- Marcus Berquist
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Marcus Berquist (1934 - November 2, 2010) 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."[1] Died November 2, 2010
See also
- American philosophy
- List of American philosophers
References
- ^ Our Sunday Visitor, "Angels are cooperating causes in human salvation", Jeff Ziegler, December 10, 2006, page 8.
External links
Categories:- American academics
- American educators
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- University and college founders
- Thomas Aquinas College
- Université Laval alumni
- 1934 births
- 2010 deaths
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