Like a Bridge over Troubled Water in Sydney: Warrane College and the Student Protests of the 1970s

This article refers to events occurred in Sydney, from 1966 to 1974, to provide some general background to the foundation of Warrane College, a university hall of residence entrusted to the spiritual care of Opus Dei and affiliated with the University of New South Wales. Primarily based on journalis...

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Main Author: José Manuel Cerda
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Istituto Storico San Josemaría Escrivá 2010-04-01
Series:Studia et Documenta
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Online Access:https://www.isje.org/setd/2010/SetD%204-2010-6.pdf
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Summary:This article refers to events occurred in Sydney, from 1966 to 1974, to provide some general background to the foundation of Warrane College, a university hall of residence entrusted to the spiritual care of Opus Dei and affiliated with the University of New South Wales. Primarily based on journalistic accounts, this study is divided into three main sections: first, it provides a narrative of the foundation of the college, then an analysis of the particular aims and ethos of the residence, and finally, it describes the growing opposition to the project and the subsequent protests of 1971 and 1974.
ISSN:1970-4879