New Aberdeen College

10/15/2026

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FACULTY

Pastor Matt Marino explains how a classical Christian college like New Aberdeen differs from a traditional Bible college education. What are the philosophical and pedagogical distinctions? Listen to Pastor Marino as he shares how we approach theology and Scripture at New Aberdeen College.

10/14/2026

THE QUADRIVIUM IS VITAL TO A VIRTUOUS EDUCATION

According to Andrew Selby, "...the liberal arts tradition generally endorses teaching the mathematical arts at the same time as the verbal arts and rates education in the quadrivium as highly as that of the trivium. Instead of thinking of the quadrivium as primarily useful, the liberal arts tradition thinks of study of the mathematical arts as excellent mental training and even as a road to experience Beauty and God Himself."

Math and science: unpleasant hoops through which we must jump or a ticket to the upper middle class? Contemporary American education presupposes mathematics and science have as their purpose utility. They can get you through school and maybe even make you comfortably wealthy. However, math and scien...

10/13/2026

REFORMATION FESTIVAL

JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF FELLOWSHIP, MUSIC, AND FRESH, LOCALLY SOURCED GERMAN SAUSAGES AND TRADITIONAL FARE AS WE CELEBRATE OUR THEOLOGICAL HERITAGE.

Friday, October 30
6–9 p.m.
Resurrection Presbyterian Church
2701 Rice Road, Matthews, NC
Cost: $50 per plate

This evening is a celebration of our Reformation heritage and is not a fundraising event.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Josh Pauling, will speak about the Reformation’s lasting influence on education. Pauling is headmaster at All Saints Classical Academy and vicar at All Saints Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Charlotte, NC. He is author of Education's End and co-author with Robin Phillips of Are We All Cyborgs Now? He studied at Messiah College, Reformed Theological Seminary, Winthrop University, and Concordia Theological Seminary. He has also written for New Aberdeen College's blog, CiRCE, Front Porch Republic, LOGIA, Mere Orthodoxy, Public Discourse, Touchstone, and is a frequent guest on Issues, Etc.

https://secure.fundeasy.com/ministrysync/event/home.php?e=32824

10/07/2026

Dr. Williams shows us how the natural sciences are foundational for the liberally educated man.

https://newaberdeencollege.substack.com/p/science-in-classical-christian-education

10/06/2026

DR. JOSHUA HERRING APPOINTED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

We welcome Dr. Joshua Herring to the Board of Directors effective October 1. Dr. Herring is a veteran classical education professor and author of Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve: C.S. Lewis's Images of Gender. He recently founded the Logres Institute and serves as the Curriculum Program Manager for the Rafiki Foundation. He and his wife Jennifer live in Raleigh, where they attend Christ the King Presbyterian Church (PCA).

Dr. Herring's extensive leadership in Classical Christian Education makes him an ideal member of New Aberdeen College's board.

Dr. Herring's passion for the type of education that New Aberdeen offers is apparent in everything that he does. He writes, "We live in a strange era for higher education. On the one hand, more and more small liberal arts colleges are closing. At the same time, bigger schools are further and further away from helping students acquire an authentic liberal education. New Aberdeen defies both of these trends. It is rooted in the Reformed tradition of Christian orthodoxy, which grounds its academic endeavors. But that Reformed tradition lays hold of liberal education and declares that it too belongs to Christ. New Aberdeen College is in the business of helping students love the Lord their God with all their mind, and in so doing become wholly devoted followers of the Lord Jesus Christ."

Welcome to the New Aberdeen community, Dr. Herring!

10/05/2026

Join us for an evening of fellowship, music, and fresh, locally sourced German sausages and traditional fare as we celebrate our theological heritage. This year’s guest speaker, author, headmaster, and pastor Josh Pauling, will speak about the Reformation’s lasting influence on education.

Date: Friday, October 30
Time: 6–9 p.m.
Location: Resurrection Presbyterian Church
2701 Rice Road, Matthews, NC
Cost: $50 per plate

This evening is a celebration of our Reformation heritage and is not a fundraising event.

We look forward to celebrating with you!

https://secure.fundeasy.com/ministrysync/event/?e=32824

10/02/2026

Standardized Tests: Are They More than a Rite of Passage?

https://newaberdeencollege.com/standardized-tests/

10/01/2026

Preview Day on Friday was a delight! English Contredancing was a blast, and students enjoyed getting to know other like-minded students. Join us again on November 6!

www.newaberdeencollege.com/Preview-Registration

09/28/2026

The New England Primer, Noah Webster’s Blue-Back Speller, and the McGuffey Electic Readers were among the most influential schoolbooks in early America. They influenced generations of young Americans from the colonial period until the late 19th century. The texts demonstrated that learning to read is not only about decoding words, but it can also cultivating a theologically grounded worldview.

How do today's reading books shape our students' loves?