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Annie Crawford is a cultural apologist and classical educator with an M.A. in Cultural Apologetics from Houston Christian University. She teaches C.S. Lewis courses online for The Symbolic World and Great Books and apologetics courses for Vine Classical Hall where she serves as Vice President. Annie is a founding editor of An Unexpected Journal, and her writing appears at The Symbolic World, Salvo, Shadowlands Dispatch, and other publications. Her work focuses on the intersection of theology, imagination, and culture, exploring how narrative and symbolism shape human understanding. A popular conference and podcast speaker, Annie is passionate about helping classical educators and homeschool parents form students who love truth, goodness, and beauty through the reading of Great Books. Learn more at anniecrawford.net.
C.S. Lewis argued that “Reason is the natural organ of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.” This session explains how attending to the symbolic structures of creation furnishes the imagination with true metaphors that help students recover a sacred vision of the world and make meaningful connections between the great ideas and their own personal lives.
Annie Crawford is a cultural apologist and classical educator with an M.A. in Cultural Apologetics from Houston Christian University. She teaches C.S. Lewis courses online for The Symbolic World and Great Books and apologetics courses for Vine Classical Hall where she serves as Vice President. Annie is a founding editor of An Unexpected Journal, and her writing appears at The Symbolic World, Salvo, Shadowlands Dispatch, and other publications. Her work focuses on the intersection of theology, imagination, and culture, exploring how narrative and symbolism shape human understanding. A popular conference and podcast speaker, Annie is passionate about helping classical educators and homeschool parents form students who love truth, goodness, and beauty through the reading of Great Books. Learn more at anniecrawford.net.