When Learned Men Murder

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Patterson asks the question: What is the place of spirituality in education? In the seven essays that compose When Learned Men Murder, he pursues this question in relation to today's colleges and universities. Contents Introduction When Learned Men Murdered: Implications of the Wannsee Conference for Higher Education Questions Posed by the Wannsee Conference Education Haunted by the Ghosts of Wannsee Education and the Affirmation of the Sacred The Eclipse of the Highest in Higher Education The Tree of Life: Education’s Link to the Holy The Tree of Knowledge: Education’s Threat to Itself The Polarity Between the Trees: Education and Meaning The Politics of Power at the Core of the Curriculum Political Correctness and Multiculturalism The Politically Correct Perversion of Social Equality The Desecration of Education Academic Response and Responsibility: The Confusion Among the Conservatives The Conservative Invocation of the Canon and Tradition The Recovery of What Is Needful Why Malfeasance and the Conservative Confusion Matter The Role of the Humanities in Higher Education The Role of the Humanities in Higher Education What Ought to Be the Role of the Humanities in Higher Education? The Stake in the Issue The Honors Student, the Professor, and the Program in Higher Education Learning: The Honors Student Teaching: The Honors Professor Higher Education: The Honors Program On the Essence of Teaching The Student The Teacher The Third A Closing Remark Bibliography