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The Institute maintains a growing archive of articles where Christian faith honestly grapples with challenges posed within academia and in the broader society. All articles are copyrighted by The MacLaurin Institute. Type in your search criteria and then hit "return."
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| REMEMBERING JOHN BRANDL |
written by Robert Osburn, Ph.D. on August 26th, 2008
For all the accolades rightly heaped upon the late John Brandl (the former Dean of the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota who died this past Monday, August 18), what most understandably miss is the fact that his Roman Catholic faith had much more to do with his approach to public policy than is widely known. But those with a tin ear for the voice of Christian faith are to be forgiven for failing to recognize this salient feature, as John himself was not given to openly expressing his faith in the context of academia and rarely if ever wrote about it.
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| The Literature Student Approaching the Hermeneutic Table |
written by Michael J. O'Connor on August 23rd, 2007
In this article by Institute Associate Michael O'Conner, he delves into the topic of how literature students can enter the hermeneutic discussion and how, specifically, the technique of exaggeration affects our reading of Scripture.
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| Heeding Wolterstorff's and Bernstein's Call for Dialogue |
written by Michael J. O'Connor on February 23rd, 2007
On February 23, Drs. Nicholas Wolterstorff, Richard Bernstein and Mark Bauerlein spoke at the Symposium on Civic Engagement and Moral Education at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Center. Michael J. O'Connor, an associate with the Institute, offers his review of the event.
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