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Adult Course

The Well Beneath
the Machine

A ten-session course for college students, small groups, and anyone asking the real questions.

For teachers, pastors, and parents who want to go deeper.

College Courses

Designed for theology, humanities, cultural studies, and Christian worldview departments. Nine-week module or full-semester elective.

Church Small Groups

A six-to-ten session series for adult education, men's groups, or leadership development. Discussion-based, no prior academic background required.

Homeschool & Christian Schools

Suitable for advanced high school and dual-enrollment students. Engages primary sources and builds critical thinking alongside theological depth.

The Sessions

Ten sessions. One descent.

0
The Blue Feather
Orientation — the invitation to descend. What this course is and what it asks of you.
I
The Surface
The silence that has settled over public life. What we are no longer allowed to say, and why.
II
The Language
The corruption of words and the courage to name. How language shapes the world we inhabit.
III
The Architecture
The blueprints of a world without God. The ideas that built the modern crisis.
IV
The Machinery
The institutions built to enforce the new order. How the machine runs and who runs it.
V
The Vacancy
What is left when the story is gone. The spiritual and cultural emptiness beneath the noise.
VI
The Consequences
What is already arriving. The fruit of the descent, visible in every institution.
VII
The Ancient Pattern
What every civilization has done before us. Toynbee, Parzival, and the wound that will not heal.
VIII
The Well
The only water that satisfies. The return, the question, and the source that has always been there.
IX
The Return
Synthesis — what you now know, what you are being called to, and the question underneath your question.
What's Included

A complete teaching package.

Instructor Guide
Full session plans with teaching notes, discussion facilitation guidance, and timing recommendations.
Student Workbook
Per-session reflection prompts, primary source excerpts, and the capstone writing assignment.
Discussion Questions
Three-tier questions per session: comprehension, personal application, and cultural analysis.
Reading List
Curated primary and secondary sources — Solzhenitsyn, Lewis, Chesterton, Frankl, and others.
Video Lectures
Short teaching videos for each session — suitable for flipped classroom or independent study.
Assessment Tools
Formative and summative options for academic contexts; reflection-only options for church settings.

Ready to bring this to your community?

The adult course is available now for pre-order alongside the book. Contact us to discuss licensing for your school, church, or organization.