Channel Title: Hillsdale College Online Courses Channel Description: Free online courses on everything you should have learned in college but didn’t. Over 4.5 million people have enrolled in one of our not-for-credit courses to learn about the greatest ideas and texts in Western Civilization. Learn about Plato and Aristotle, the greatness of the Roman Republic, the spread of Christianity, the Bible, Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis, and more. Learn philosophy, history, politics, literature, economics, religion, and the natural sciences. Every citizen should know the ideas that made Western Civilization great, and now you can—absolutely free. Go to https://online.hillsdale.edu and start your free course today. <video> A Christmas Carol: Lifelessness on Christmas Eve Description: Enroll now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4iEQnTZ Our first encounter with Ebenezer Scrooge takes us outside of time into a cold, lifeless counting house with an even colder man inside. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video> <video> A Christmas Carol: Dickens' Writes an Affordable Book Description: Enroll now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4iEQnTZ Despite his financial instability, Charles Dickens insisted on making his book beautiful and inexpensive so it could be enjoyed by all. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video> <video> A Christmas Carol: The Incarnation Description: Enroll now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4iEQnTZ Scrooge's transformation into a childlike state of joy is a reminder of the heart of Christmas: generosity and love in the form of a child. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video> <video> A Christmas Carol: The Cratchit Home Description: Enroll now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4iEQnTZ Now led by the Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge is forced out of his worldview of debts, loans, and balance sheets and into an economy that never balances, into a world of generosity, into the world of his clerk, Bob Cratchit. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video> <video> A Christmas Carol: Scrooge Wakes Up Description: Enroll now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4iEQnTZ After four ghostly encounters, Scrooge wakes up to a new world of opportunity and a new resolution of gratitude. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video> <video> A Christmas Carol: Wrestling With the Future Description: Enroll now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4iEQnTZ Scrooge wrestles with the Ghost of Christmas Future for assurance that there is still hope. Dickens provides yet another Biblical allusion to Jacob's wrestling with an angel in Genesis 32. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video> <video> A Christmas Carol: Scrooge Begins To Treasure Description: Enroll now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4iEQnTZ Dickens uses a biblical allusion to reveal a change in Scrooge's heart. Scrooge observes that not everything can be priced. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video> <video> A Christmas Carol: Scrooge's Reclamation Description: Start now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4fWdBDg A faceless, ageless ghost stuns Scrooge and forces him into an encounter with a lost and forgotten person: himself. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video> <video> A Christmas Carol: Finding Reasons To Laugh Description: Start now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4fWdBDg The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge the joy that Christmas brings to a dark and lonely world. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video> <video> A Christmas Carol: Bob Cratchit's Raise Description: Enroll now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4iEQnTZ Scrooge shocks his clerk and us as readers with his new exuberant joy. If you've been following Scrooge's story, you can't help but get emotional at the sight of a changed heart. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video> <video> A Christmas Carol: Scrooge Is Revealed To Himself Description: Enroll now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4iEQnTZ Before he leaves the Ghost of Christmas Past, Dr. Lindley observes the importance of Scrooge seeing himself as a historical character. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video> <video> A Christmas Carol: Will Tiny Tim Live? Description: Enroll now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4iEQnTZ The Ghost of Christmas Present reminds Scrooge that life is too precious to be priced. Scrooge comes to see that Tiny Tim's small life is immeasurably valuable. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video> <video> A Christmas Carol: The End Description: Enroll now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4iEQnTZ Scrooge has learned just as well as any man how to keep Christmas well. Life is an abundant gift, and Scrooge has learned how to receive it. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video> <video> A Christmas Carol: The Story Begins Description: Enroll now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4iEQnTZ Dickens introduces Ebenezer Scrooge as a skeptical materialist, self-assured through his economic power. But Scrooge quickly learns he's not in control. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video> <video> A Christmas Carol: Scrooge's Need for Control Description: Enroll now FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/4iEQnTZ At the end of his journey with the Ghost of Christmas Past, Scrooge confronts a pivotal turn in his life: a turn from love to fear. The pursuit of wealth for security cuts Scrooge off from all other noble pursuits. Enter into the mysterious world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas, and Tiny Tim in our free online course taught by Dr. Dwight Lindley, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” </video>

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Free online courses on everything you should have learned in college but didn’t.

Over 4.5 million people have enrolled in one of our not-for-credit courses to learn about the greatest ideas and texts in Western Civilization.

Learn about Plato and Aristotle, the greatness of the Roman Republic, the spread of Christianity, the Bible, Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis, and more. Learn philosophy, history, politics, literature, economics, religion, and the natural sciences.

Every citizen should know the ideas that made Western Civilization great, and now you can—absolutely free.

Go to https://online.hillsdale.edu and start your free course today.

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