About the Golden Pillars
The Golden Pillars™ framework isn’t just a set of writing tips—it’s a philosophy of writing rooted in intellectual clarity, ethical responsibility, and respect for your reader’s freedom to think. Whether you’re crafting an academic argument or writing a sermon that holds both truth and tension, the Golden Pillars help you say what you really mean—clearly, thoughtfully, and without manipulation. It's about the real; not the counterfeit.
Who I am
I’m a writer and teacher and think who believes that effective writing is not just about sounding smart—it is about being honest, clear, and intellectually responsible. I’ve spent years in the classroom helping students move to writing that shows reasoning and earns trust.
The Golden Pillars™ grew out of that work, as a way to help early college writers clarify their thinking. The book, Worthy of Consideration..., is the culmination of that work. I am now also building it is a framework for ethical communication more broadly—in the academy, in the pulpit, and in public life. Inspired by C.S. Lewis’s idea that virtue is a habit formed through repeated action, I came to see good writing not just as a skill but as a form of character.
That’s what I teach: how to write in a way that respects others’ freedom to think, engages complexity without oversimplifying, and builds the kind of credibility that matters in real life.
The Golden Pillars intellectual and ethical habits that make your thinking visible, trustworthy, and worth reading. Inspired by C.S. Lewis’s account of virtue as habit, this framework began in college writing classrooms and now extends to sermons, public writing, and any form of nonfiction communication.
This framework is the result of that calling. -Angie Kirk
Coming Soon...
Worthy of Consideration, Volume II
Golden Pillars™ for Preachers
Writing and delivering a sermon is an act of moral and intellectual responsibility. The Golden Pillars help you preach clearly, not confusingly, by building messages that:
*hold together logically.
*respect the listener’s conscience, not override it.
*invite reflection, not a feeling of control.
Golden Pillars™ for Public Writers
Ultimately, the most effective public piece is the one that is intellectually and ethically Worthy of Consideration It is the one that builds lasting trust, credibility, and influence — not just momentary reaction.
Worthy of Consideration: The Golden Pillars™ for Thesis Writers
Worthy of Success: The Golden Pillars™ of Business Communication
Worthy of Consideration: The Golden Pillars™ for Kids
A Framework
The Golden Pillars™ are a distinct pedagogical voice and application for reader/audience-facing habits of ethical nonfiction thinking, derived from virtue theory and adapted for real writing tasks
The Golden Pillars™ is a portable teaching framework—something that can move across formats and disciplines while remaining identifiably yours.
The Golden Pillars Framework for Academic Writing: Habits of Intellectual and Ethical Virtue™
Speaking, Consulting, Training,
I offer industry-specific training and workshops. Thanks to my many years of experience in the field of writing and teaching (and my time as a stand-up comedian), I am happy to pass on my expert knowledge to participants, crafting training, consulting, and training to your needs.
Tutoring
Ask about Thesis Therapist™ tutoring.
I'm an award-winning professor with expertise in helping academics and scholars master academic reading and writing. Working on your dissertation? I help you work out and make sense of your points - for yourself, and for a reader. It's a little like literary cognitive behavioral therapy that helps you arrive at your own unique understanding, with an ability to get it across to others.
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