Mortimer J. Adler Meets John Paul II
Ignatius Press has announced its Liberal Studies Program (LSP). LSP is based on Mortimer Adler’s Great Books program and is faithful to Ex Corde Ecclesiae, John Paul II’s Apostolic Constitution on Catholic Universities.
Ignatius Press and Angelicum Great Books Program have joined with cooperating colleges in the US, Australia, and Europe, to launch the Ignatius-Angelicum Liberal Studies Program (LSP), an online course of studies combining the best of home and distance learning with live, online classes.
Under the leadership of Ignatius Press founder and editor Father Joseph Fessio as Chancellor, the Liberal Studies Program provides unrivaled educational opportunities for homeschoolers, students enrolled in traditional high schools, and other students aged fourteen (9th grade) and up, to earn college credit while acquiring the foundations for a Catholic liberal education and lifelong learning.
LSP offers something unique among the many ways high school students can earn college credit — an online program specifically for Catholic students who want to embark on acquiring a liberal education using the Great Books approach pioneered by the great philosopher, educator, and Catholic convert Dr. Mortimer J. Adler.
Fidelity to the teaching of the Catholic Church is fundamental to the LSP program. Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Constitution on Catholic higher education, Ex Corde Ecclesiae, guides the LSP’s Catholic mission.
As Ignatius Press explains, this is where faith and culture intersect.
The leaders of tomorrow will not be narrowly-trained technocrats, but men and women who have been broadly educated, who have become lifelong learners, who can read, write, speak, and listen, and who can think well about what it means to live a good human life and to help build a good human society.
The LSP FAQ is here.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) document applying Ex Corde Ecclesiae to the United States is here.
