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		<title>Why Study Paradise Lost?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Johnston]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paradise Lost]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The power of Paradise Lost is not only in presenting Christian truth in a classical form, but also in reshaping that form according to Christian truth. It therefore represents a kind of conceptual prototype for Classical Christian Education as a whole, which seeks to assimilate the best of classical learning within its Christian commitment.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Rev’d Dr. Peter Johnston Why study Paradise Lost? Yes, it is one of the great works of English and world literature, among what Matthew Arnold calls “the best which has been thought and said.” But there are more particular reasons that Classical Christian Education should prioritize Milton’s epic, even above many other worthy writings. It is an expansive text of Christian imagination…</p>
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