Influence of Monasticism on the Rise of the Modern University

Presenter Information

Msgr. James Shea, University of Mary

Document Type

Concurrent Session

Location

Quad 170

Start Date

6-2-2017 1:15 PM

End Date

6-2-2017 2:15 PM

Description

Inspired by lives of prayer, community, and service, Saint Benedict and his spiritual followers through the ages have been a stable source of tremendous good in the world: renewing the Church, preserving learning, cultivating wisdom, modeling humane virtues of balance and generosity." This session traces the rise of the Benedictine Wisdom Tradition through to its flowering in the foundation of universities in medieval Europe and forward to its continuing influence in the modern university.

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Influence of Monasticism on the Rise of the Modern University

Quad 170

Inspired by lives of prayer, community, and service, Saint Benedict and his spiritual followers through the ages have been a stable source of tremendous good in the world: renewing the Church, preserving learning, cultivating wisdom, modeling humane virtues of balance and generosity." This session traces the rise of the Benedictine Wisdom Tradition through to its flowering in the foundation of universities in medieval Europe and forward to its continuing influence in the modern university.