Nathan Raley
Nathan Raley
Senior Thesis Director
Nathan Raley leads seniors through the Capstone Senior Thesis. Previously at Geneva he has taught Rhetoric and Christian Thought, AP English, Debate, and French. A graduate of Davidson College and the Université de Provence, Nathan’s work in education goes back to 1999, when he coordinated a program in the spiritual life department at Houston Baptist University. He has also taught French, debate, literature, and Bible courses at schools in Texas and Massachusetts. Nathan has written articles for the Journal of the Society for Classical Learning, has helped revise a text for the Classical Academic Press, and has been a scorer for the essay section of the SAT.
Nathan believes that a liberal arts education does more than just prepare students to navigate the complexities of life and career in the modern world. Ideally, the liberal arts help us grow in virtue and live as free people. Nathan wants his students to love learning and to approach God’s Word and world with awe, pleasure, and appreciation. Additionally, as a rhetoric teacher, he strives to help his students grow in their understanding of the great potential–for good or ill–that we have with our words.
Nathan spent about half his childhood overseas as a missionary kid in France and Southeast Asia, and he spent a year as an adult in Aix-en-Provence, France, as a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar. He loves reading, cooking, juggling, fishing, doing judo with his son Micah, and spending time with his wife Gretchen, who is a mental health counselor. The Raleys attend Lake Baldwin Church.
