Augustine and Liberal EducationRoutledge, 01.11.2017 - 234 Seiten This title was first published in 2000: Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE) - Bishop, theologian, philosopher, and rhetorician - has left a rich legacy for reflection upon relationships between Christianity and culture, between Christian catechesis and liberal education, and between faith and reason. Contemporary educational institutions have begun to explore their roots, digging into their intellectual traditions for the resources for renewal of liberal education. Augustine and Liberal Education sheds light on liberal education past and present, from an Augustinian point of view. Ranging from historical investigations of particular themes and issues in the thought of Saint Augustine, to reflections on the role of tradition and community and the challenges and opportunities facing universities in the next century, the contributors return to the sources of traditional reflection whilst exploring contemporary issues of education and 'the good life'. Essays on Augustinian inquiry in medieval and modern eras address critical questions on the role of rhetoric, reading, and authority in education, on the social context of learning, and on the relationship between liberal education and properly Christian catechesis. Contemporary questions on liberal education from philosophical, political, theological, and ethical perspectives are then explored in the essays which move from the past to the present. This book offers a valuable contribution to the growing scholarship on Catholic universities and on Augustine of Hippo, engaging in 'Augustinian inquiry' and pointing to possibilities for renewal in liberal education in the twenty-first century. |
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... Academic Affairs at Villanova University. He received his Ph.D. (1972) and M.A. (1969) in Philosophy from the University of Michigan, and his B. A. (1967) from Princeton University. Since 1973 he has taught Philosophy at Villanova ...
... Academic Press, 1997). He has also published articles on Augustine, as well as translations of several of his works. Debra Romanick Baldwin received her doctorate from the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. Her ...
... Academic disciplines as diverse as particle physics and Russian literature were once believed to be united by a commitment to rational objectivity in their approach to the topics, and particular histories and heritages were believed to ...
... academic leader, John A. Doody, the Robert Birmingham Chair of Core Humanities and director of the Core Humanities Program at Villanova University. Doody was himself intellectually formed by his experiences as a a graduate student in ...
... academic research project. But to those who knew him well, it was clear that in his research as well he was seeking a philosophical foundation for the type of community he was trying to create in his life. By happy coincidence, Doody's ...
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Augustinian Vision and Catholic Education | |
The Bishop as Teacher | |
Augustine on the Perils of Liberal Education | |
Turning Students from | |
The Hermeneutics of Trust in | |
An Augustinian Counsel to Authority | |
Authority and Order Coercion and Dissent | |
The Role of the Solitary Reader in Liberal | |
The Motives for Liberal Education | |