Pruning the Mind in a Time of Crisis
by Professor Margarita Mooney Delivered at St. Mary the Virgin at Oxford University in October 1939, just after England plunged into the Second World War, C.S. Lewis’s remarks, published later as an essay entitled Learning in War-Time[1] begins with two...
The Search for Meaning and Order in the “Secular Age”
by Jaston Brink Throughout the summer, a group of students gathered weekly at Princeton Theological Seminary to discuss a pressing question facing the Church and one, undoubtedly, every individual will face while serving a congregation: what does it mean to live in a...
Life is Here and Now
by José Leitão | this piece originally appeared on the Letters page of Communion and Liberation. Our journey begins in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. It’s the last week of June. As we step outside, we are greeted by the beautiful green grass. The sun is blazing, and the...
Interconnection in Innovation: A Reflection on Engineering and Liberal Arts Education
by Tatijana Stewart This essay was an assignment completed as a reflection on a six-day excursion that was part of a six-week study abroad course entitled “Two Millennia of Structural Architecture in Italy.” The course was sponsored in July and August 2019 by the...
Structures as Texts: A Reflection on Engineering and Liberal Arts Education
by Avner Goldstein This essay was an assignment completed as a reflection on a six-day excursion that was part of a six-week study abroad course entitled “Two Millennia of Structural Architecture in Italy.” The course was sponsored in July and August 2019 by the...
“The Future is Multi-Disciplinary”: A Reflection on Engineering and Liberal Arts Education
by Alexander Cox This essay was an assignment completed as a reflection on a six-day excursion that was part of a six-week study abroad course entitled “Two Millenia of Structural Architecture in Italy.” The course was sponsored in July and August 2019 by the...
A Personalist Awakening in Education: Reflections from the 2019 Scala Summer Seminar
Scala's 2019 Summer Seminar, "Rediscovering Integral Humanism", took place in Portsmouth, Rhode Island from June 23 - July 2. When reflecting on their experiences, students used words like "enriching," "invigorating," "life-giving," refreshing," "fulfilling," and "the...
In Memoriam: John Aroutiounian, 1993-2019
by Professor Margarita Mooney John Aroutiounian, who passed away on May 3, 2019 of cancer at the age of 26, will always be remembered not just for his big vision, but for his unique ability to make big things happen. One poignant memory of John, who I first met when I...
Review – The Year of Our Lord 1943
by Onsi A. Kamel, written for Professor Margarita Mooney's course, Christianity and the Liberal Arts, at Princeton Theological Seminary The Year of Our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisis is a peculiar little book. It centers around the responses of...
Review – Leisure: The Basis of Culture
by Daniel Gorenberg, written for Professor Margarita Mooney's course, Christianity and the Liberal Arts, at Princeton Theological Seminary Leisure: The Basis of Culture (Including The Philosophical Act) is a book consisting of two essays written by the German...