Winter School 2010: Athens
Join us for Winter School 2010!
Whenever the conversation turns to some fundamental institution of our civilization, we say, “The Greeks had a word for it.” They did: philosophy and theology, mathematics and geometry, epic, tragedy, comedy, and history, politics, democracy—and demagoguery. The ancient Greeks invented or elevated all these arts and sciences. In the writing of history and philosophy, they have never been excelled. In tragedy and epic, they have never been equaled.
Even Christianity owes a profound debt to the Greeks. Christian theology is Greek philosophy applied to Revelation in defense of the truth against the attacks of heretics. The arguments of Augustine and Ambrose, Athanasius and Basil, Thomas and Bonaventure, are inconceivable without the works of Plato, Aristotle, and Plotinus.
Join us as we explore the Greek mind and its greatest inventions: responsible self-government and political theory, tragedy and comedy, theology and philosophy.
Faculty include . . .
Thomas and Gail Fleming, Christopher Check, Aaron D. Wolf, and special guest lecturer Fr. Hugh Barbour, O.Praem., Prior of Saint Michael’s Abbey, Silverado, California.
Cost
The price for the Winter School includes:
• seven nights’ (arrive Jan. 20; checkout on Jan. 27) lodging at the
Acropolis Select Hotel, a fully renovated,
three-star hotel within walking distance of the Acropolis
• daily breakfast, five group meals (either dinner or lunch)
• all lectures, discussions, and walking tours
• selected entrance fees to museums
• a motor-coach excursion to Delphi
Early-Bird Rates
Single: $1,495.00
Couple: $2,295.00
Shared Double: $1,195.00
All prices increase $200.00 per person after Oct. 1, 2009. Registration is limited. Previous Convivia have sold out. Registration fees are based on current exchange rates; the Institute reserves the right to assess a fee, should rates change significantly at the dollar’s expense. The Institute will make every effort to help find roommates for students who wish to take advantage of the shared-double rate. If no roommate is available, the difference between the shared-double rate and the single-occupancy rate will be assessed.
To Register . . .
call (815) 964-5811
Full-time undergraduate and graduate students interested in scholarships,
anyone interested in supporting the Institute’s Scholarship Fund, and anyone
desiring more information should contact: Christopher Check, executive vice
president, at (815) 964-5811.
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Attention Students of All Ages and Budget-Minded Travelers!
Join Chronicles editors Thomas Fleming and Scott P. Richert, Rockford Institute vice president Christopher Check, and special guest Dr. James Patrick, chancellor of the College of Saint Thomas More for The Rockford Institute’s Third Winter School