– Interview – Learning to Leave College by James V. Schall, S.J. - Opinions – Towards the Lights of Veritas by Jordan Teti ‘08 Redeeming Grace by Kevin Jonke ‘09 Stuck in a Moment by Jeffery David Dean ‘06 – Features - Walker Percy: Doctor of the Soul by Jordan Hylden ‘06 The Christian...
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An interview with James V. Schall, S.J. Editor’s Note: In this issue, we are examining faith’s intersection with our educational experience. One of our most valuable guides to this pursuit is Father James V. Schall, S.J., who was recently interviewed by the Ichthus. Fr. Schall is a Professor of Government at Georgetown University. He...
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In the bowels of McCosh Hall the competition had not yet ended. After spending the day delivering direct examinations and closing arguments for my Harvard mock trial team, I was outside, biding time in the brisk night-winter weather of Princeton, New Jersey. I had had enough of watching courtroom quarrels all day—it was time...
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My life as a Greek Orthodox Christian began with great pomp and circumstance, when just two weeks after I made my debut into the world, a priest gravely dipped me into an old, ornate basin of holy water and cleansed me of my sins. I must admit at the outset that I was on...
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Napoleon once famously said that history is the account of the battle as described by the victors. The human understanding of time is inextricably tied to the wielding of power, and where we believe that power rests defines our expectations of time. Ultimately, however, we are all victims of powers that we have no...
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(Or, Why Steven Pinker Has One) Some months ago, I received a check for several hundred dollars from Harvard University, because I had been authorized by President Lawrence H. Summers to attend church regularly and tell children about Jesus. No, I am not joking. Believe it or not, that is a true statement, although...
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Is the expression “Christian mind” an oxymoron at Harvard? Can the two entities coexist not only in the abstract, but also within the individual? In the rewarding experience I have had studying at Harvard this semester, I have pondered this question seriously., Here at Harvard, the intellect is nurtured, scholarly pursuits are in abundance,...
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