Ep 143: Biblical Narratives, Biblical Illiteracy, Education, and Tolkien with George Harrell

Ep 143: Biblical Narratives, Biblical Illiteracy, Education, and Tolkien with George Harrell

In this episode I talk to George Harrell, a high school humanities teacher with Kepler Education, an online Christian education program, who is also the executive director of the Buchanan Forum, an organization promoting the relationship between liberty and theology. We have a very wide-ranging conversation that is centered on American Biblical illiteracy and how the west has lost sight of the very important narratives contained in the Christian scriptures. We also discuss the difference between public and free-market education, the problems facing our public schools and the ignorance of the average student, the excellent work of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and the 2024 election.

Additional Resources

• George on X: @geharrell
• George Harrell blog: https://www.shotglassofhistory.com/
• Kepler Education X: @KeplerEducation
• Kepler Education: https://kepler.education/
• Buchanan Forum on X: @BuchananForum
• The George Buchanan Forum: https://www.tgbf.org/