LGBTQ+ educators in Catholic schools: embracing synodality, inclusivity, and justice / Ish Ruiz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruiz, Ish, 1989- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Education--Ethics.

Catholic Church.

Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Homosexuality.

Catholic gay people.

Gay teachers.

Discrimination in higher education.

Discrimination in employment.

LGBTQ+ Roman Catholics.

LGBTQ+ people in the workplace.

Physical Description:

xix, 191 pages, 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman and Littlefield, 2024.

Summary:

Since 2007, a Catholic LGBTQ+ organization called New Ways Ministry has documented over 60 cases of LGBTQ+ educators and allies who have been fired from Catholic schools throughout the US. The firings are met with significant local and national public outcry, resulting in fragmented, polarized, and wounded Catholic school communities throughout the nation. Who are these educators? Why are they fired? And is there a better way to respond to the presence of LGBTQ+ employees (as well as students and families) in Catholic education? Dr. Ish Ruiz responds to this controversy with a new theological framework, based on Pope Francis's vision for a synodal Church, that will aid Catholic schools in an effort to include LGBTQ+ educators while remaining faithful to the Catholic tradition. His framework offers a multifaceted approach to this issue by examining the fields of pastoral ministry, sexual morality, ecclesiology, and Catholic social teaching to craft an inclusive synodal vision for Catholic education. More importantly, Ruiz answers Pope Francis's calls for a Church that listens by lifting up the stories of LGBTQ+ educators and their invaluable contributions to Catholic schools. This book calls upon Catholic school leaders (including bishops, diocesan officials, school administrators, and other stakeholders) to treat LGBTQ+ educators with compassionate justice and to foster a school environment where all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, can feel respected, welcomed, and cherished as beings made in the Image of God.

Contents:

The Challenges of Firing LGBTQ+ Educators from Catholic Schools

The Gifts of LGBTQ+ Catholic School Educators

The Crux of the Matter: Catholic Doctrine on Homosexuality and Gender

Synodality in Catholic Schools: A Theological Model for LGBTQ+ Inclusion

Catholic Social Teaching and Human Rights: Giving Catholic School LGBTQ+ Educators their Due

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1538189623

9781538189627

1538189631

9781538189634

OCLC:

1430322378

Publisher Number:

90100689662