Volume 2, Issue 2

2.2 – Spring 2006 – Table of Contents

– 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 Mind at Harvard: A Visitor’s Perspective
by Anne Snyder ‘07

–… more »

Learning to Leave College

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 is a… more »

Towards the Lights of Veritas

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 for… more »

Redeeming Grace: A Perspective on the Journey Back to Christ

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 very… more »

Stuck in a Moment

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 idea… more »

Walker Percy: Doctor of the Soul

(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,… more »

The Christian Mind at Harvard: A Visitor’s Perspective

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, and… more »