Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology

Truth, Freedom, and the Catholic University

Aug 12, 2022

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Academic Freedom or Intellectual Freedom or the Mentality of Free Inquiry

02:29

Aristotelian Theology and the University

03:46

The Only Authority That the University Should Recognize Is the Truth

02:24

Introduction

4min

Theology and Philosophy in the Catholic University

4min

What Is the Nature of Freedom Academic Freedom Intellectual Freedom?

3min

The Catholic University and the Pursuit of Truth

6min

Is There a Need for Substitutional Authority in a Catholic University?

3min

How Do We Know That the Bridge Will Not Collapse?

6min

The Role of the Catholic University

4min

Aristotelian Theology and the University

4min

The Fragmentation of Theology in Catholic Universities

6min

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Academic Freedom or Intellectual Freedom or the Mentality of Free Inquiry

2min

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Kant's Enlightenment Instinct Is That He Wants to Judge Doctrine and to Uh Reject It

2min

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Academic Freedom or Intellectual Freedom?

4min

13.

Is the Oath of Faith So Essential to Theology Professors?

1min

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The Oath of Fidelity

5min

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The Only Authority That the University Should Recognize Is the Truth

2min

16.

Soccer Dachshrina or Sacred Doctrine

1min

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Theology Is the Unifying Force of the University

5min

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Theology and Theology in the Catholic University

5min

On the Land O’Lakes Statement
- The original statement: “Statement on the Nature of the Contemporary Catholic University”
- Fr. John Jenkins, CSC, “The document that changed Catholic education forever”
- Dr. Michael McLean, “‘Academic Freedom’ and the Tyranny of the Modern College Campus”
- Optionally, see also §III of “A Porposal for the Fulfillment of Catholic Liberal Education” the founding document of Thomas Aquinas College
- Patrick Reilly, “The Land O’ Lakes Statement Has Caused Devastation For 49 Years”
Church Documents
- Pope Leo XIII, Libertas
- Vatican II: Gravissimum Educationis
- Optionally, see Lamb & Levering, eds. The Reception of Vatican II, ch. 15, Paige E. Hochschild’s commentary (file attached)
- Pope St. John Paul II: Ex Corde Ecclesiae
- Pope Benedict XVI: La Sapienza University speech of 2008
  - This speech was cancelled due to faculty protests, evidently over use of quote in a 90’s speech of Ratzinger’s quoting Feyerabend contra Galileo here

Music attribution: "Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3, 3 allegro" by Advent Chamber Orchestra. Acquired here. Edited for length. Used under Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

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