The future of Catholic higher education : the open circle / James L. Heft, S.M.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heft, James, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic universities and colleges--Philosophy.

Catholic universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

After many years of scholarship, administrative experience, and leadership in Catholic higher education, the author has written a book that draws upon many academic disciplines to paint a picture of the past and the current situation (challenges, strengths, and weaknesses) of Catholic universities. After identifying the foundational pillars of Catholic higher education, he points the way to a future that is open to modern culture without capitulating to it, embraces Catholic intellectual traditions without fossilizing them, and presents a vision of its relationship to the hierarchy that is respectful, independent, faithful, and dynamic.

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

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.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0197568912

0197568904

9780197568880 (ebook)

OCLC:

1249471367