"Dr. Markos' ability to refine complex ideas into coherent and actionable expressions astonishes me. In this treatise, he shows some of the main differences between a Christian classical education and a progressive-pragmatic education. The people he discusses are representative figures for the various views and practices. The issues he addresses lie at the heart of the debate—and the answers we apply to those issues will determine our future. This book provides a valuable contribution to one of the most important deliberations our non-deliberative age needs to discuss."

"This book is a staggering achievement. Written by the foremost contemporary authority on the intersection of classicism and Christianity, this triumph of scholarship encompasses the best that has been thought and said about education and virtue in the entire Western tradition from Aristotle through C. S. Lewis. This book is a complete sourcebook for thinking Christianly about education today."

"Modern education is in crisis, and Louis Markos shows us why. More to the point and more importantly, he shows us how to overcome the crisis facing modern education through the rediscovery of ancient wisdom and the rejection of the bad ideas which have had such bad consequences. The crisis in education is a challenge, and Louis Markos rises to the challenge and shows us how to do the same."

"In Passing the Torch, Louis Markos brings to the issue of classical education what he brings to everything else: scholarly wisdom, a broad knowledge of the subject, and just plain common sense. Classical Christian education has grown into a national movement despite the fact that many of those involved in growing it were not entirely certain of what it was they were trying to rediscover. Fortunately, a new generation of Christian classicists have arisen to tell them, and Markos may be the best of them. He has retrieved from the sands of time the ancient scrolls of learning, blown off the dust of neglect from the scholarly relics, and returned them to the light of our attention. Passing the Torch is one of the best articulations yet of the importance of passing on the culture of the Christian West to a new generation."