The Love of Learning and the Desire for God
Episode 28, May 02, 12:37 AM
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I title this series of conversations with young people The Love of Learning and the Desire for God. I met each person in this series while teaching at Newman Theological College in Edmonton from 2020, during the pandemic, through the Fall of 2023. Newman had just introduced a new degree and moved its curriculum into a great books and Socratic dialogue model.
Every day I met with these students and their collogues was a delight. Every day as I
left the campus, I marveled at what seemed to be unfolding. Students were dwelling in and with great literature. They were accompanying seminal thinkers from Plato to
Pope Benedict XVI exploring the good, the true, and the beautiful. The
transformation taking place in each student was palpable. The love of learning and
the desire for God walked hand in hand at Newman. I would like you to hear how this
has unfolded for each of the student in conversation in this series.
left the campus, I marveled at what seemed to be unfolding. Students were dwelling in and with great literature. They were accompanying seminal thinkers from Plato to
Pope Benedict XVI exploring the good, the true, and the beautiful. The
transformation taking place in each student was palpable. The love of learning and
the desire for God walked hand in hand at Newman. I would like you to hear how this
has unfolded for each of the student in conversation in this series.