Christian Origin of Universities
The Christian Origin of Universities The Christian origin of universities has recently been recognized as one of the greatest contributions of Christianity to the larger society. The ancient Greco-Roman world certainly had its philosophers, poets, and great thinkers and orators. All these great thinkers were involved in higher education as they wrote extensively regarding their area of interest. Some historians have even suggested these thinkers developed the first “universities.” The renowned Harvard history professor Charles Haskins was primarily interested in academic medieval history. He is widely recognized as the first academic medieval historian in America. He was primarily interested in… Read More »
