1st Edition
Reimagining the Catholic University with Pieper, Newman, and Dawson Contemporary Insights on Liberal Learning and Leisure
86 Pages
by
Routledge
86 Pages
by
Routledge
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This compact volume argues compellingly for a classical understanding of leisure within the context of Catholic universities and explores how a critically nuanced reading of the work of philosopher Josef Pieper, theologian St John Henry Newman, and cultural historian Christopher Dawson can reframe debates over the nature of Catholic universities.
Chapters facilitate a refreshed understanding of... Read more
Preface
Chapter 1. The Frenetic University in Late Modernity
Chapter 2. Rediscovering Pieper
Chapter 3. Leisure, Faculty, and Integral Human Development
Chapter 4. Knowledge and a Common Way of Life
Chapter 5. A Re-Proposal for Catholic Higher Education in Our Age: Contemplation, Dialogue, and Catholic Think Tanks
Index
Biography
Leonardo Franchi is an academic member of staff in the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom and the University of Notre Dame, Australia.
Timothy P. O’Malley is Professor of the Practice at the University of Notre Dame, United States.
