Stephen J. Blackwood Explained

Stephen J. Blackwood
Birth Place:Alberta, Canada
Nationality:Canada (by birth); United States (since 2009)
Education:University of King's College (BA)
Dalhousie University (MA)
Emory University (PhD)
Occupation:Professor, activist
Website:stephenjblackwood.com
Thesis Title:The Meters of Boethius: Rhythmic Therapy in the Consolation of Philosophy
Thesis Url:https://etd.library.emory.edu/concern/parent/4m90dw06d/file_sets/76537189d
Thesis Year:2010
Doctoral Advisor:Mark D. Jordan[1]

Stephen James Blackwood (born 1975) is a Canadian-American professor, academic, and social commentator.[2]

Blackwood is the founder and president of Ralston College, a private unaccredited liberal arts college in Savannah, Georgia.

Early life and education

Blackwood was born in Alberta, Canada, and grew up in Prince Edward Island as the eldest of ten children. He received a B.A. from the University of King's College and an M.A. from Dalhousie University. Blackwood earned his PhD in religion from Emory University in 2010, with Mark D. Jordan as his doctoral advisor.[3] [4]

Career

Blackwood lectures and writes on the intellectual and cultural development of the West, and specializes in the history of philosophy,[5] especially Boethius.[6] [7] [8] Oxford University Press published his book The Consolation of Boethius as Poetic Liturgy in 2015.[9] [10]

Blackwood was a founding executive director of St George's YouthNet,[11] [12] an educational mentoring program for inner-city youth in the North End district of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was subsequently a teaching fellow in the Foundation Year Programme[13] at the University of King's College.[14] He is a member of the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism[15] and sits on the Board of the Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation.[16]

He has argued in defense of the integrity of the private sphere[17] and in opposition to Obamacare.[18] His op-ed[19] in the Wall Street Journal about his mother's loss of her cancer coverage as a consequence of the Affordable Care Act was read on the floor of the US Senate and entered into the Congressional Record.[20] [21] [22]

Blackwood was the host and moderator of a conversation between Jordan Peterson and Sir Roger Scruton at Cambridge University on November 2, 2018.[23] [24] He also moderated a debate called “Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism” between Slavoj Žižek and Peterson on April 19, 2019.[25]

Ralston College

Blackwood founded Ralston College in 2010[26] as a non-profit liberal arts college. Blackwood serves as the president of the college alongside Jordan Peterson as the college's chancellor.[27] [28] Ralston College began its first classes in 2022 for graduate students, though the college remains unaccredited.[29] [30] [31]

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Notes and References

  1. https://etd.library.emory.edu/concern/etds/4m90dw06d?locale=en
  2. News: Fish . Stanley Eugene . Stanley Fish . The Woe-Is-Us Books . . November 8, 2010 . September 7, 2014 .
  3. Web site: Blackwood . Stephen James . The Meters of Boethius: Rhythmic Therapy in the Consolation of Philosophy . 2023-08-14 . etd.library.emory.edu . English.
  4. Web site: Stephen J. Blackwood website . January 14, 2019.
  5. Encyclopedia: Blackwood . Stephen . Songs of Salvation: Diogenes of Oinoanda and Epicurean Hymnody . Pagani e Cristiani alla Ricerca della Salvezza (Secoli I–III), Studia Ephemeridis Augustinianum . 96 . 379–394 . . . 2006 . 2014-09-10 . 2014-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140911001639/http://www.patristicum.org/en/pubblicazioni/studia-ephemeridis-augustinianum . dead .
  6. Blackwood . Stephen . Philosophia's Dress: Prayer in Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy . . 2002 . XX . 139–152 . September 9, 2014 .
  7. Web site: Blackwood, Stephen . Mixing Ancient Beats: Boethius and the Power of Poetic Meter . 2007 Annual Conference on Christian Philosophy: Boethius . . 2007 . September 7, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140907075527/http://www.franciscan.edu/uploadedFiles/Top_Level/Majors_and_Programs/Department_homepages/Grad_Philosophy/html_content/Conferences/boethius.pdf . dead . 2014-09-07.
  8. Encyclopedia: Blackwood. Stephen. Achard, Martin. Hankey, Wayne. Narbonne, Jean-Marc. Flēbĭlĭs heū maēstōs cōgŏr ĭnīrĕ mŏdōs: Boethius and Rhythmic Power. Perspectives sur le Néoplatonisme. Presses de l'Université Laval. 2009. 978-2763787022. PDF Table of Contents
  9. Book: Blackwood , Stephen . The 'Consolation' of Boethius as Poetic Liturgy . Oxford University Press . 2015 . 398 . 978-0198718314 .
  10. Nielsen . Melinda . Stephen Blackwood, 'The Consolation of Boethius as Poetic Liturgy.' Oxford Early Christian Studies. . . Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc. . Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania . January 20, 2016 . 1055-7660 . January 24, 2016.
  11. Web site: St George's YouthNet . St. George's (Round) Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia#St. George's YouthNet . St George's YouthNet . 2014 . September 7, 2014 .
  12. Web site: St George's YouthNet . St. George's (Round) Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia#St. George's YouthNet . History . 2014 . September 7, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140622090242/http://stgeorgesyouthnet.ca/history/ . dead . 2014-06-22.
  13. Web site: St Thomas's, Huron Street . St. Thomas's Anglican Church (Toronto) . Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy . 2009 . September 8, 2014 .
  14. Web site: King's College . University of King's College . Foundation Year Programme . September 8, 2014 .
  15. Web site: The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism . 8 February 2018 . January 16, 2019 .
  16. Web site: Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation . Caring for Carcinoid Foundation . Dr Stephen Blackwood . September 8, 2014 .
  17. News: Blackwood . Stephen . Who among us has not said privately something that, if made public, would destroy us? . . January 15, 2015 . January 21, 2015.
  18. News: Blackwood . Stephen . ObamaCare and My Mother's Cancer Medicine . . February 23, 2014 . April 11, 2018.
  19. News: Blackwood . Stephen . ObamaCare and My Mother's Cancer Medicine . . February 23, 2014 . January 18, 2019.
  20. . Remarks on the floor of the US Senate . . . February 24, 2014 .
  21. Senate record . . 113th Congress . S994–S995 . February 24, 2014 . January 19, 2019.
  22. Web site: Wicker . Roger . Roger Wicker . Weekly Report . March 3, 2014 . January 19, 2019 .
  23. Web site: Peterson . Jordan. Sir Roger Scruton/Dr. Jordan B. Peterson: Apprehending the Transcendent . YouTube.
  24. News: Sir Roger Scruton & Dr. Jordan Peterson hosted by the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism . Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism . April 20, 2019.
  25. News: Jordan Peterson, Slavoj Zizek each draw fans at sold-out debate . April 19, 2019. The Toronto Star.
  26. Web site: August 14, 2023 . Business Filings of Ralston College Inc. . August 14, 2023 . Georgia Corporations Division.
  27. Web site: Pope Center . Pope Center Authors: Stephen Blackwood . September 7, 2014 .
  28. Web site: Ralston College . Ralston College . People . January 11, 2019 .
  29. Web site: Ralston College . Ralston College . April 14, 2021 .
  30. Web site: Highbrow hopes for higher ed in Savannah. Few, Jenel. SavannahNow.com. Savannah Morning News. 14 February 2011.
  31. News: Colleges Are Failing in Their Fundamental Mission, but There's Still Hope . Foundation for Economic Education . 31 January 2021.

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