Cultural Forum
“Listening in on ‘The Great Conversation'” | The University of Chicago in the 1940s — 1960s
Ralph Lerner, University of Chicago | David Novak, University of Toronto | John W. Boyer, University of Chicago
What was college life like at the University of Chicago at mid century? Atomic fission was being achieved under Stagg Field; the intensive four-year Core Curriculum was in full swing; and world-historical scholars like Friedrich Hayek, Leo Strauss, and Hannah Arendt were on faculty. The eminent political philosopher (AB '47) Ralph Lerner and renowned theologian David Novak (AB '61) will reflect on their undergraduate years at the college, the role the University played in their intellectual journeys, and the place of religious belief in the life of the mind.
