In “The Idea of a University,” Michael Oakeshott likens the “interval”
a student experiences between school and post-graduate life to a “boundless sea”
rather than to a “road.” He says it is a time when one can be free from the
pressure to make up one’s mind and free to experience mystery without looking
for an explanation. I agree that such an unhindered intellectual adventure
ought to be an important part of every student’s liberal education. But a Christian liberal arts education
requires that one also chart a course toward Jesus, who is the way, the truth,
and the life.
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