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Contemplation and the University

A friend of mine from Westminster Academy in Memphis sent this article to me. Here’s a quote to spark your interest.

Originally, the university would have recognised its purpose in the psalm verse “Be still and know that I am God”. It would also have recognised that the ultimate fulfilment of that verse was to be found only in the kingdom of God. In a way, the university itself was a preparation for heaven.

Nowadays, we experience it as a rehearsal for purgatory.

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