Why The Bible Was Removed from Schools

About this episode

Dr. John Patrick reflects on the cultural, educational, and moral foundations that once sustained Western civilization and the implications of their neglect.

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People in this episode

Host: Dr. John Patrick

Topics covered

• education
• morality
• cultural foundations
• C. S. Lewis
• Western civilization
• faith
• intellectual life

Keywords

• Bible
• schools
• education
• C. S. Lewis
• moral formation
• Western civilization
• faith
• culture

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Organizations: Augustine College, Doctor John Patrick

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