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Flat White

The future of learning and the independent scholar

29 July 2017

9:05 AM

29 July 2017

9:05 AM

When the British historian, Christopher Dawson, received the Christian Culture Award in 1951 from a Canadian university, he called his acceptance speech “Ploughing a Lone Furrow.” He wanted to draw attention to the tradition of private, independent study which he himself had followed, and which characterised English research and writing in the past so that it complemented the work of professional historians.

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