Idea of a University Discourse 2 Part 2: Faith is an ‘intellectual act’
If there is a Supreme Being, then theology is the Supreme Science.
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Idea of a University Discourse 2 Part 1: Theology is a Science
Theology is “…the subject-matter of a science, far wider and more noble than any of those which are included in the circle of secular Education.”
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Idea of a University Discourse 1 Part 2: The See of St. Peter, Catholicity, and Education
The Church aims to educate the nations in the fullness of truth–to give them first faith, then civilization.
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Idea of a University Discourse 1 Part 1: Philosophy of Education and Common Sense
Education is an art reflective of the needs of particular places, times, and peoples.
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“The Self-Wise Inquirer” and True Greatness, True Wisdom
This Advent, may we listen to what Newman calls the “aboriginal Vicar of Christ in the soul,” our Conscience, the objective sense of God’s religious and moral commands in our hearts,
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Introduction to The Idea of a University Part 3: The Fruit of a University
The end of a University education is the total integration of knowledge into the heart, mind, and soul of a well-cultivated person.
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Introduction to the Idea of a University Part 2: The Practice of a University
The Church offers the student more than what studies alone can provide: the grace that cannot be acquired with books.
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Introduction to the Idea of a University Part 1: The Essence of a University
Describing the essence of a University, John Henry Newman offers hope and wisdom for education.
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John Henry Newman’s Influence on my Catholic Conversion
Reading Newman was like getting to know a friend, a friend with whom I was gradually knit together with, in the bond of charity with all the saints.
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