Fall 2025
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Articles
“Freedom from the Lie of Proof” by Chris Swanson
“Like Little Children” by Erin Greco
“On the Brink of Eternity” by Eliot Grasso
Other
Gutenberg Opportunities:
Colloquy is a free newsletter that Gutenberg College mails four times a year to subscribers. Each issue features a main article (usually written by a Gutenberg faculty member) but may also include additional articles, alumni profiles, book reviews, photographs, announcements of upcoming events and classes, and general news about the college and its academic and residence programs. Back issues of Colloquy (PDFs) are below. The articles are eventually added to the Articles section of our website, which is indicated by links in the “Contents” of each issue.
Gutenberg began publishing Colloquy in Fall 2018 to replace the college’s first newsletter, News & Views, which McKenzie Study Center and then Gutenberg published for over thirty years. Articles from News & Views are also available in the Articles section of our website.
Colloquy Back Issues (PDFs)
Summer 2025
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Articles
“Confronting the Wrong in the World” by Brian Julian
“2025 Commencement Address” by Naomi Rinehold
“The Grand Inquisitor: A Review” by Chris Swanson
Other
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2025 Education Conference: Teacher as Mentor, August 8-9
Spring 2025
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Articles
“The Independent Mind in Pursuit of Truth” by Charley Dewberry
“Against Worldview: A Book Review” by Charley Dewberry
“An Education in the Things That Last” by Kelly Beck
Other
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Young Philosophers is Back!
2025 Education Conference: Teacher as Mentor, August 8-9
Winter 2025
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Articles
“Skilled Reading and the Art of Interpretation” by Charley Dewberry
“A Day in the Life of a Gutenberg Sophomore” by the Sophomore Class of Gutenberg College
Other
Thank You!
Alum Reflections
Gutenberg Opportunities:
Preview Days: April 11-12
2025 Education Conference: Teacher as Mentor, August 8-9
Fall 2024
Contents
Articles
“Visible Roots” by Erin Greco
“Gutenberg’s Beginning” by David Crabtree
“A Very Little College in a Very Big World” by Chris Swanson
Other
Alum Reflections
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2025 Winter Institute: The Odyssey of These Days, January 25, 2025
Summer 2024
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Articles
“Independence of Mind” by Chris Swanson
“Exegesis, Love, and Suffering,” 2024 Graduation Address by Eliot Grasso
Talks from Gutenberg’s 2024 Graduates
“The Academic” by James Hall
“The Personal” by Emma Hollmann
“The Spiritual” by Emily Grose
Other
Gutenberg Opportunities:
Education Conference 2024: The Independent Mind, August 9-10, 2024
Spring 2024
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Articles
“Taking Off and Putting On” by Brian Julian
“A Thanksgiving Confession”
by Gutenberg President Chris Swanson
Other
Great Book Review: Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus.
Review by Tutor Naomi Rinehold.
Major Gift to Gutenberg College
“Teaching Independent Thinking in a Digital-Dependent World”
Preview of ECDON 2024 talk by Davies Owens
A new album and a new collection of Irish traditional music
by Tutor Eliot Grasso
Gutenberg Opportunities:
Education Conference 2024: The Independent Mind, August 9-10, 2024
Winter 2024
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Article
“A Meditation of Trees” by Naomi Rinehold
Other
Thank You! From Gutenberg President Chris Swanson
Honoring Our Juniors at the 2023 Junior Tea
Many Hands Help Gutenberg “Work”
Gutenberg Opportunities:
Endeavor Summer Institute, July 16-19, 2024
Education Conference 2024: The Independent Mind, August 9-10, 2024
Fall 2023
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Articles
“Interpreting the Parable of the Prodigal Son” by Charley Dewberry
“Second Discussion” by Eliot Grasso
“Great Book Review: Phaedo” by Naomi Rinehold
“The Game of Life” by Chris Swanson
Other
Welcome, David!
Welcome, Freshmen!
Gutenberg Opportunities:
Early-application and other grants available at Gutenberg (back cover)
Giving Tuesday
Summer 2023
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Articles
“Truth Is Faith’s Greatest Ally” by Chris Swanson
“2023 Gutenberg College Commencement Address” by Nancy Scott
Other
Breathe Blue: New Recording from Tutor Eliot Grasso
Congratulations to Our 2023 Scholarship Recipients!
Class of 2023: We’ll Miss You! (Photos)
Upcoming Young Philosophers Discussions
Spring 2023
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Articles
“The Inadequacy of Virtue” by Brian Julian
“Alumni Spotlight: Toby Swanson” by Eliot Grasso
Other
Great-Book Review by Naomi Rinehold: The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton
Life at Gutenberg: The President’s Dinner
2023 Education Conference: Faith and Learning
2023 Summer Institute: God is Alive
Other announcements: Upcoming Young Philosophers Discussion
Winter 2023
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Articles
“Humbly Offered Hazards of Historical Study” by Gil Greco
“ChatGPT” by Chris Swanson
Other
Congratulations!
Great-Book Review: The Brothers Karamozov by Eliot Grasso
Scholarships
Listen to Gutenberg’s New Podcast!
2023 Education Conference: Faith and Learning
2023 Summer Institute: God is Alive
Other announcements: March 1 Deadlines, Spring Preview Days, Upcoming Young Philosophers Discussions
Fall 2022
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Article
“Is Suffering Meaningless?” by Eliot Grasso
Other
Welcome
Farewell
The Gutenberg Podcast: Coming This Fall!
Life at Gutenberg College
Other announcements: Young Philosophers Discuss Pop Culture, Giving Tuesday November 29
Summer 2022
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Article
“Textbooks Always Lie” by Chris Swanson
Other
The Art of Donovan Snider
Congratulations to Chris Stollar!
Gutenberg Podcast Coming This Fall!
Education Conference, September 8-10: Learning for Life
Three Poems by Eliot Grasso: “Beauty,” “Still Borne,” “Where shall it be colder?”
Renovations are underway at Gutenberg College this summer!
2022 Board Matching Campaign
Other announcements: Fall Preview Days, Young Philosophers Discuss Pop Culture
Spring 2022
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Article
“Making Sense of Jesus Cursing the Fig Tree” by Charley Dewberry
Other
Gutenberg welcomes Pam Lee as the new Enrollment Director
Summer Institute 2022, July 28-30: Stories of Conversion
“Building Soil”: A poem by Isaiah Hall
Congratulations to scholarship recipients
Education Conference, September 8-10: Learning for Life
Other announcements: Community Classes, Young Philosophers, Student Art Show
Winter 2022
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Articles
“Learning as an Act of Will” by Eliot Grasso
Other
Alumni Spotlight: Erik & Kelly Beck, Class of 2006
Robert Bortins Joins National Advisory Board
Summer Institute 2022, July 28-30: Stories of Conversion
The Art of Learning Conference, September 8-10: Learning for Life
Other announcements: Community Classes, Preview Days, Young Philosophers, Student Art Show
Fall 2021
Contents
Articles
“The Obvious Problem with Knowledge” by Brian Julian
“The Law of Suffering: Looking into the Face of God” by John Hemmerich, Class of 2005
Other
Gutenberg’s New Online Store
Week Two in Western Civilization (with a review of Bacon’s Novum Organum, or The New Instrument, by Eliot Grasso)
Summer 2021
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Article
“Reading into Poetry” by Chris Alderman
Other
Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth Steeb, Class of 2009
Spring 2021
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Articles
“His Testimony is True” by Ron Julian
“A Tribute to Ron Julian” by Charley Dewberry
Other
Additional tributes to Ron Julian by Robby Julian, Eliot Grasso, Damian Arlyn, Jacob and Elizabeth Swanson, Victoria Titus
Ron Julian Memorial Scholarship
Winter 2021
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Article
“Skepticism, Scientism, and the Middle Way” by Chris Swanson
Other
Kitchen Reno: Thank You, Pindells
Fall 2020
Contents
Articles
“How to Stay Awake” by Eliot Grasso
“Personal Education” by Chris Swanson
“Redemptive Suffering” by Ron Julian
Other
Greek at Gutenberg by Chris Alderman
National Advisory Board
Summer 2020
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Articles
“Flammable Objects” by Brian Julian
“Virus, Futility, and Faith” by R. Wesley Hurd
“Exhortation to the Class of 2020” by Ron Julian
Spring 2020
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Articles
“Scientific Observation and Biblical Interpretation Are Not as Different as We Thought” by Charley Dewberry
“Is College Worth It?” by Chris Swanson
Other
Alumni Spotlight: Victoria Titus, Class of 2008
Winter 2020
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Articles
“The Problem of Love” by Chris Alderman
“The Specter of Artificial Intelligence” by Chris Swanson
“Thank You, Wes!” by Paul Pindell
Fall 2019
Contents
Articles
“Trust, Belief, and Knowledge” by Eliot Grasso
“Parable of the Householder’s Treasure” by Ron Julian
Other
Alumni Spotlight: James Simas, Class of 2008
Summer 2019
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Articles
“Becoming a Subject” by Ron Julian
“Graduation Address” by Emily Dunnan, Class of 2019
“Education for Society” by Chris Swanson
Other
Alumni Spotlight: “How Gutenberg Has Helped Me in Business” by Natalie Shield, Class of 2011
Scholarship Recipients: Trisha Yeager and Jordan Whiting
Spring 2019
Contents
Articles
“Was Solomon Truly Wise?” by Charley Dewberry
“The Business of Education” by Chris Swanson
Other
Great-Book Review by Chris Alderman: Friedrich Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morals
Alumni Spotlight: Sam Hobbs, Class of 2009
Winter 2019
Contents
Articles
“Coming to Grips with Weird Physics” by Chris Swanson
“Celebrating Our Juniors” by Eliot Grasso
“The Value of Latent Christian Literature” by Christopher Stollar
Other
Great-Book Review by Eliot Grasso: Augustine’s Confessions
Fall 2018
Contents
Articles
“A Meaningful Life” by Ron Julian
“How to Read a Book (of the Bible)” by Chris Swanson
Other
A Poem by Chris Alderman: “The Wind Without”
Volunteer Spotlight: Beth Sheehan