John Milton – New Aberdeen College https://newaberdeencollege.com Forming mature disciples of Christ in the traditions of classical learning and the Reformed faith Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:27:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://newaberdeencollege.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-New-Aberdeen-College-Favicon-512x512-1-32x32.png John Milton – New Aberdeen College https://newaberdeencollege.com 32 32 Milton, Meet Handel https://newaberdeencollege.com/milton-meet-handel/ https://newaberdeencollege.com/milton-meet-handel/#respond Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:36:31 +0000 https://newaberdeencollege.com/?p=672 Dr. Ryan F. Smith Classical music can help students learn classical texts imaginatively. Music enlivens poetry in magical ways. When great classical composers and poets collaborate, the results can be exquisite. Such was the case when the eminent eighteenth-century composer G. F. Handel composed a now unfamiliar oratorio using the poetry of John Milton, entitled L’Allegro, Il Penseroso…

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]]> https://newaberdeencollege.com/milton-meet-handel/feed/ 0 How to Read a Book…According to Milton https://newaberdeencollege.com/how-to-read-a-bookaccording-to-milton/ https://newaberdeencollege.com/how-to-read-a-bookaccording-to-milton/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:42:15 +0000 https://newaberdeencollege.com/?p=678 by Dr. Cole Jeffrey Guest contributor Milton’s lesser known political tracts reveal his philosophy of reading During the 1640s, England was divided by a bitter civil war. Two political factions, the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, fought for control of the government. The Royalists believed power should be controlled by the monarchy, while the Parliamentarians believed power should…

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]]> https://newaberdeencollege.com/how-to-read-a-bookaccording-to-milton/feed/ 0 Why Study Paradise Lost? https://newaberdeencollege.com/why-study-paradise-lost/ https://newaberdeencollege.com/why-study-paradise-lost/#respond Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:04:33 +0000 https://newaberdeencollege.com/?p=667 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…

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