One way NSA encourages students to think more deeply is through a weekly college gathering on Fridays called Disputatio. The word ‘disputatio’ is Latin for discussion, debate, or argument. This name reflects the core of this academic event where the entire college–students and faculty—listen to and interact with leading Christian scholars across various academic disciplines.

On August 22, 2025, Pastor Douglas Wilson will deliver his disputatio to the students of NSA and the public at The Nuart Theatre (516 S Main St) in downtown Moscow from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Douglas Wilson, a founding board member of New Saint Andrews College, served in the submarine service of the U.S. Navy, then earned two B.A. degrees, one in Philosophy and one in Classical Studies, plus an M.A. in Philosophy; all three of his degrees were granted by the University of Idaho. He has been an Instructor at both the University of Idaho and Lewis & Clark State College, and is currently a Senior Fellow at New Saint Andrews College, where he has taught since its inception without compensation. At NSA he has taught Greek, Latin, Theology, Rhetoric, and various electives, and he currently teaches electives and also some courses in the MFA program. He has also taught many classes at Logos School, a classical Christian school in Moscow, Idaho, which he helped found. He has served Christ Church, Moscow, as a pastor since 1977, has founded New Saint Andrews College, Canon Press publishing house, the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, and many mission churches around the US and internationally.

He has authored numerous books for a dozen different publishing houses on a variety of educational and devotional topics, such as Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning, published by Crossway Books in 1991, a book that contributed to the creation of the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS). He has also co-authored, contributed to, or edited another two dozen works, including several textbooks. He has been featured in two documentaries, and writes prolifically online at diverse sites, but most frequently at his own blog, Blog and Mablog. His articles, columns, and book reviews have appeared in numerous print publications, and his novel Evangellyfish received Christianity Today’s 2012 Best Fiction award.

He was a founding board member for Logos School, and is an Educator-in-Residence for ACCS.