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The Christian Mind and the Roots of the University (Peter Merz, L’Abri Worker)
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The Christian Mind and the Roots of the University (Peter Merz, L’Abri Worker)

Although now spread all around the globe, universities first came into being in the middle ages in Western Europe and nowhere else. What was it about mediaeval Western Eruope’s culture that allowed for the rise of these particular communities of learning? This lecture will examine the roots of the university in relation to key aspects of the mediaeval Christian mind, namely its emphasis on rationality, logic, and the unity of all knowledge, pagan and Christian, under the God of the Bible.

Please note that the ideas expressed in this lecture do not necessarily represent the views of L’Abri Fellowship.


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