Autorentext

Leonardo Franchi is an academic member of staff in the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom and the University of Notre Dame, Australia.

Timothy P. O'Malley is Professor of the Practice at the University of Notre Dame, United States.

Klappentext

This volume argues for a classical understanding of leisure within the context of Catholic universities and explores how a critically nuanced reading of the work of philosopher Josef Pieper, theologian St John Henry Newman and cultural historian Christopher Dawson can reframe debates over the nature of Catholic universities.

Inhalt

Authors' Preface Chapter 1. The Frenetic University in Late Modernity Chapter 2. Rediscovering Pieper Chapter 3. Leisure, Faculty, and Integral Human Development Chapter 4. Knowledge and a Common Way of Life Chapter 5. A Reproposal for Catholic Higher Education in Our Age: Contemplation, Dialogue, and Catholic Think Tanks Index