Christopher Perrin (born 1961) is a publisher, educator, speaker, and writer. He is the CEO and cofounder of

Classical Academic Press Classical Academic Press publishes books and K–12 curriculum (including Latin, Greek, Spanish, science, logic, writing, rhetoric, grammar, poetry, literature, history) with the motto, “Classical Subjects Creatively Taught.” The press sta ...

(a classical education curriculum, media, and consulting company started in 2001) and speaks regularly at schools, conferences, and homeschool conventions as well as serving as a consultant for over 55 schools in 26 states. Perrin has written for

The Gospel Coalition The Gospel Coalition, or TGC, is a union of evangelical and Reformed churches. History It was founded in 2005 by theologian D. A. Carson and pastor Tim Keller. TGC describe their mission as being “deeply committed to renewing our faith in ...

and

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and been cited in

Christianity Today ''Christianity Today'' is an evangelical Christian media magazine founded in 1956 by Billy Graham. It is published by Christianity Today International based in Carol Stream, Illinois. ''The Washington Post'' calls ''Christianity Today'' "evan ...

. He heads up the ''The TrueNorth Podcast Network'' with ''The Christopher Perrin Show''.

Career and education

Christopher Perrin became involved with the

Classical education movement The classical education movement includes a growing number of organizations taking renewed inspiration from a traditional and historic liberal arts education and that focuses human formation and learning on the liberal arts (including the natur ...

in 1996 as the founding headmaster (and Latin teacher) for a classical Christian school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Covenant Christian Academy). He has served with the Society of Classical Learning (Board Vice-Chair) and is currently President of the Alcuin Fellowship. Authoring ''An Introduction to Classical Education: A Guide for Parents'' in 2004, Perrin has also written curriculum: ''Greek For Children Primer A'', the ''Greek Alphabet Code Cracker'', and co-authorship of the ''Latin for Children'' series (for which he also recorded video instruction). Classical Academic Press has published ''The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Classical Christian Education'' by Kevin Clark and Ravi Jain with a foreword by

Peter Kreeft Peter John Kreeft (; born March 16, 1937) is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and The King's College. A convert to Roman Catholicism, he is the author of over eighty books on Christian philosophy, theology and apologetics. He also f ...

(2021, 3rd edition), ''The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology through Christian Eyes'' by Louis Markos (2020), and ''The Black Intellectual Tradition: Reading Freedom in Classical Literature'' by Angel Adams Parham and Anika Prather (2022). Perrin has a B.A. in history (with a classics minor) from the University of South Carolina as well as a Master of Arts in Liberal Arts from St. John's College and an M.Div and Ph.D. from

Westminster Theological Seminary Westminster Theological Seminary is a Protestant theological seminary in the Reformed theological tradition in Glenside, Pennsylvania. It was founded by members of the faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary in 1929 after Princeton chose to ...

(writing his thesis on the apologetics of G. K. Chesterton).

Personal life

Christopher Perrin is married to poet, author, and college educator Christine Perrin. He and his wife have three children and live near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

References

External links

Renewing Classical Education
subscription newsletter by Christopher Perrin
Classical Academic Press
publishing and media company cofounded by Christopher Perrin
TrueNorth Podcast Network
podcast network headed up by Christopher Perrin
The Alcuin Fellowship
fellowship where Christopher Perrin serves as president {{DEFAULTSORT:Perrin, Christopher Publishers Publishers (people) Book publishers (people) Education in the United States Homeschooling American writers Living people 1961 births Editors of Christian publications American chief executives