Newsletters, articles, and events

Dissatisfied with the 'commercial' focus of his undergraduate in law, Anton Balint sought out an explanation for the origin and purpose of law. Ten years later, he has given himself a comprehensive education in philosophy and theology through studying the 'history of ideas'. He describes to us what he has learned about the importance of philosophy. 

Expanding upon part of his previous article, Jack Thomson defends the relevance of theology to contemporary education, particularly in relation to overcoming the fact/value dichotomy that is characteristic of modern living. 

Jack Thomson, the coordinator of the Foundation, reflects on Dr Pano Kanelos' recent lecture in Leiden on the purpose of a university. He considers the role of academic community and the limitations of 'purely intellectual' formation.

Alexander Norris shares what his experience in an inner-city school has reminded him about the need for quality humanities education. 

Dr Post is a character education specialist based at the University of Tulsa. Here he breaks down what is distinctive about classical education, why it encounters difficulties in the modern world. He also discusses several initiatives in the UK, US, and Europe to bring classical education back into schools.

Drs Franchi and Davis (University of Glasgow) consider what distinguishes Catholic education in the modern world, from the union of faith and reason to the inseparability of knowledge from character. They discuss the intrinsic value of learning and the commonalities between learning and liturgy as patterns of repetition through which understanding is able to mature. 

We are looking to run a consultation with academics in February on our proposed postgraduate certificate in the history of ideas. This article walks through the present vision in detail. 

We are launching Eudaemonia in The Cedars School, West Norwood, and are inviting Sixth-Form students in the region to participate in a series of select seminars from the curriculum.

Jack Thomson, the project manager of TMF, attended a conference in Zeewolde, Netherlands, to learn more about the state of character education in the UK and Europe and how the charism of La Vie may be able to support it.

TMF convened a group of educators and academics from UK and Europe to discuss the value of a liberal education and what can be done to promote it here in the UK.