A theory of Catholic education / Sean Whittle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whittle, Sean, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Catholic Church--Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.

Language Note:

English

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 discuss the writings of Karl Rahner, a leading twentieth century theologian. A Theory of Catholic Education argues that Rahner's approach, with his focus on the place of mystery in human experience, provides a way forward. Ultimately, Whittle demonstrates how Catholic theology can offer a unique and much needed theory of education."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Testing times for Catholic education2. Official Church teachings and the theory of Catholic education3. Newman and the theory of Catholic education4. Maritain and the theory of Catholic education5. How to go about constructing a robust theory of Catholic education6. Using the theology of Karl Rahner to develop the theory of Catholic education7. Mystery, Rahner and the theory of Catholic education8. Are there any mysteries that are unsolvable in principle?9. Practical proposals for the curriculum10. Towards a theory of Catholic educationConclusionBibliographyIndex.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-213) and index.

ISBN:

9781472581396

1472581393

9781474235716

1474235719

9781472581402

1472581407

OCLC:

893333254