{"product_id":"the-heart-of-culture","title":"The Heart of Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Habiger Institute for Catholic Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by Michael J. Naughton | Afterword by Jonathan Reyes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Heart of Culture\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis a succinct and substantive history of Western education and a profound witness to the necessity of maintaining tradition. The West is the product, not of geographic, ethnic, or political forces, but of a dynamic educational tradition. When that tradition breaks down, the culture suffers a crisis of identity. Today, the West is undergoing just such a crisis, as the perennial wisdom of its tradition is ignored, misrepresented, or outright rejected. This short book confronts that crisis, bringing to light the living, intricate educational tradition that built the West, from the Greek ideal of \u003ci\u003epaideia\u003c\/i\u003e to John Henry Newman’s idea of a university.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst developed for course use in the Catholic Studies program at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e provides a unifying perspective and a clear historical understanding of the lifeblood of Western culture, and is certain to aid teacher and student alike in the pursuit of excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e“This book offers, in tracing the history of the birth and renewal of the Christian educational tradition, a set of principles for that renewal.\u003c\/i\u003e” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFrom the Afterword by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eJonathan Reyes)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHabiger Institute for Catholic Leadership,\u003c\/b\u003e housed in the Center for Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), provides Catholic students with leadership formation which goes beyond the development of skills to a more organic and collaborative model of Catholic leadership in the academy, in the Church, and in civil and professional life. In addition to assisting the formation of many young Catholic leaders, the Institute is a place of thoughtful analysis concerning what it means to be a Catholic leader in modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1950970599\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100028035439,"sku":"978-1950970599","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Product250.jpg?v=1781124568","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-heart-of-culture","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}