| Description |
1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- The Future of Catholic Higher Education -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Ongoing Conversation -- Part I -- 1. Jesus and the University -- 2. Mary and the Intellectual Life -- 3. John Henry Newman in Context -- Part II -- 4. Secularization and Catholic Higher Education -- 5. A University That Evangelizes? -- 6. Ex corde ecclesiae and the Mandatum -- 7. Bishops and Theologians -- Part III -- 8. Academic Freedom and the Open Circle -- 9. Faculty Recruitment and Formation -- 10. Teaching and Research -- 11. Humility and Courage -- 12. Liberal Education |
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Part IV -- 13. Theology in the Catholic University -- 14. Campus Ministry and Academics -- 15. Catholic Studies Programs and Catholic Identity -- Conclusion: The Future of Catholic Higher Education in the United States -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
The Future of Catholic Higher Education advances a vision of the Catholic University that is neither a ""closed circle"" of only Catholics nor a ""market place of ideas with no distinctive mission"" but rather an ""open circle,"" one that fosters the Catholic intellectual tradition by including scholars of many religions, rooting Catholic social thought in Catholic doctrine, defending academic freedom and the mandatum. Drawing upon his extensive experience, James Heft lays out the current state of Catholic Higher Education and what needs to be done to ensure that Catholicism isn't phased out o |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Catholic universities and colleges -- Philosophy
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Catholic universities and colleges -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780197568903 |
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0197568904 |
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