The Idea of a University

John Henry Cardinal Newman
Edited with an introduction and notes by Martin J. Svaglic

The “Idea of a University [is] that eloquent defense of a liberal education which is perhaps the most timeless of all [Newman’s] books and certainly the one most intellectually accessible to readers of every religious faith and of none. . . .” —from the Introduction by Martin J. Svaglic

Reviews

“It is a classic; like so many classics, however, and alas, it is largely forgotten or too seldom read. This is decidedly not because it is difficult to read; it is wonderfully readable, and the reading of it will, we urge you to believe, transform the imagination of any student. In nine inter-connected essays, Newman defines the nature of the true university and the purpose of education—knowledge as an end in itself—and defends, by extolling, the liberal arts.”—American Citizen