How to Be Critical
by Ulrich L. LehnerMany colleges laud “critical thinking” as important, and while this claim bears truth, it is necessary to find out why it is truly important. Continue Reading »
The Real Problem at Wheaton College
by James DiddamsAs college students are treated more as consumers than knowledge-seekers, what they learn and for what purpose becomes merely a consumer choice. Continue Reading »
Events Roundup—10.27.23
by EditorsEvents happening over the coming days that may interest our readers. Continue Reading »
Islands of Tradition in a Secular Sea
by Mark BauerleinEven at massive state schools you can find solid humanities programs where students are required to read the Bible. Continue Reading »
The Privatization of the Truth
by W. Joseph DeReuilBy dropping core requirements, universities are choosing license over formation. Continue Reading »
On Not Buying into the Mythology of “Prestige” Universities
by George WeigelSmall, religiously-affiliated liberal arts colleges do a far better job of preparing the minds and souls of students than the Ivies. Continue Reading »
Learning for Liberty
by Joseph ClairThe true aim of a college education is the development of a citizen: a free person. Continue Reading »
Trouble in Tulsa
by Mark BauerleinFeaturing Jacob Howland on the University of Tulsa. Continue Reading »
Wonder Is Critical
by Randy BoyagodaI finished teaching a university course in faith and ideas a little while ago by administering individual oral exams to forty first-year students. The exams took place in a hotel bar overlooking a volcanic lake. The pope’s summer palace shone in the distance, and the Mediterranean gleamed . . . . Continue Reading »
The Proper Business of Mankind
by Shalom CarmyElijah, the great scholar (Gaon) of Vilna in the eighteenth century, is synonymous with total devotion to Torah study above all other pursuits. Paradoxically, because he held that deficiency in mundane wisdom leads to deficient understanding of God’s word, he has also become an emblem for . . . . Continue Reading »
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