ДВЕРЬ, ЧЕРЕЗ КОТОРУЮ ОН ДОЛЖЕН БЫЛ ПРОЙТИ: Доказательство для Отца Бернарда Р. Макилхенни, S.J., по случаю его столетия

Father Bernard R. McIlhenny, S.J., served as Dean of Admissions at the University of Scranton for thirty-one years. More than two-thirds of the University's living alums were admitted under his watch. In 2026, he turned one hundred years old. This book is not a tribute. It is an argument. Drawing on Aristotle and the Stoics, on the Buddhist and Jesuit traditions, and on the elder traditions of indigenous cultures across the world, it asks the question that no celebration finally answers: by every standard humanity has ever developed for what a life is for, what is the verdict on a life spent opening doors for others? The argument is built in three movements. The standard is established. Two human beings who met are presented. Then the evidence is examined. The verdict is delivered by the accumulation, not by the author's declaration. Father McIlhenny will know whether the argument holds. That is why it was worth making.