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The Harvard Ichthus volume 2, number 2 spring 2006 the harvard ichthus a student journal of christian thought at harvard college Faith & Education Learning to Leave College James V. Schall, S.J. Walker Percy: Doctor of the Soul Jordan Hylden The Christian Mind at Harvard Anne Snyder Reviews: When Jesus Came to Harvard • Peter Jackson’s King Kong • Brokeback Mountain Opinion: Jordan Teti • Kevin Jonke • Jeffery David Dean Seen But Not Heard Casey Cep Last Things: Chiduzie Madubata www.firstthings.com Over 227,000 Searching for the hits a day! latest discussions of religion and public life? Click FIRST THINGS first! Now you can get even more out of the online home of FIRST THINGS, the Journal of Religion and Public Life! Our redesigned website allows you to: Browse a huge assortment of past issues! Search past issues by author, keywords, and even the full text using our cutting edge search engine! Enjoy a collection of FIRST THINGS’ finest essays arranged by topic! 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Schall, S.J. 16 Walker Percy: Doctor of the Soul Jordan Hylden 26 The Christian Mind at Harvard: A Visitor’s Perspective Anne Snyder reviews 30 Jesus, Not Christ Adam Hilkemann 31 Saviors in the Jungle Jonathan Lai 32 Broken Mountain Mattie Germer fiction 36 Seen But Not Heard Casey Cep last things 40 The Important Tests Chiduzie Madubata poetry Marie Janette Laperle (7) Kamila Lis (29) Caroline Jennings (34) Towards the Lights of Veritas the harvard Jordan Teti ichthus n the bowels of McCosh Hall the competition had not yet ended. After spending the day delivering direct examinations and closing ar- a student journal of christian Iguments for my Harvard mock trial team, I was outside, biding time thought at harvard college in the brisk night-winter weather of Princeton, New Jersey. I had had enough of watching courtroom quarrels all day—it was time for a mo- ment of tranquility. It was time that I could use to think—to consider why editor-in-chief: Jordan D. Teti ‘08 I was thousands of miles away from my family, why I was in that mock business manager: Shang Chen ‘08 trial competition, and why many of the participants had such a cutthroat asst. managing editor: Allison A. Frost ‘08 desire to win. I stared up at the stars, which I could faintly see through the books & arts editor: Ann C. Chao ‘08 streetlights around me. And then my gaze shifted downward to a massive fiction & poetry editor: John James Snidow ‘09 stone church—Princeton’s famous University Chapel. Surprised that the advertising manager: John K. Lin ‘08 doors were open and the lights on so late on a Saturday night, I walked online editor: Ann Chi ‘08 inside. Despite my initial amazement at the grandeur of the architecture, editor-in-chief emeritus: Jordan L. Hylden ‘06 I felt a striking loneliness— I was by myself in a chamber meant for two faculty adviors: Rev. Prof. Peter J. thousand people. So I went into a small prayer room which had a couple Gomes & Prof. Owen of pews and knelt down, trying to ameliorate my solitude with the com- Gingerich fort and presence of God. I must confess, I don’t often open the Bible to pray, but I did so that night for some reason. And I opened it to Psalm 41—not knowing the late-night lesson I had coming. On the left side of the page, I read: the harvard ichthus is made possible in part by contributions from the Intercollegiate Studies For the leader. A psalm of David. / Happy those concerned for Institute, the Undergraduate Council, the Memorial Church, and generous alumni the lowly and poor; when misfortune strikes, the LORD deliv- ers them. / The LORD keeps and preserves them, makes them special thanks goes to Jordan Hylden who will happy in the land, and does not betray them to their enemies / be graduating this year. He had the vision to “For my integrity you have supported me and let me stand in found the Ichthus, and we will remember his your presence forever. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, inspiration as we go forth into the future. from all eternity and forever. Amen. Amen.” (Psalm 41, NAB). please direct all inquiries to: It was the perfect prayer—a prayer that came directly from God. I the harvard ichthus c/o harvard college had done all my college schooling up to that point at Harvard, but I think university hall 1st floor, box 308 the single greatest lesson I’ve learned in college thus far took place in a cambridge, ma 02138 church hundreds of miles away. While I’ve heard much about how to “become a great leader” and or by e-mail at: how to take control and inspire others to “follow you,” I quickly un- [email protected] derstood that in the eyes of God a leader is someone who is faithful to Him—someone who upholds morality; who simply has integrity. It’s not www.harvardichthus.org enough to ascribe to a moral code in some context-less vacuum. There copyright © 2006 the harvard ichthus will be times when “misfortune strikes,” when enemies appear, and even all rights reserved times when friends whom we trusted turn on us. But such times are tests of our integrity, moments when our faith in the righteousness of God will Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae be challenged; when we are tempted to think about us instead of Him. The true leader is a leader not for the sake of himself, but for the sake of others and for the sake of what’s right. 2 the harvard ichthus This Scripture passage connects to our discussion of appreciate in our path of learning. Instead, real education is education in this issue of the Ichthus because it alludes to for exploration—for attempting to discover and realize the the various “tests” we will encounter in our lives, as leaders highest thing—the Truth of God. on Earth and followers of Christ. As Chiduzie Madubata This brings us back to Psalm 41 and the dictum that we writes in this issue, these tests are always learning experienc- should not be corrupted by selfish, short-term desires. In- es; moments in which we discover more about what is good, deed, if we do, we will never learn anything—we will suc- and how to pursue it. God isn’t so concerned with some cumb to the vanity of false education. That, I believe, is Psychology of Leadership exam we’re going to be taking a central connection between Christianity and learning. next week. Indeed, there are more enduring, more impor- Harvard’s motto, Veritas, even without its original adden- tant things that will enable us to pass the most difficult tests. dum, can only be pursued with a certain faith that Truth Such examinations of our moral caliber and faith in God exists, and a certain willingness to dedicate oneself to pur- can come at any time and from anywhere. And perhaps they suing Truth through learning. This learning can be in any will continue for the duration of our lives. field—philosophy, biology, theology, politics. But we must Considering this idea of the true “tests,” we should now remember why we are doing it: so that we can learn more try to consider how it applies to young Christians who are about ourselves and God through our search after Truth. constantly tested on the seemingly trivial things in college. And in order to strive towards this horizon, we must focus Some might believe it is more important to spend time on how we are learning. In the same fashion as the “leader,” developing our soul; learning how to be a good Christian, the dedication to searching for Truth is selfless—it is not for rather than brushing up on astrophysics. Indeed, my real any sort of personal material gain. In turn, the Lord sup- education—the many tests of my integrity and faith—may ports those with unselfish motivations because of the integ- just await me years beyond Commencement 2008. rity they employ in their pursuit of the Truth. If we are not What relationship does education in college have with the distracted from the purpose of education by competing for education of our soul? G.K. Chesterton has been someone I personal accolades, ribbons, or plaques, we will be support- often look to for advice on such matters (and most recently, ed by God. The things worth having—integrity, faith, and a Father James V. Schall, S.J., who we are grateful and fortu- yearning for the Truth—cannot be found in such objects. nate to have in our pages for this issue of the Ichthus). Not I’d be willing to bet that not one person in the history of surprisingly, I found that Chesterton wonderfully described Harvard has claimed, after four years of liberal arts stud- the purpose of education for a Christian in his essay entitled ies, to have understood Veritas.
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