Saturday, February 6, 2021 4:00 EST, Harvard Catholic Forum Special Event: “Humanism as an Educational Ideal,” webinar with Fr. John O’Malley, SJ
“Humanism as an Educational Ideal,” webinar with Fr. John O’Malley, SJ. 4:00 PM EST, Saturday, February 6, 2021 The ideal of educating the total human person – the project that took on the name “humanism” – became a widespread norm for education in the Christian world of early modern Europe, whence it spread to North and South America. This humanist ideal has competed for influence with other educational ideals, most especially with those pursued by universities. Fr. John O’Malley examines the sources of the humanistic style of learning, the place of that style in Catholic culture, and, more broadly, in […]
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