What Is Cassiodorus Press?
Keeping the Humane in Humanities
In keeping with our vision, we strive to create our publications in a life-giving environment. Our books are printed on quality paper in a local printing house and our publication process stays in the hands of family-run businesses within the United States. At no point in the development of our books is artificial intelligence ever used, and we rely on in-person relationships and independent bookstores for the distribution of our publications. Throughout every step of this endeavour, we seek first and foremost the humane preservation of the lost intellectual tradition.
Who Was Cassiodorus?
Standing in the ruins of a sixth-century Rome which was crumbling under Ostrogothic rule, a man named Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus envisioned a house of learning which would preserve the eroding liberal arts tradition. This vision being rejected by Rome itself, he retreated to his family estate in southern Italy and there laid the foundation of what would become the Vivarium, a scriptorium dedicated to preserving and translating the cornerstone texts of Cassiodorus’ classical and Christian heritage.
Thanks to his work, we have inherited a harmonized understanding of the seven liberal arts of antiquity, many early Christian commentaries on Scripture, and the earliest surviving copy of the Bible in one volume.
Cassiodorus Press hopes to work in the tradition which was laid down at the Vivarium by likewise preserving the texts essential to that tradition.
Our Authors
Dr. Jason Baxter
Dr. Jason M. Baxter is a speaker, author, and college professor. He writes on the relevance of medieval beauty, especially, as it relates to Dante and C.S. Lewis. Dr. Baxter is now the Director for the Center for Beauty and Culture, at Benedictine College, where he oversees a program for bright college students who have a heart for the holiness of beauty (Angelico Fellows).
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