CSC 25th Anniversary Celebration - Dr. Richard Horner

On Friday, October 10th, Dr. Richard Horner gave a public lecture at Christian Study Center’s 25th Anniversary Celebration. Dr. Horner is one of the founders of the Christian Study Center of Gainesville.

In his lecture, Dr. Horner draws from the philosophical work of Saint Augustine, Alasdair McIntyre, and Blaise Pascal to raise challenges to modern thinking inspired by the projects of René Descartes, Enlightenment, and Liberalism that propound humanity’s ability arrive to certainty through reason alone. Utilizing the questions “What frames what?” and “With whom are you in conversation?” Dr. Horner presents what he believes to be a better framework than what’s presented as a result of modernity. Additionally, he expounds upon the importance of reconsidering which telos is the most reasonable and leads to human flourishing.

Lecturer Bio

In the summer of 2001, Dr. Horner left his position at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia to become the first Director of the Christian Study Center of Gainesville, where he served until his retirement in 2022. He received his BA in History from Houghton College, his MDiv from Covenant Theological Seminary, his PhD in Intellectual History from the University of Virginia, and he is ordained as a Pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America. He has taught part-time at James Madison University, the University of Delaware, the University of Florida, and Reformed Theological Seminary and has served churches in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia. In retirement Dr. Horner works on various writing projects, including “The Yellow Pad,” and delights in the pleasures of simply being with his wife April, their three children, and their four grandchildren. Dr. Horner is recognized as Director Emeritus at the Study Center.

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