The Ciceronian Society - with Josh Bowman (10x5)
From The Optimistic Curmudgeon by OptimisticCurmudgeon2021
March 3, 2026 · 1h 10m · Episode 111
About this episode
Josh Bowman discusses the Ciceronian Society and the relationship between Christian academics and the church.
Josh Bowman, Executive Director of the Ciceronian Society, explains the nature of the Ciceronian Society, and reflects on why the church needs Christian academics. He also reflects on why Christian academics need the church and a network of friends within which they conduct their scholarship. The conversation moves from Cicero to modernity, with a lot of points in between. The 2026 Ciceronian Society meeting is March 12-14, at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska - come join us! The Ciceronian Society is the "place where we take ideas seriously, and our selves not at all." We try to model that attitude in this episode - much laughter and joy in this conversation. https://ciceroniansociety.org/conference/2026-conference-registration/ Josh Bowman's essay: "Intellectual Discipleship" - https://circeinstitute.org/blog/intellectual-discipleship/ Ciceronian Society podcast, The Sower - https://open.spotify.com/show/4AD2nBjpEscmBR86xemnPH?si=67d305d54f9f4fc9&nd=1&dlsi=28c8fa474f2543d8
People in this episode
Guest: Josh Bowman
Topics covered
- Christian academics
- Ciceronian Society
- scholarship
- Cicero
- modernity
- networking
- intellectual discipleship
Keywords
- Ciceronian Society
- Christian academics
- scholarship
- Cicero
- network
- 2026 meeting
- Intellectual Discipleship
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ciceronian Society, Creighton University, Circe Institute, The Sower
Books & works: Intellectual Discipleship
Places: Omaha, Nebraska
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