Church-Related Universities Embrace Seat Of Wisdom

The author, speaking recently at Valparaiso University and Hillsdale College, explores the Marian motif Sedes Sapientiae and its development from biblical and patristic roots to medieval artistic expression. He argues the motif—prominent in twelfth-century northern Europe and Chartres—offers a model for church-related higher education to recover contemplative wisdom amid modern pressures such as costs, cultural drift, and AI disruption.