Summer Program Blog

The readings provoke a fascinating continuation of this morning’s discussion about the evidence of design in Creation — and therefore the need for a Divine Designer. 

This blog will now take a quick break from its ongoing reporting about the California High School Summer Program to discuss the New England program, which begins on July 25.

Not long after making the one-hour trip up the Pacific Coast highway to Carpinteria State Beach, students were on the sand and taking in what was for some their first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean.  

“Yesterday we read Genesis all the way through the story of Abraham. Today we read Kierkegaard’s presentation of that story.” 

Wednesday afternoon may have been the busiest yet for this year’s California High School Summer Program.  

While Monday’s and Tuesday’s classes were centered around Ancient Greek literature, today the focus shifted to Sacred Scripture, and discussions this morning concentrated on the first chapters of Genesis, in particular the Creation accounts and the fall of Adam. 

In Tuesday’s second class, students pored over the writings of select pre-Socratic philosophers, making for a difficult but rewarding discussion.