2023 Conference Highlights: Higher Ed. - Aren’t They All Just Dead White Males? Why Read The Classics? - Peter Merz

2023 Conference Highlights: Higher Ed. - Aren't They All Just Dead White Males? Why Read The Classics? - Peter Merz

 

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Peter Merz was born in Melbourne and raised in New South Wales, Australia. He studied Classics at the University of Sydney and Education at the University of Western Sydney.  Prior to university, he was educated at home for 7 years, and attended school for 6 years. He has spent a lifetime loving "old things" and sharing that passion with others.  Peter has lived with his wife Dawn and their (now) six children at the English L'Abri for the past ten years.  He enjoys languages (ancient and modern), literature, history, reading aloud, hiking, music, stand-up comedy and sport.

 

The Rochester L'Abri Conference 2023

G.K Chesterton once wrote “Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.” And passing the baton onto the next generation has always been part of the Biblical mandate. Evangelicals have long wrestled with good models for educating minors, but arguably the greater challenge today is in higher education, and, equally, if we are to ‘disciple the nations’, then the Church’s role in shaping the mind of believers more generally is a critical issue. At this year’s Conference, we want to look at all aspects of a Christian approach to Education - its motives, methods and models.