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Scripture and the sacrmanetal
nature of marital love.
"The body is theological and
is meant to point us to the mys-
tery of God—which is why we
are all so interested in sex. We
are all looking for God," West
said.
The workshop included ten
talks with question and answer
sessions at the end of each day,
all dealing with the complexi-
ties of the theological message
inherent in the body. According
to West's website, West believes
that "By helping [people] under-
stand this profound intercon-
nection between sex and the
Christian mystery, John Paul's
theology of the body not only
paves the way for lasting renewal
of marriage and the family; it
enables everyone to rediscover
the meaning of the whole of ex-
istence, the meaning of life."
About 200 people registered
for the workshop. 100 were stu-
dents, only half of which attend
UD. Parents, families, and a bus
load of students from UNT came
to hear West speak.
photos by John Schuler/
University News
Christopher West spoke to
an audience of 200 at UD's
Lynch Auditorium.
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I came here partly to learn
11101% but for I lie most
part because I have a lot
of non-Christian friends
who have misconceptions
of what Christianity
teaches. Learning more
deeply what we believe
and learning new and
better ways to formulate
those beliefs gives me better
tools with which to enter
into discussion with my
friends. Christopher West is
really great because he can
go from quoting Aquinas
and Augustine to quoting
Spideiwan ami Napoleon
Dynamite. I les capable of
bringing his message down
in language but at the same
time bringing everyone up in
ideas,
—Theresa Scott
senior theology and German major.
"We, as UD students,
especially if upperclassnien,
have covered most of the
core and ai'e philosophically
and theological prepared
for this seminar. When
he [Christopher West!
quotes people like Thomas
and Augustine you can
understand what he is
talking about, and can then
reproduce it in ways our
friends [who liave not taken
the core! can understand,
—Patrick Norton
senior physics major.
Students often complain
that UJ)s education isnt
practical and won t be
applicable to our future
but sound knowledge of
moral theology will be just
the armor we need when
we enter the battle we are
currently facing in our
culture. It s a different
kind of practicality but it
is the kind of practicality
we need most because it
helps one defend one s
soul,
—Kate Wyman
junior English major.
from Finalist on page 1
must submit an application,
university's endorsement, and
letters of recommendation to the
proper district. Upon review of
the submission, the committee
invites students to interview.
Although Heyne has been
active since his freshman year, he
was not always aiming at winning
the Rhodes.
"Because the Rhodes is so
competitive, nobody should act
as if a certain set of criteria will
guarantee the Rhodes," Heyne
explained. "You shouldn't do
something solely because you
want to someday become a
Rhodes scholar. Besides service,
leadership, and academics, the
Rhodes also looks at athletics.
This is perhaps one of the less
important categories, but it is still
looked at."
Heyne has played rugby for
four years and served as a team
officer for the last two.
If Heyne wins the scholarship,
he will study for two years in
Oxford, gaining two Masters
degrees.
"First, I would aim at a MSt.
(Master of Studies) in Study of
Religion," Heyne said. "I would
focus on Church history and
Islamic History. Second, I would
attempt a MSt. in Theology,
focusing on Patristic Ecclesiastic
History (the early history of the
Church). So I would be doing
a lot of studying, research, and
writing. But I would hope to
squeeze some travel and some
English rugby in there,"
Although the honor of being
a Rhodes finalist is a tribute to
Heyne's hard work and enthusiasm
at UD, he looks at it as reflective
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Heyne will compete against
some of the nation's finest
scholars for the Rhodes.
of the university's integrity.
"I am certainly deeply honored
to be invited for an interview,"
Heyne said. "But I am even
more profoundly grateful to my
university and all those who
helped me get this far. I am
certainly excited to have the
opportunity to represent UD
in perhaps the most prestigious
competition in the world. If
nothing else I hope to pave the
way for some future UD student
to become a Rhodes Scholar. Or,
God willing, I might even make
it all the way myself."
from Kolner on page 1
reminiscent of bones and tis-
sues and structures. The cathedral
passed completely out of my
mind until I was home and think-
ing about what to write for my
article," Kolner explained.
After graduation, Kolner plans
to pursue a doctorate in English,
concentrating perhaps on Car-
dinal Newmon and the Oxford
movement, and later become an
English professor.
Getting published was a way
to help her resume and gain rec-
ognition.
"I definitely had a hope that if
I did get published it would look
good on a resume—not to put it
so mundanely, but it can't hurt.
It shows that I'm interested, and
that I'm willing to put in extra
work over the summer," Kolner
said.
Even though Baldwin has
only had Kolner in one class, she
thinks very highly of her.
"[Kolner's] an outstanding
student. Her insights are mature
and her response to other students
is always generous and engaging.
Other students should be inspired
by Mary's example and aim tCi
publish," Baldwin said.
Baldwin went on to describe
the importance of the ALSC
journal since it "is a large, growing
group of artists and scholars who
love literature and was founded
in response to the concern that
the Modern Language Associa-
tion was no longer capturing the
love of literature, but instead was
becoming overwhelmed with
theories."
Baldwin continued, "Since the
ALSC was formed to retain the
love of literature, all its members
are friendly to the UD approach
to literature: engaging texts on
their own and enjoying literature
as literature and not as a cultural
artifact."
Formed in 1994 to foster appreciation of a shared literary culture and tlie
range of Iranian imagination witnessed in English, American, and world lit-
erature, the Association serves as a forum for anyone with a serious scholarly,
creative, or critical interest in literature. We welcome literary scholars, both
academic and independent; teachers of literature in colleges, universities, and
secondary schools; working poets, novelists, playwrights, actors, directors, as
well as translators, journalists, critics, editors, and publishers.
The Association has many prominent members, including
distinguished literary scholars, writers, and critics such as Daniel
Bell, Frank Bidart, Bobert Bly, Michael Collier, Victor Erlich, Bobert
Fitzgerald, Bobert Fagles, Paul Fussell, Peter Gay, Bonald Ball, Shirley
Bazzard, E.B. Birsch, Jr., John Bollander, Bernard Knox, Beather
McBugh, Bobert Pinsky, Bichard Poirier, William Pritchard, Norman
Babkin, Christopher Bicks, Boger Shattuck, Bosanna Warren, George
T. Wright, Theodore Ziolkowski, and many others.
visit the ALSO websie at www.bii.edii/literaiy/
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