| Description |
1 online resource (233 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Testing Times for Catholic Education; Introduction; The global reality of Catholic education; The effectiveness of Catholic education; The danger of first impressions; External threats currently facing Catholic education; Internal threats currently facing Catholic education; The convergence of internal and external threats facing Catholic education; Conclusion; 2 Official Church Teachings and the Theory of Catholic Education; Introduction |
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Official Catholic Church teachings on education and schoolingThe 1929 Papal encyclical; Critical discussion of Divini Illius Magistri; The Second Vatican Council declaration Gravissimum Educationis; Critical discussion of Gravissimum Educationis; Post-Vatican II Church teaching on Catholic education; Evaluating official Church teaching on Catholic education; Conclusion; 3 Newman and the Theory of Catholic Education; Introduction; What are the central features of education according to Newman?; Newman and the theory of Catholic education |
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A critical discussion of Newman and the theory of Catholic educationConclusion; 4 Maritain and the Theory of Catholic Education; Introduction; What are the central features of education according to Maritain?; Maritain's anthropology and corresponding account of education; Maritain's insistence on education for freedom; Maritain's practical proposals about the curriculum; Maritain and Christian education; A critical discussion of Martian and the theory of Catholic education; Conclusion; 5 How to Go about Constructing a Robust Theory of Catholic Education; Introduction |
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How to begin constructing a robust theory of Catholic educationDeficiency 1: The problem of Catholic edu-babble; Deficiency 2: Problems caused by the confessional or catechetical meaning of Catholic education; Deficiency 3: The relationship between theology and education; How to repair the central deficiencies within the theory of Catholic education; Conclusion; 6 Using the Theology of Karl Rahner to Develop the Theory of Catholic Education; Introduction; Karl Rahner; Rahner's methodology; The anthropological turn; The supernatural existential; The transcendental existential |
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The existentials of freedom and historyThe centrality of mystery; Challenges to Rahner; Conclusion; 7 Mystery, Rahner and the Theory of Catholic Education; Introduction; What counts as mystery?; Mystery and related concepts; A taxonomy of mystery; Rahner and the taxonomy of mystery; The educational implications of Rahner on mystery; Conclusion; 8 Are There Any Mysteries That Are Unsolvable in Principle?; Introduction; What are the antinomies?; The first antinomy; The second antinomy; The third antinomy; The fourth antinomy; Are the antinomies examples of unsolvable mysteries? |
| Summary |
Presenting a robust and philosophically based account of education from the Catholic point of view, Sean Whittle engages with important debates and questions concerning the nature and purpose of Catholic education and schooling. The book opens with a review of the criticisms that have emerged about the prevalence of Catholic schools within the state system and, indeed, about the very notion of there being such a thing as ''Catholic education''. The author then goes on to survey official Church teaching on education and the work of key Catholic thinkers, Newman and Maritain, before moving on to |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
The wider significance of the antinomies |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- Education.
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Catholic Church -- Doctrines.
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| SUBJECT |
Catholic Church fast |
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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Education
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Theology, Doctrinal
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2014025977 |
| ISBN |
9781472581402 |
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1472581407 |
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1472581385 |
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9781472581389 |
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9781474235716 |
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1474235719 |
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9781472581396 |
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1472581393 |
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