Should Christians Attend Secular Universities? W/ Dr. Karen Swallow Prior

 In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett are joined by Karen Swallow Prior to discuss selecting university education, particularly for Christians homeschool graduates. 

• Dr. Prior’s substack 
• Dr. Prior’s website 
• You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful by Karen Swallow Prior 
• The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis by Karen Swallow Prior 

• (00:00) - Intro with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior
• (00:35) - The purpose of this conversation
• (02:47) - Susan and Karen's backgrounds
• (05:48) - Personal experiences
• (12:34) - How to evaluate universities with your student
• (17:26) - Differences between secondary and university Christian roles
• (20:48) - Education being "safe"
• (25:06) - The four-year degree and the readiness of a student
• (27:29) - The college litmus test
• (29:54) - Break
• (30:55) - The fear of indoctrination
• (44:54) - How to ensure a vigorous education
• (49:16) - "The search for truth" as a basis for education
• (51:13) - Looping back around to Karen's tenure as a principal
• (53:13) - Going back to teaching at an institution?
• (54:42) - What Karen's up to now
• (56:18) - Outro