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"The Ideal of a University"
Friday, July 19, 2002
Seattle, WA
The Angelicum Academy; Dr. Curtis L. Hancock, Joseph H Freeman Chair of Philosophy; and the Gilson Society for the Advancement of
Christian Philosophy are sponsoring a conference of prominent educators and philosophers from around the country to lay the groundwork for
a Proposed (possible Fall, 2003 start date at the earliest),
New, Catholic, Classical, Great Books-based College
in the Seattle Area
The public is invited to a series of three talks on
The Ideal of a University
beginning at 9:00 AM and lasting until Noon,
in the Garden Terrace Room, Lobby Level,
Camlin Hotel, 1619 9th Street, Downtown Seattle
Check back here for details on registration and updates
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Speaker's will include Father Joseph Fessio
of Ignatius Press and formerly of Campion College, Angelicum Academy Chairman Prof. Peter Redpath (author of 7 books on philosophy and education); Dr. James S. Taylor
(author of Poetic Knowledge: The Recovery of Education); Dr. Curtis Hancock Chair of Philosophy at Rockhurst College; Stephen F. Bertucci, Editor of Classical Homeschooling
magazine; Thomas R. Orr, J.D., President of the Angelicum Academy; and several other speakers.
SPEAKERS:
Father Joseph Fessio, S.J.,
Father Joseph Fessio, S.J., founded Ignatius Press and The Catholic World Report, Catholic World News, and played a vital role in founding Campion College in San Francisco. He is one of the most respected Jesuits in the world today and his connection with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger while studying in Germany makes Father Fessio important in education circles throughout America. He completed his major seminary studies at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, where he also obtained his Bachelor's in Philosophy in 1966 and followed that up a year later with his Masters in Philosophy. He attained his Master's in Theology and was ordained a Priest in the Society of Jesus in 1972. After graduation his superiors sent him to study at the University of Regensburg in West Germany. It was there he was taught by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who heads the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and is considered the second most influential prelate in the Holy See. Upon receiving his Doctorate in Theology in Germany in 1975, he returned to teaching. This time he was assigned to the Jesuit University of San Francisco where Father taught Systematic and Spiritual Theology. In 1976, believing strongly in the Ignatian ideal, he founded Saint Ignatius Institute at the University of San Francisco which evolved into Ignatius Press in 1978. In 2001 and earlier this year, he was involved in the founding of the new Catholic college in San Francisco, Campion college, set to open this Fall, 2002
Peter Redpath, Ph.D., is Full Professor of Philosophy at St. John's University, Staten Island, NY (1979-Present). Dr. Redpath just returned from the Pontifical University of Lublin,
Poland where he was invited to deliver a series of lectures on philosophy. His books include "The Moral Wisdom of St. Thomas" and "A Simplified Introduction to the
Wisdom of St. Thomas."
James Taylor, Ph.D., is currently Chairman of the Department of Teacher Education at Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan. His B.A. is in
Humanities, M.A. in English. He took his Ph.D. in the Philosophy of Education under Drs. John Senior, Dennis Quinn and Frank Nelick at the posthumously famous Integrated Humanities (IHP)
Program at K.U., and authored "Poetic Knowledge: The Recovery of Education" (SUNY Press) which he is preparing for a second printing, about the educational approach used in
that very successful IHP program. Jim has lectured widely on education and the modes of knowledge and taught in Catholic and private academies, colleges and universities, including the
Angelicum Academy online groups.
Curtis Hancock, Ph.D., holds the Joseph M.
Freeman Chair of Philosophy at Rockhurst College; is Coordinator of and lecturer in the Great Books Program, "Return to the Classics"; Chair of the Department of Philosophy (1991-94);
is President of both the American Maritain Association and The Gilson Society for the Advancement of Christian Philosophy; and has authored four books of philosophy; twenty-two published
philosophical articles as well as co-authored two books. Dr. Hancock is a Director of The Great Books Academy.
Thomas R. Orr, Esq. graduated cum laude from the University of Washington; graduated magna cum laude from the Seattle University School of Law where he was Managing Editor of the Law Review; served for eight years as a Sergeant and officer on the Seattle police force; is a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve where he works in intelligence; is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar, and is President of the Angelicum Academy. For the last two years, he has been working to establish a Great Books high school in the Seattle area and, along with other Angelicum board members, conducts Great Books evening seminars for high school students in the Seattle area. Tom has instructed both high school and college level students over the last ten years, and has authored articles on educational method and pedagogy.
Stephen F. Bertucci, is the Editor of
Classical Homeschooling Magazine, an experienced Socratic moderator and a frequent lecturer on education at conferences throughout the country.
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