These six catalysts ignited an educational revolution in the fallout of the Common Era, a movement driven by “People of the Book” who wanted to share their Book with others. This revolution initiated a series of events that led directly to the creation of humanity’s greatest educational institution: the modern university. If you’ve attended a college or university, you can thank Jesus (and his followers) for the opportunity. The word university is derived from the Latin term universitas magistrorum et scholarium. It means, more or less, a community of teachers and scholars. Christians met in
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