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Issue IV,7: Table of Contents
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| The importance of engaging questions about our campus culture
Alumnus and Contributing Editor Mark Fischer expresses his disappointment in the fact that key questions about the fundamental nature and direction of our campus culture which have been raised in the Concourse have not been fully engaged. He argues that a deliberate grappling with these questions is vital to the future well-being of Franciscan University. |
| The Nature, Purpose and Value of Public Discourse
A group of students involved with the Franciscan University Student Forum show how truth-centered discussions, even heated ones, are not only permissable for Christians, but are frequently real acts of charity, which confer great benefits on both the critic and the criticized. They encourage readers to write more articles for the Concourse and to join their Forum, as a way of fostering more open discourse at FUS. |
| Questions, comments and continuing conversations |
| The will and the intellect are inseparable
In response to Ben Brown's claim that education has to do with the intellect, not the will, alumna Martha Blandford suggests that this is too sharp a divide. Cognition itself is volitional, and the acquisition of truth often requires a personal struggle. |
| Preparing students to compete in the global economy
MA student Peter Cole defends his view of education against Ben Brown's claim that he falls prey to utilitarianism. He says he agrees that a liberal arts education is good in itself, if it is combined with practical training in computer literacy and resume-writing, etc. |
| Education not limited to the mind
Alumna and Assistan Editor Susan Fischer defends her view of education against Ben Brown's criticism, showing that she is in company with such greats as Edith Stein and Pius X when she says that education is directed toward the formation of the whole man. |
| According to the Tradition, education aims beyond the intellect
Sophomore Mathew Fish also takes on Ben Brown, arguing that Western Tradition has always held that education was ultimately concerned with making a man just. He shows that the Christian Tradition, especially as it is embodied in St. Ignatius' teaching, goes further in saying that studies should aim at inspiring students to love and serve God. |
| Prize announcements
The winners of the fourth annual Concourse Grand Prize and the first annual Concourse Baby Grand Prize announced and congratulated! |
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