A New Myth for the Current Age

A Liberal Arts Education for the Age of Poiesis

“A myth is a poetic representation of a hidden reality…[that is] religious in origin and purpose,” explains Russell Kirk.

Or, to turn to Donald Cowan, a myth is the “large overarching metaphor that gives philosophical meaning to everyday life.”

Myths are the stories that enlighten the social imagination and give shape to our lives; thus, far more than c…