GALA
The Phoenix Rising Banquet is a celebration in service to our school and is revealed to be more than just parents, teachers, and students, but is the body of those in the pursuit of truth for each other in this group we call Concordia Academy-Wichita.
Dr. Louis Markos
We are pleased to announce this year’s keynote speaker, Dr. Louis Markos of Houston Christian University. Dr. Markos is a Professor of English, Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities and Scholar-in-Residence at HCU. He holds an MA and PhD in English Language and Literature from the University of Michigan and a BA in English and History from Colgate University. Although a devoted professor who works closely with his students, Dr. Markos is dedicated to the concept of the professor as public educator. He firmly believes that knowledge must not be walled up in the academy, but must be freely and enthusiastically disseminated to all those “who have ears to hear.” As a specifically Christian professor he also adheres to a second goal: to fuse into a single stream the humanist strivings of Athens and the Christian truths of Jerusalem. Believing that “all truth is God’s truth,” Dr. Markos seeks to measure all human knowledge against the touchstone of orthodox Christian doctrine (the Trinity, the Incarnation, the Atonement, and the Resurrection). Believing further that Christianity is not the only truth but the only COMPLETE truth, he seeks to discover in the cultures, mythologies, religions and philosophies of the ancient (and modern) world intimations and foreshadowings of the greater truths revealed in Christ and the Bible. In pursuing this goal, his three principle mentors have been Plato, Dante, and C. S. Lewis, his central vision has been that of the Magi (whose pagan wisdom proved a partial guide to encountering the Christ child), and his core biblical passage Paul’s address to the Areopagus at Athens (Acts 17).
We are thrilled to hear Dr. Markos share his insights and vision at this year’s event. Tickets available beginning Monday, February 3, 2025.
Click the links below for Dr. Markos Amazon author page, YouTube channel, and online essays.