaissance and Reformation
Lecture 2: Canterbury Tales 1
Lecture 3: Canterbury Tales 2
Lecture 4: Canterbury Tales 3
Lecture 5: From Premodern to Modern Times
Lecture 6: Predecessors to the Reformation
Lecture 7: Luther and 16th Century Reform
Lecture 8: International Calvinism
Lecture 9: The Reformation in England
Lecture 10: Spenser 1
Lecture 11: Spenser 2
Lecture 12: Spenser 3

Reading

1: Early Medievals

• The Rule of Saint Benedict
• Procopius’ Wars of Justinian 1.24, 4.9
• Gregory of Tours’ History of the Franks 1.36-48, 2.27-43, 6.46
• Gregory the Great’s Dialogues Book 2
• Gregory the Great’s Book of Pastoral Rule Book 1, 2
• Confessions of St Patrick, Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus
• Adomnan of Iona’s Life of St Columba
• The Voyage of Brendan
• Beowulf
• Selections from Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People Book 1, 2, 4, 5
• Eihard’s Life of Charlemagne Introduction and Section 9-29
• Asser’s Life of Alfred
• John of Damascus’ The Fount of Knowledge Preface; On Heresies Section 101; On the Orthodox Faith 1.8, 2.2-6, 3.2-6, 4.11-13, 15-17

2: Defense of the Faith

• Anslem’s Proslogium, Monologium, Cur Deus Homo
• Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain
• Jacobus De Voragine’s Golden Legend: Lives of Nicholas, Anthony, Agnes, Julianna, Longinus, Patrick, George, Petronilla
• Geoffrey of Villehardouin’s Conquest of Constantinople and Jean De Joinville’s Life of St. Louis Part 1, Part 2 Chapter 1-4

3: The Medieval Mind

• Aquinas’ Compendium Chapter 1-15, 72-83, 103-107, 114-117, 127-130, 142-157, 172-184, 241-246
• Dante’s Divine Comedy

4: The Reformation

Texts and Excerpts Included in this Volume:

Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400)
Boniface VIII, Clericis Laicos (1296) & Unam Sanctam (1302)
Marsilius of Padua, Defensor Pacis 
The Council of Constance, Sacrosancta (1414) & Frequens (1417)
Erasmus of Rotterdam, Julius Exclusus (1517)
Martin Luther, Ninety-Five Theses (1517), Letter to the Christian Nobility (1520), Babylonian Captivity of the Church (1520), & The Freedom of the Christian (1520)
Leo X, Exsurge Domine (1520)
Machael Sattler, The Schleitheim Articles (1527)
Philip Melanchthon, Apology of the Augsburg Confession (1531)
John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536-1559)
The Council of Trent, The Decree of Trent (1545)
Ignatius of Loyola, Spiritual Exercises (1548)
Zacharias Ursinus, Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism (1585)
Church of England, Book of Common Prayer (1559)
John Foxe, Foxe’s Book of Martyrs (1563)
Field and Wilcox, An Admonition to Parliment (1572)
Richard Hooker, The Laws of Ecclesastical Politie (1586-1597)
Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Amoretti, Epithalimion (1590)

WHAT is “Old Western Culture”?

“Old Western Culture” is a literature curriculum named after a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe the fabric of ideas that shaped Western Civilization. For centuries, a “Great Books” education lay at the heart of what it meant to be educated. It was the education of the Church Fathers, of the Medieval Church, of the Reformers, and of all the Founding Fathers of the United States.

– It is a CLASSICAL EDUCATION, based on the great books of western civilization.

– It is a CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, which sees the history and literature of the West through the eyes of the Bible and historic Christianity.

– It is an INTEGRATED HUMANITIES CURRICULUM, bringing together literature, history, philosophy, doctrine, geography, and art.

– It is a HOMESCHOOL oriented curriculum, made by homeschoolers with the needs of homeschooled in mind, including flexibility, affordability, and ease-of-use.

We bring a master-teacher into your home and encourage parents to gain an overview of Western Civilization themselves by watching the video lessons with their children.

HOW does Old Western Culture work?

Old Western Culture is a video course. It is built around a master teacher, Wes Callihan. With decades of teaching experience, he guides students through the story of Western civilization. The Historians contains 12 video lessons (approx 30-40 min each).

Each lesson begins with a brief review before jumping into summary, commentary, analysis, and inter-disciplinary connections of the works covered. After each lesson, students complete the assigned readings and answer comprehension questions in the Student Workbook or online workbook.

WHY do people love Wes Callihan?

Wes Callihan is a master story teller! With a remarkable ability to communicate a passion for history and literature, he makes profound ideas accessible, relevant, and interesting. Also known for his distinctive “rabbit trailers,” forays into funny and obscure historical anecdotes, which have a way of showing up at the dinner table. (After all, rabbit trails are “hooks for the imagination and memory.”) Wes Callihan is a true classical scholar, fluent in both Latin and Greek. He lectures only from the notes in the margins of his worn copies of the Great Books. “Meet him” through THIS VIDEO TOUR of his personal library, which doubled as a mini-lecture!

Prerequisites

Old Western Culture is intended for mature and discerning students. We recommend this course for ages 14 and up. The course will deal with mature themes such as paganism, sexual immorality, battle scenes (mostly in actual reading), and classical paintings. Old Western Culture is meant to equip your child with a Biblical lens from which to process these themes. We assume your child has a working knowledge of the Bible and basic Christian doctrine.

Credits

This a robust course academically, and requires a fair bit of reading. Wesley Callihan will coach your student on how to approach the reading in the video. The average daily reading load is 30-40 pages. As an “integrated humanities” course, Old Western Culture will constantly be incorporating history, literature, theology, philosophy, art, and art history, all through the eyes of the Great Books.

Related Products

Christendom: The Complete Set

Christendom: Early Medievals – Set
Christendom: Early Medievals – DVD
Christendom: Early Medievals – Reader
Christendom: Early Medievals – Workbook

Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Set
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – DVD
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Reader
Christendom: Defense of the Faith – Workbook

Christendom: Medieval Mind – Set
Christendom: Medieval Mind – DVD
Christendom: Medieval Mind – Reader
Christendom: Medieval Mind – Workbook

Christendom: The Reformation – Set
Christendom: The Reformation – DVD
Christendom: The Reformation – Reader
Christendom: The Reformation – Workbook

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Christendom: Early Medievals Workbook
Christendom: Defense of the Faith Workbook
Christendom: Medieval Mind Workbook
Christendom: The Reformation Workbook

WHAT is “Old Western Culture”?

“Old Western Culture” is a literature curriculum named after a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe the fabric of ideas that shaped Western Civilization. For centuries, a “Great Books” education lay at the heart of what it meant to be educated. It was the education of the Church Fathers, of the Medieval Church, of the Reformers, and of all the Founding Fathers of the United States.

– It is a CLASSICAL EDUCATION, based on the great books of western civilization.

– It is a CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, which sees the history and literature of the West through the eyes of the Bible and historic Christianity.

– It is an INTEGRATED HUMANITIES CURRICULUM, bringing together literature, history, philosophy, doctrine, geography, and art.

– It is a HOMESCHOOL oriented curriculum, made by homeschoolers with the needs of homeschooled in mind, including flexibility, affordability, and ease-of-use.

We bring a master-teacher into your home and encourage parents to gain an overview of Western Civilization themselves by watching the video lessons with their children.

HOW does Old Western Culture work?

Old Western Culture is a video course. It is built around a master teacher, Wes Callihan. With decades of teaching experience, he guides students through the story of Western civilization. The Historians contains 12 video lessons (approx 30-40 min each).

Each lesson begins with a brief review before jumping into summary, commentary, analysis, and inter-disciplinary connections of the works covered. After each lesson, students complete the assigned readings and answer comprehension questions in the Student Workbook or online workbook.

WHY do people love Wes Callihan?

Wes Callihan is a master story teller! With a remarkable ability to communicate a passion for history and literature, he makes profound ideas accessible, relevant, and interesting. Also known for his distinctive “rabbit trailers,” forays into funny and obscure historical anecdotes, which have a way of showing up at the dinner table. (After all, rabbit trails are “hooks for the imagination and memory.”) Wes Callihan is a true classical scholar, fluent in both Latin and Greek. He lectures only from the notes in the margins of his worn copies of the Great Books. “Meet him” through THIS VIDEO TOUR of his personal library, which doubled as a mini-lecture!

Prerequisites

Old Western Culture is intended for mature and discerning students. We recommend this course for ages 14 and up. The course will deal with mature themes such as paganism, sexual immorality, battle scenes (mostly in actual reading), and classical paintings. Old Western Culture is meant to equip your child with a Biblical lens from which to process these themes. We assume your child has a working knowledge of the Bible and basic Christian doctrine.

Credits

This a robust course academically, and requires a fair bit of reading. Wesley Callihan will coach your student on how to approach the reading in the video. The average daily reading load is 30-40 pages. As an “integrated humanities” course, Old Western Culture will constantly be incorporating history, literature, theology, philosophy, art, and art history, all through the eyes of the Great Books.

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