A Catholic philosophy of education : the church and two philosophers / Mario O. D'Souza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

D'Souza, Mario O., 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maritain, Jacques, 1882-1973.

Maritain, Jacques.

Lonergan, Bernard J. F.

Catholic Church--Education--Philosophy.

Catholic Church.

Catholic schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal, [Quebec Province] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2016.

Summary:

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Catholic philosophy of education : before and after the Second Vatican Council

Jacques Maritain and Bernard Lonergan : two Catholic philosophers of education

The aim and end of the Catholic school : the role of knowledge and learning

The unity of the student

The vocation of the teacher

Society, culture, and the common good

Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780773599796

0773599797

9780773599789

0773599789

OCLC:

950057039