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"Let your pupils read Astronomy on the blue page of Heaven's vault; Botany on the spring bedecked hill and dale; Mineralogy in the gem-studded caverns on the rocky crest; Geology on the mountain's strata; Conchology on the ocean's strand." William Rankin, quoted by Anthony Esolen "Education from Nature" in Touchstone, May/June 2014.
"The order of the universe is a kind of musical harmony, richly and multifariously toned, guided by an inward rhythm and accord, pervaded by an essential symphony. The melody and cadence of the cosmic elements in their intermingling sing of God's glory." Gregory of Nyssa, quoted by Ken Myers "A Tudor Tutorial" in Touchstone, May/June 2014.
"Almost all public discourse is now instantaneous, fluently aimless, deeply uninformed, and immune to logical rigor." David Bentley Hart "Gods and Godniks" in First Things, May 2014.
"It is vicious to damage the gifts God has given us -- gifts of land, animals, our bodies, and those of our families and neighbors." Jesse Straight "Food Fight" in letter section of First Things, May 2014.
"A moral judgment moves beyond statements of merely personal taste or private belief; it speaks to the things that are right or wrong, just on unjust, generally or universally -- for others as well as ourselves." Hadley Arkes "Recasting Religious Freedom" in First Things, June/July 2014.
"Just as we recall those teachers who were extraordinarily influential and inspiring, we also remember just as vividly those who were boring, who did not encourage us, the ones who seemed only to be going through the motions." Elizabeth Corey "Learning in Love" in First Things, April 2014.
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