God, Conservatives ,and Higher Education: The Conservative Case for Higher Education

Why do conservatives revile higher education? Is there any way for conservatives and higher education to reconcile? In this episode of Take Every Thought Captive, Dr. Smith addresses the open hostility between conservatives and higher education. He discusses conservative anti-intellectual attitudes, the "woke left," and the nature of higher education. Along the way Dr. Smith develops an Aristotelian-Thomist argument for the abiding significance of higher education for conservatives. Topics include: The nature of education The importance of higher education Human nature The meaning of conservatism The classical virtue of piety For more great content from Dr. Smith, check out logoletter2022.substack.com. #highereducation, #conservatism, #thewokeleft