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What do the churches have to do with higher education? For this sermon “churches” shall mean organized groups of worshipers claiming faith in Jesus Christ. “Higher education” shall mean “the practice of teaching and learning above the high school level.”

Traces of institutions which can be called “schools of higher education” can be found in history as far back as the Sixth Century before the Christ was born. During the “Dark Ages” the schools which became the parents of the modern university were born. Since public schools were unknown, priests gathered youngsters in the churches to teach them. As these youngsters finished what may be called “high school,” the need arose for advanced education, especially for priests, lawyers and physicians. In…