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What does it mean to be a Jesuit university?
- December 7, 2016
- by Gillian Ahlgren
Jesuit educational institutions are extraordinary places–mainly because of the people they attract, shape, and support. The following presentation is a collage of ideas and themes that can provide a fertile space for conversation with your colleagues as you probe together what it means to be part of Jesuit higher education.
About the author
Gillian Ahlgren
Dr. Ahlgren has been teaching the Christian mystical tradition to college-age students, graduate students, and adult learners for over 26 years. She is an internationally-recognized scholar of the tradition, an experienced spiritual director, and engages a regular practice of contemplative prayer. A popular teacher, public speaker and writer, she also gives several retreats per year. She is the Founding Director of Xavier University’s Institute for Spirituality and Social Justice.
