Christopher NewportUniversityKeith McLoughland Great BooksSeriesAs an institution, the official "GreatBooks" program was inspired by EncylopediaBritannica's set of volumes; KeithMcLoughland of CNU established a discussion group in the spirit ofthat program, and we carry on that institution in hishonor.The Great Books Series offers scholarsthe opportunity to discuss literature from our cultural legacy. Wewill explore it's meaning and relevance to our world, making the bestuse of our critical skills. The editors of the original series haveexpressed their policy on the program as a "Shared Inquiry Method of Learning" by which we engage one another in the pursuit oftruth.The Spring 2005 schedule is asfollows:Wednesday January 19 Dr. John ThompsonTheTao te Ching Wednesday February 2 Dr. Laura DeiulioGoethe's FaustWednesday February 16 Dr. Steven BreeseShakespeare's HamletWednesday March 16 Dr. Phil HamiltonFrederick Douglass's NarrativeWednesday March 30 Professor R. GuthrieCamus' The StrangerWednesday April 6 Dr. Jamie Martin TheWork of Blaise Pascal All meetings will be held in GosnoldHall, room 111, at 5:30 pm.Print copies of all of our readings areavailable through the CNU Bookstore, on reserve at the library, andas digitally linked from this site.Signon to the Great Books Mailing ListLinksBOOKLINKS for many digital textsFour Rules of Shared InquiryGreat Books DiscussionsFall 2003Series, Spring 2004 Series