Never fear.
Truth is not fragile. Neither should we be.
To give an education to our children that is rooted in the truth, we need to be willing to tackle the hard questions and the hard books.
Yes, it takes discernment and wisdom that we often lack, but that's why we're working on our own education as well.
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Practice intellectual hospitality
What's the difference between the good kind of open mind and the bad kind?
Moms need to know.
"The classroom is a place of joy fueled by the quest for excellence and the productive fear generated by the awesomeness of our ignorance and our inability to transform human reason into wisdom on its own terms when it is unhinged from a living God."
- Rosaria Butterfield, Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert
Be prepared to read and discuss old, hard, and wrong books with your kids.
INTELLECTUAL GROWTH REQUIRES INTELLECTUAL NOURISHMENT.
HOSPITALITY LOVES SINNERS WITHOUT AFFIRMING SIN.
EDUCATION IS THE CONFORMING OF THE HEART TO THE MIND OF CHRIST.
Because all truth is God's truth, and because we are in Christ, Christians do not need to fear or avoid hard questions.
A professional development session for homeschool moms.
INTELLECTUAL HOSPITALITY
taught by Rosaria Butterfield
$24.99, lifetime access
Be equipped to
- read classics with discernment
- handle disagreements with grace
- artfully read and reread, at whatever pace fits life
- prepare your children to discuss relevant topics
- notice worldly errors in contemporary sources
- confront inconsistency & error with love
- tell the Great Books apart from the Dangerous Books
- know how to handle Dangerous Books
- help special needs students engage with ideas
"This training has been an immense blessing and I will be watching it over again and again. There was so much richness here. Admittedly, I didn’t have a great grasp on what 'intellectual hospitality' meant prior to this event but I am SO thankful for this time to glean wisdom from Rosaria!"
— Chandra O.
Rosaria Butterfield
classical homeschooler,
writer & speaker
Rosaria was once a tenured professor of English who identified as a lesbian and worked to advance the cause of LGBT equality. After her conversion to Christ in 1999, she came to see the sinfulness of having any identity apart from Him. Rosaria is married to Kent Butterfield, pastor of the First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Durham, and is a home-school mother for 18 years, pastor's wife, author, and speaker. She is helping Christians to better understand their LGBT neighbors and loved ones so that we can lovingly look past labels of sexual identity and share the gospel effectively.
In 2012, she published her conversion memoir, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor’s Journey to Christian Faith. Her third book, The Gospel Comes with a House Key (2018) addresses the lost art of Christian hospitality.
Rosaria writes about sexuality, identity, Christian hospitality and community, and seeks to encourage all in faithful Christian living and service.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW CAN I WATCH THE WORKSHOP?
The workshop will be broadcast live using Zoom webinar. When you register, you will get email reminders with a link 30 minutes before the session begins.
The replay will be available within your account on the Scholé Sisters website in a fun and easy-to-navigate format.
WHAT WILL I GET?
When you register for the Intellectual Hospitality Spring Training, you get
- ONE live online workshop session with Rosaria Butterfield on Monday, May 24 designed to inspire you and provide practical help.
- ONE 60-minute Q&A session with Dr. Butterfield immediately following the teaching session.
- ONE 45-minute contemplation and application session with Brandy Vencel, Mystie Winckler, and Abby Wahl.
- Lifetime access to the replays.
IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR ME?
This workshop is for homeschool moms who want more out of their school day than just checking boxes and getting it done.
It is for moms who want to learn and grow themselves while they are helping their children learn and grow.
It is for women who want to engage their hearts, minds, and actions in the pursuit of wisdom and truth.
We hope that's you.
WHAT IS THE REFUND POLICY?
We offer a 30-day, no-questions-asked refund policy.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Registration is $24.99 and includes lifetime access to the replays, including downloadable audio-only versions.
Members of the Sistership Sophie plan ($14.99/month or $129.99/year) get access to the live workshop and replay included at no extra cost!
Interested? Become a Sophie today!
Read widely. Think deeply. Apply faithfully.