Tag: western civilisation
Ramsay scholarship welcomes 36 new students
Australian Catholic University has welcomed 36 new Ramsay Scholars into the Western Civilisation program, taking the total number of students close to 150 in five years. The 2025 ACU Ramsay Scholars will study ACU’s unique liberal arts degree with majors in Arts or Law, as well as the Master of Teaching and Master of Liberal Arts.
The engineer building a passion for faith
Zimbabwe-born Tafara Jakopo was completely career-focussed when he moved to Sydney from Perth for work in 2018. Shortly after walking into his nearest church, he experienced a spiritual and intellectual awakening that threw his career plans, and his whole life, into new light.
Siblings study the West at ACU
It’s a big family affair at Australian Catholic University where three sets of siblings are studying the university’s Western Civilisation program. In their teenage years Agnes, 19, and Millie Jee, 17, shared a bedroom, years of Irish dancing, and a desire to study medicine.
Civilisation study online
Campion College Australia is preparing to launch a short online course this week on Western Civilisation.
The pre-recorded lecture series will cover topics in the...
Interest in our roots is rising
In his recently released book, The War on the West, the British writer Douglas Murray laments the fact that the great contributions, ideas, and institutions of Western Civilisation are no longer celebrated.
Michael Casey: A tradition we need to own
It's important that students understand the things that gave rise to the world in which we live today
Working at a university, it is has...
Dumping Western civilisation: the difference Christianity makes
When distinguishing between one’s contemporary culture and those that are foreign and in the past the English scholar and Catholic historian Christopher Dawson argues...
Grand Tradition
Are you seeking a deep understanding of western literature, philosophy, art, politics, religion, science and history?
Want to know how these important fields of study...
Easter: the search for meaning
What does Easter mean for you? For many, in an increasingly materialistic and pleasure driven society it’s all about hot cross buns, chocolate Easter...