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Post by flyoverhoya on Nov 16, 2012 10:56:10 GMT -5
"The Final Gladness" - A Last Lecture at Georgetown by Father James V. Schall. December 7, 2012 in Gaston Hall.
Does anyone know if this will be webcast or recorded?
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Dec 10, 2012 14:19:13 GMT -5
Along with a packed house at Gaston on Friday, I attended.
In short, it was vintage Schall. Started off with a joke about how he should ask a sophomore in the sixth row the year of Aristotle's death. "322 B.C. heh, heh, heh," he said with a chuckle. Went on to expound upon varying niceties of political philosophy, development of his titular subject, and mentions of the Tavern at the End of the World.
An ovation lasting several minutes followed Schall's closing. I found it to be like many of his lectures: filled with reference to the intellectual giants of the past, reverence of revealed truth as understood in the Christian tradition, his own learned and insightful additions to the subjects at hand, and, at times, beyond my simple brain's ability to fully comprehend. A re-invigorating, enjoyable, worth-while experience. What did others think of it?
The program contained a series of essays by Schall and current students. Great reading while enjoying a Tombs Ale and watching the soccer team beat Maryland after the lecture :-).
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TBird41
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Post by TBird41 on Dec 10, 2012 14:21:25 GMT -5
Any recordings / are the essays available online for those of us not able to attend?
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Post by nychoya3 on Dec 10, 2012 14:45:07 GMT -5
Doesn't get more Georgetown than that! Hoya Saxa. I'm sorry I missed Father Schall's final lecture. He's truly one of a kind. Along with a packed house at Gaston on Friday, I attended. In short, it was vintage Schall. Started off with a joke about how he should ask a sophomore in the sixth row the year of Aristotle's death. "322 B.C. heh, heh, heh," he said with a chuckle. Went on to expound upon varying niceties of political philosophy, development of his titular subject, and mentions of the Tavern at the End of the World. An ovation lasting several minutes followed Schall's closing. I found it to be like many of his lectures: filled with reference to the intellectual giants of the past, reverence of revealed truth as understood in the Christian tradition, his own learned and insightful additions to the subjects at hand, and, at times, beyond my simple brain's ability to fully comprehend. A re-invigorating, enjoyable, worth-while experience. What did others think of it? The program contained a series of essays by Schall and current students. Great reading while enjoying a Tombs Ale and watching the soccer team beat Maryland after the lecture :-). |
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Post by sead43 on Dec 16, 2012 13:05:11 GMT -5
Video of Fr. Schall's Last Lecture:
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