Cafe Schole
With Dr. Christopher Perrin
CiRCE Podcast Network · CiRCE Institute
Show overview
Cafe Schole launched in 2020 and has put out 16 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode in the time since. That works out to roughly 7 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 24 min and 32 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 4.7 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2020, with 12 episodes published. Published by CiRCE Institute.
From the publisher
Join Dr. Christopher Perrin for lively explorations of the marvelous, traditional idea of schole and why it's the very heart of school. We may not all be able to gather in an actual coffee shop (you know, one with large wooden tables and bookshelves and delicious espresso), but we can do our best to talk about the kinds of things we'd talk about if we could!Subscribe today, and if you like the show be sure to rate and review wherever you're listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
Ep 15Education as Beatitude
In this episode, Dr. Perrin sits down with author Danielle Bennett Dukes to discuss the notion of education as beatitude. They discuss the ways that the beatitudes serve as an educator's Telos and the way they prepare students to live in a world of paradox and suffering. Cafe Schole is produced for the CiRCE Podcast Network by Goldberry Studios. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 14John Henry Newman
In this episode, Dr. Christopher Perrin presents an overview of John Henry Newman and the central ideas in his book The Idea of a University. Perrin shows how Newman draws from the tradition of education that preceded him and re-articulates what liberal education could and should be in his own time. Cafe Schole is produced by Goldberry Studios for the CiRCE Podast Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 13The Florilegium (aka The Commonplace Book)
In this episode, Dr. Perrin describes the monastic practice of keeping a commonplace book, called a Florilegium or "Book of Flowers," and suggests that the benefits of this practice were profound and should be continued today.Cafe Schole is produced by Goldberry Studios for the CiRCE Podcast Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 12The Monastic Tradition of Education
In this episode, Dr. Perrin surveys the monastic tradition (with special emphasis on the Benedictine tradition) and notes those elements that are particularly suggestive for the modern renewal of restful, classical education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 11Happiness and Contemplation
In this episode, Dr. Christopher Perrin contemplates the distinction between the active life and the contemplative life, and the necessary harmony between the two. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 10Study As Prayer and Love for God
In this episode, Dr. Perrin discusses an essay by Simone Weil that reveals the relationship between attentive study and prayer that should lead us to love both God and neighbor. Can study be rightfully understood as prayer or leading to prayer?If you like this episode please be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 9Schole and Ecstasy
In this episode, Dr. Perrin explores the ways in which an ecstatic encounter with truth is the way that an intellectual life begins. Remember to rate and review this show wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 8Order and Solitude
In this episode Dr. Perrin engages the thought of A.G. Sertillanges who insists that the life of the student and teacher should be characterized by an ordered, regular solitude. Over against the scattering and distracting crowd, Perrin and Sertillanges call us back to retirement, recollection, silence, consecration, and concentration that dispose us to engage truth and deeply…learn.If you like this episode please be sure to rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 7Order and Rest
Join Christopher Perrin as he explores the relationship between order, rest, and love. Noting biblical teaching and the insights of St. Augustine, he shows how a restful, peaceful life is the result of wisely-ordered love. And if you like the episode please be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 6Christ, the Teacher
Join Christopher Perrin as he contemplates a small (but essential) work by Clement of Alexandria. It's called Christ the Teacher or Christ the Pedagogue (available on the web here: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/02091.htm) and it's remarkably helpful for contemporary, restful teaching. And if you like this episode be sure to rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 5Finding Scholé without Seeking It
In this episode, Dr. Perrin talks with two colleagues,Jolie Hodge and Jesse Hake, about the ways that have experienced scholé in their own lives and how they have been able to bring it to their own students. They share their own childhood experiences of scholé through engagement with nature, architecture, reading, and prayer.If you like this episode please be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 4Scholé in the Scriptural Tradition
In this episode, Dr. Christopher Perrin contemplates the various ways that scholé shows up in scripture, such as in Genesis, Hebrews, Job, and other passages. He contemplates the nature of resting in Christ, the relationship between rest and repentance, the concept of Shalom, and much more. If you like this podcast, be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 3Scholé in the Ecclesial/Church Tradition
In this episode Dr. Perrin considers the way that scholé was absorbed and transformed by the Christian church. He considers the way four major church fathers treated scholé: Augustine, Gregory, Basil, and Aquinas. Scholé to the Greeks may have been a supreme human activity but its nature is transformed in light of the incarnation of Christ.If you like this episode, please be sure to rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2Schole in the Classical Tradition
Join Christopher Perrin as he contemplates the nature of schole' as the ancients understood it, how it evolved as the tradition evolved, and what lessons that offers for today. Remember: if you like this show you can help spread the word by rating and reviewing it where you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1Searching for Scholé, Sabbath, and Shalom
Welcome to Cafe Schole with Christopher Perrin! Here in episode one Dr. Perrin talks about why he chose to call the show Cafe Schole, offers an introduction to the concept of schole, contemplates the nature restful of teaching and learning, and starts a conversation that will continue in each subsequent episode. If you like this first episode, please go rate and review it wherever you listen to podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Cafe Schole'!
trailerWelcome to Cafe Schole' with Dr. Christopher Perrin! In this podcast, Chris will be contemplating the concept of schole and it's crucial relationship to schooling, study, and learning.Subscribe today! Episode one drops on February 7, 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.