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Michael Patrick Barber is Associate Professor of Scripture and Theology at the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology (Greenwood Village, CO) and is the author of various books, including, Salvation: What Every Catholic Should Know (Ignatius Press, 2019). He can be found online at TheSacredPage.com and on Twitter @MichaelPBarber.
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Education is personal, not just embodied: A friendly response to Randall Smith

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Randall Smith’s recent CWR essay, entitled “Distance Education: It’s a long way from real education” (May 12, 2020), makes some valuable points about student learning. Smith is a wonderful scholar and teacher. I admire him […]

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