The New Dark Ages Over the weekend, I read a review of Nigel Biggar’s latest book, The New Dark Ages. Biggar is Professor of Theology at Oxford who came to prominence recently because his earlier book on Colonialism was ‘cancelled’ by Bloomsbury before being taken up by William Collins and becoming a best seller. TheContinue reading “The Idea of a Twenty-First Century (Catholic Heritage) University: Part 3, The New Dark Ages”
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The Idea of a Twenty-First Century (Catholic Heritage) University: Part 2, Truth(s)
Truth(s) This takes me to the core of Newman’s argument, particularly in the lectures he delivered to the university in Dublin, the first five sections of the book. Here Newman is keen to emphasise the place of Catholic theology as central to his understanding of what a university should be. More accurately, however, and givenContinue reading “The Idea of a Twenty-First Century (Catholic Heritage) University: Part 2, Truth(s)”
The Idea of a Twenty-First Century (Catholic Heritage) University: Part 1, Community
I gave a paper at an event at Birmingham Newman University to celebrate the recognition of St John Henry Newman as Doctor of the Church. This is the text, in three parts: Summary In summarising what I have tried to address this morning, I would highlight three points that I have learnt from reading CardinalContinue reading “The Idea of a Twenty-First Century (Catholic Heritage) University: Part 1, Community”
On Being a Beekeeper
Today is apparently World Honey Bee Day. This is also the time of year when the beekeeper is busy, manging the hives and making sure that the bees have the necessary frames to build their stocks of honey. As I was cleaning out the garage, therefore, over the weekend, I noted the absence of allContinue reading “On Being a Beekeeper”
Martin Stringer Quartet 