Plough My Account Sign Out
My Account
228x129BlackWordmarkTaglinefullwidth 139x66BlackWordmark 441x212BlackWordMarkTagline 220x106BlackWordmark
    View Cart

    Subtotal: $

    Checkout
    Current Issue collage of paper money
    Old wooden type on a wooden shelf
    Home Our Authors

    Nathan Beacom

    NathanBeacom
    Nathan Beacom is a writer from Des Moines, Iowa. His work on agriculture and the environment and other subjects has appeared in Civil Eats, America Magazine, Front Porch Republic, and elsewhere. Twitter: @zheschool 

    Recent Articles

    Browse All Articles

    Acclaim

    • In this lucid and inspiring volume, a diverse group of thinkers dispel entrenched falsehoods about the irrelevance, injustice, or uselessness of the liberal arts and remind us that nothing is more fundamental to preparing citizens to live in a pluralistic society attempting to balance the values of justice, equality, and community.

      Jon Baskin, editor, Harper's

    • At their best, the humanities are about discerning what kinds of lives we should be living. But humanities education is in crisis today, leaving many without resources to answer this most important question of our lives. The authors of this volume are able contenders for the noble cause of saving and improving the humanities. Read and be inspired!

      Miroslav Volf, co-author, Life Worth Living

    • In our era of massive social and technological upheaval, this book offers a robust examination of and an expansive vision for the liberal arts. As a scientist who believes that education should shape us for lives of reflection and action, I found the essays riveting, challenging, and inspiring. I picked it up and could not put it down.

      Francis Su, author, Mathematics for Human Flourishing

    • In this series of lively, absorbing, and accessible essays, the contributors invoke and dismantle all the chief objections to the study of the liberal arts. The result is a clarion call for an education that enables human and societal flourishing. Everyone concerned about the fate of learning today must read this book.

      Eric Adler, author, The Battle of the Classics