" The Idea of a University is an] eloquent defense of a liberal education which is perhaps the most timeless of all Newman\'s] books and certainly the one most intellectually accessible to readers of every religious faith and of none.
O]nly one who has read The Idea of a University in its entirety, especially the nine discourses, can hope to understand why its reputation is so high: why the first reading of this book has been called an \'epoch\' in the life of a college man; w. . . . " The Idea of a University is an] eloquent defense of a liberal education which is perhaps the most timeless of all Newman\'s] books and certainly the one most intellectually accessible to readers of every religious faith and of none