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Just when it appears all hope is lost for the Ivy League, news like this comes along.

Via The Dartmouth student newspaper:

Nondenominational Christian journal Apologia published its first issue last Monday, making it the first publication of its kind at Dartmouth. The student journal’s staff seeks to bridge the divide between intellectualism and Christianity as well as foster a more open dialogue about faith on campus.

Executive Editor Andrew Schuman ’10, who plans to put out a new issue every term, said that for hundreds of years intellectualism and Christianity were viewed not as opposing forces, but instead as complementary ones.

According to Schuman, much of the Western intellectual tradition is founded upon a bedrock of Christian thought, and many of the greatest Western scientists such as Copernicus, Newton and Galileo were devout Christians who sought to integrate their faith with their academic pursuits.

Apologia seeks to bring this rich Christian intellectual tradition back to the mainstream, Schuman said.

“There seems to be a distinct separation between academic life and religious life. That’s a gulf we’re trying to bridge,” said Robert Cousins ’09, arts and literature editor. “For hundreds of years the first book everyone would read is the Bible, and that would inform the decisions they made in life. The two paths of academic and intellectualism have in my opinion diverged for no reason.”

Cousins said that he believes focusing on Christian intellectualism helps improve understanding of both Christianity and academics.

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