The Christian Heritage and the Challenges of the Contemporary Context

Abstract

The article examines the Christian heritage underlying the idea of the university and its continuing relevance in the contemporary context. Beginning with the medieval model of the universitas magistrorum et scholarium, it reflects on the cultural mission of higher education in the face of globalization, technological development and the fragmentation of knowledge. Universities are called to recover their vocation as communities of persons and of learning, promoting dialogue among disciplines, intercultural understanding and the formation of responsible citizens through a renewed humanistic vision.