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George Grant

George Grant

George is a contributor to WORLD Radio. He is the Pastor Emeritus of Parish Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Franklin, Tenn., founder of Franklin Classical School, the Chalmers Fund, the King’s Meadow Study Center, and the author of more than 85 books.

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Articles by George Grant
Seven days, many gods

Seven days, many gods

From Babylonian astronomers to Roman gods and Norse mythology, the names of our weekdays have traveled a long linguistic road. George Grant follows the trail.

Scotty Smith didn’t finish a book until college. He hasn’t stopped reading since.

George Grant traces how whimsical inventions from Dr. Seuss, Lewis Carroll, and other writers entered everyday English—from nerd and snark to chortle and goon.

Theologian and artist Michael Milton tells George Grant how a children’s Bible, an evangelism manual, and a minister’s biography shaped his imagination, faith, and calling.


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Some words start out ordinary, curdle into insults, then find a new, respectable life. WORLD commentator George Grant traces that arc through one slang term’s surprising history.

From migration patterns to Jonathan Edwards and Middle-earth, three very different books taught seminary president Jonathan Master to see human experience with greater depth. George Grant has this month’s Quest.

Word Play: George Grant traces the eloquent language of America's founding documents, arguing that a remarkable experiment in self-government required words equal to its ambition.

Before Gone with the Wind became America’s best-selling novel, Margaret Mitchell left the unfinished manuscript propping up a wobbly sofa. George Grant tells the story on the WORLD History Book.

George Grant asks bestselling author Stephen Mansfield how three influential books helped shape a life that began behind the Iron Curtain and led to an unexpected calling.

Word Play: Why do the most gifted performers, artists, and craftsmen make difficult things look easy? George Grant reflects on the hidden discipline that makes greatness appear effortless.