Marcus Berquist
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Marcus Berquist one of the founders of Thomas Aquinas College
, a professor, and an expert on the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas.
He received his bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. and his licentiate degree in Philosophy from Université Laval
in Quebec
. He nearly completed his Ph.D. from Université Laval
with Charles De Koninck
as his mentor but did not due to Charles De Koninck
's death.
He has been teaching at Thomas Aquinas College for over thirty-one years. For over forty years he has been teaching in Catholic colleges. Marcus is one of the founders of Thomas Aquinas College.
He is a proponent of angels as described in the Gospels and explains that, "It is only with difficulty and many mistakes that we can come to knowledge of invisible beings, beings that are more real and more alive than bodies."
Died November 2, 2010
Thomas Aquinas College
Thomas Aquinas College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college offering a single integrated academic program. It is located in Santa Paula, California north of Los Angeles. It offers a unique education with courses based on the Great Books and seminar method...
, a professor, and an expert on the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas.
He received his bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. and his licentiate degree in Philosophy from Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He nearly completed his Ph.D. from Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
with Charles De Koninck
Charles De Koninck
Charles De Koninck was a Belgian-Canadian Thomist philosopher and theologian. As director of the Department of Philosophy at the Université Laval in Quebec, he had decisive influence on catholic philosophy in French Canada and also influenced Catholic philosophers in English Canada and the United...
as his mentor but did not due to Charles De Koninck
Charles De Koninck
Charles De Koninck was a Belgian-Canadian Thomist philosopher and theologian. As director of the Department of Philosophy at the Université Laval in Quebec, he had decisive influence on catholic philosophy in French Canada and also influenced Catholic philosophers in English Canada and the United...
's death.
He has been teaching at Thomas Aquinas College for over thirty-one years. For over forty years he has been teaching in Catholic colleges. Marcus is one of the founders of Thomas Aquinas College.
He is a proponent of angels as described in the Gospels and explains that, "It is only with difficulty and many mistakes that we can come to knowledge of invisible beings, beings that are more real and more alive than bodies."
Died November 2, 2010