A “liberal arts education” is associated with the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake and is generally contrasted with the practical, job-focused training of “vocational education.” Actually,...

How should we approach the pursuit of truth in the natural world and what should we do with what we find?

The Environmental Science & Stewardship major (ESS) at Patrick Henry College was carefully shaped to meet the needs of our present-day scientific industry. Two distinct ingredients—a robust...

What is actually being taught in history classes? And more importantly, whose history is being taught? 

How does false history harm America as a nation? Dr. Robert Spinney, Professor of History, explains how, and offers the solutions.

Dr. Cory Grewell, Professor of Literature at Patrick Henry College, used to have an imaginary friend. “I’m told that when I was very young I was constantly making up stories of what me and my...

Literature informs and envelopes all of the liberal arts in a way that no other subject can. It can teach any subject, any part of the liberal arts, and it can teach virtues. Literature forces...

The one-of-a-kind literature program at Patrick Henry College imparts a deeper understanding about history, theology, philosophy, science, mathematics, and literature because it is built on top of a...

A classical Christian education is an education for free citizens. Since 2008, Dr. Bayer has consistently and purposefully taught PHC students with a high level of academic rigor, guided them into a...

The values of an educational institution will shape its students. It may sound obvious at first. But is it?

What the institution thinks about itself is not what shapes its students. What is...