WOF 517: The Idea of a University (7 of 12)

Newman's articulation of the nature of university education in his ​The Idea of a University ​is crucial today in that a polytechnic model has replaced classical liberal education and theology has been exiled from most institutions. 

Topics Covered:

• Why theology is a science 
• Why secularism destroys the university 
• Oxford ideal

Links:

• Read: Fifteen Sermons by John Henry Newman
• Word on Fire Institute: https://institute.wordonfire.org/

 

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