"IDENTITY AND VISION AT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES"
ANNE M. CLIFFORD
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Clifford addresses the inherent tension underlying the need for a "Catholic" identity in Liberal Catholic Colleges. She argues that in the time since the end of World War II and the Second Vatican Council, Catholic Universities have lost their sense of self - and are in need of revival that is rooted in the aesthetic and sacramental dimensions of Catholic the imagination. She notes that the school in question meet a specific set of criteria in order to be living the identity of a distinctly "Catholic" college - including but not limited to; having distinct evidence of christian influence throughout the community, engage in reflection in the light of the Catholic tradition, be faithful to the christian message, and have "an institutional commitment the service of the people of God and the human family "in their pilgrimage to the transcendent goal which gives meaning to life". - Emma Graham, Undergraduate Student in the University of Toronto
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"EDUCATION FOR JUSTICE: STITCHING A SEAMLESS GARMENT," Joseph M. Incandela
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"This essay aims to present the challenges of teaching Catholic social thought to undergraduates at a Catholic college. It begins with a review of the three foundational principles of the Church's social tradition: dignity, community, and preferential option for the poor. It next moves to three primary obstacles to making these concepts come alive for college students: (1) the prevalence of social and economic stereotypes, (2) a Romanticized reduction of Christianity which emphasizes charity to the neglect of justice, and (3) an unwillingness to allow the resources of one's faith to challenge the policies of one's government. The essay concludes with some reflections on the appropriateness of all of these subjects at a college dedicated to the liberal arts. Throughout this paper, generous use is made of writings by my students that demonstrate the pedagogical principles and pitfalls I narrate." - Author's Abstract
Incandela, Joseph M. "Education for Justice: Stitching a Seamless Garment." in Horizons 27.2 (2000). Read the Article: UofT Library WorldCat |
"Labor Unions, Adjuncts, and the Mission and Identity of Catholic Universities," Gerald L. Beyer
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"Catholic social teaching (CST) has long endorsed the right of all workers to unionize. However, many US Catholics exhibit an antiunion bias. In addition, Catholic institutions have engaged in union busting, thereby flouting CST. Focusing on the recent efforts of adjuncts to unionize at Catholic universities, this article argues that union busting jeopardizes the faith and conscience formation of students and undermines the evangelizing mission of Catholic universities. The article debunks the appeal to religious liberty by Catholic institutions to circumvent the National Labor Relations Board's injunctions to allow adjuncts to unionize. It also refutes the argument that the National Labor Relations Act imposes a style of collective bargaining contrary to the harmonious vision of labor relations in CST. Succinctly stated, the article contends there is no legitimate reason for Catholic universities to thwart the unionization efforts of adjuncts, particularly given the systematically unjust work conditions many of them face." Author's Abstract
Beyer, Gerald L. "Labor Unions, Adjuncts, and the Mission and Identity of Catholic Universities." In Horizons 42.1 (2015). Read the Article: UofT Library WorldCat |
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"Seed That Falls on Fertile Ground (Matthew 13:1–9): Catholic Higher Education and the Renewal of Agrarianism" Elizabeth Groppe
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"Agriculture in the United States today faces myriad challenges, including soil erosion, biodiversity loss, climate change, water shortages, dependence on harmful chemicals, and a breach in the intergenerational transmission of agricultural knowledge. The scope and scale of the agricultural problems facing our nation today are an indication that we need a new culture of the ager (“field” in Latin)—a fundamentally new way of understanding and enacting our relationship to the land and the production of food. Catholic colleges and universities can make a vital contribution to this renewal through new agrarian curricular and research programs grounded in Catholicism's sacramental epistemology, analogical metaphysics, interdisciplinary search for wisdom, and respect for the spiritual significance of agricultural and manual labor. In turn, the incorporation of agrarian practice, education, and research within Catholic institutions of higher education can contribute to the education of the whole person that is fundamental to Catholic pedagogy, the cultivation of the virtue of humility, and the enrichment of Catholic liturgical practice and Catholic culture." Author's Abstract
Groppe, Elizabeth. "Seed that Falls on Fertile Ground (Matthew 13:1-9): Catholic Higher Education and the Renewal of Agrarianism." in Horizons 42.1 (2015) Read the Article: UofT Library WorldCat |
"Renewing the Identity of Catholic Colleges: Implementing Lonergan's Method for Education" Alison Mearns Benders
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"This article addresses the epistemological disarray and secularizing trends in American culture, while also suggesting a way for Catholic institutions to meet their responsibilities under Ex Corde Ecclesiae . It employs Bernard Lonergan's work to establish a theoretical foundation for education and outlines two specific liberal arts courses, Beginning with Knowing, in which students develop a methodological foundation for objective knowledge, and The Catholic Tradition, which transmits important Catholic perspectives and values." - Author's Abstract
Benders, Alison M. "Renewing the Identity of Catholic Colleges: Implementing Lonergan's Method for Education." In Teaching Theology and Religion, 10.4 (2007). Read the Article: UofT Library WorldCat |
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The Catholic University and the search for truth, Cyril Orji
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"Higher education is changing. Religious colleges and universities are not immune to the general secularization taking place in society. How have Catholic colleges and universities and the Catholic intellectual tradition been affected? This book walks readers through the complex changing landscape of education and the Catholic population, exposits Bernard Lonergan's perspective on learning styles and intellectual authenticity as a way forward, and suggests practical ideas for an invigorated understanding and application of the Catholic intellectual tradition." - From the Cover
Orji, Cyril. The Catholic University and the Search for Truth, Winona, MN : Anselm Academic (2013). Read the Book: UofT Library WorldCat Review: David Gentry-Akin, Horizons 42.2 |
A Catholic philosophy of education : the church and two philosophers, Mario D'Souza
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"Essential reading for new and experienced Catholic educators, A Catholic philosophy of education demonstrates that Maritain and Lonergan have much to offer in service of an education that is liberating, instructive, illuminating, and integrative."--
"In today's pluralist and multicultural society, questions about how to teach religiously and ethnically diverse students in Catholic schools abound. A Catholic philosophy of education addresses these challenges by examining the works of Jacques Maritain and Bernard Lonergan alongside official documents from Rome. Mario D'Souza proposes a contemporary formulation for the Catholic philosophy of education as opposed to the philosophy of Catholic education. In seven chapters, the author both outlines the changes in Catholic educational philosophy before and after the Second Vatican Council and delves into Maritain's and Lonergan's philosophies, connecting them with the aims of Catholic schools in relation to students, teachers, and society, and the relationship between goodness, discipline, and knowledge. Arguing that traditional models of Catholic education--shaped by St Thomas Aquinas and influenced by Thomism and Neo-Thomism--are incompatible with modern society, D'Souza proposes that contemporary philosophy should educate students of different religions in their own faiths while teaching them to recognize their own religious distinctiveness as well as the social, intellectual, cultural, ethical, and moral sources that unify them as students." - Author's Abstract D'Souza, Mario. A Catholic Philosophy of Education: The Church and two Philosophers. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2016. Read the Book: UofT Library WorldCat |
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