Dr. John Rao introduces this series by explaining how the Church worked together with classical Greek and Roman understandings of the importance of city life, reason, and the literary genius to lead men from out of the darkness of the cave to the Light of Truth. This talk is part of a three-part series given at a New York City Conference entitled: The City, the Intellect, the Church and the Stage - 1998 VonHildebrand Winter Seminar