Can an education be classical and Christian at the same time? Many parents ask themselves this question every year, unknowingly echoing an age-old question. Tertullian, an early Church father, was perhaps the first to consider whether these two ideas were compatible when he asked, “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” The church fathers continued to wrestle with the question for centuries, mostly concluding that all the ideas that are taken captive by Christ can be used profitably by Christians. Examining this ongoing conversation about classical and Christian education will serve to answer many of our questions today. Thus, we will be able to consider that our understanding of classical and Christian education today depends more on medieval ecclesiastical schools than on the schools of the Greeks and Romans. Alexandria, Egypt was a center of learning in the centuries following the conquests of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Alexandria's famous library attracted many scholars, so it was a natural location for some of the church's first catechetical schools. Philo, a Greek Jew living in Alexandria, had already written many works demonstrating the unity of Greek philosophy and Judaism (The Great Tradition, 154). Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-215 AD) continued the conversation by demonstrating that the study of Greek philosophy was beneficial to Christians. He describes philosophy as a "preparatory science for Christianity", which leads man to the contemplation of wisdom and prepares his heart for the coming of Christ (169). Clement also concluded that philosophy prepares the mind to be precise in reasoning about matters of faith and therefore prevents the Christian from being deceived by false teachings. Clement also elevated rationality... to the center of the card... defend their faith. In Challenge I – IV, training in theology becomes more rigorous as students refine their biblical worldview by comparing Scripture with philosophy. Logic trains students to think clearly about contemporary issues and form persuasive arguments about virtuous and biblical choices and actions. In a medieval school, teachers and students regarded theology as the master science that governed all branches of knowledge. In Classical Conversations, we seek to recover that understanding of theology as we train students to seek God in chemistry, history, philosophy, and the fine arts. Older students will study logic to make careful arguments grounded in a biblical worldview and rhetoric to provide persuasive arguments. The result of all this work will be a deeper understanding of God's attributes and will result in echoes of praise.