Enhancing Religious Identity: Best Practices from Catholic Campuses

by John R Wilcox, Irene King

Overview

Catholic colleges and universities have achieved a prestigious place in American higher education, but at the risk of losing their religious identity. This book confronts challenges facing all members of the college community, from presidents and trustees through the faculty and deans to student-life professionals, in making a renewed commitment to that mission.

Developing the vision of Catholic higher education expressed in the Vatican statement Ex Corde Ecclesiae, these essays provide a framework for enhancing Catholic identity across the campus and in the curriculum. The contributors address significant aspects of the culture of Catholic higher education in order to prescribe the best practices that can help colleges and universities maintain their distinctive religious character and ethical vision.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780878408146
Publisher:	Georgetown University Press
Publication date:	10/04/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

John R. Wilcox is chair and professor of religious studies at Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York. Irene H. King is director of the Community Partnerships and Service Learning program at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York.

Irene H. King is director of the Community Partnerships and Service Learning program at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York.

Table of Contents

ForewordMonika K. HellwigPrefaceReligious Identity: A Critical Issue in Catholic Higher EducationJohn R. WilcoxOverview: Defining a Catholic UniversityIntroductionIrene KingWhat Is a Great Catholic University?Richard A. McCormick, SJWhat Is Meant by a "Catholic" University?Michael J. Lavelle, SJThe Sides of Catholic IdentityJames H. ProvostLeadership and the Board of TrusteesIntroductionIrene KingThe Moral Core of TrusteeshipDavid H. SmithConflicting Basic DutiesDavid H. SmithCentered Pluralism: A Report of a Faculty Seminar on the Jesuit and Catholic Identity of Georgetown UniversityBruce DouglassIntegrating Mission into the Life of InstitutionsMary M. Brabeck, Otherine Neisler, and Nancy J. ZollersHiring Faculty for Mission: A Case Study of a Department's SearchJoseph J. Feeney, SJ, Owen W. Gilman Jr., and Jo Alyson ParkerIs Jesuit Education Fulfilling Its Mission?Vincent J. Genovesi, SJThe Integrity of a Catholic Management EducationMichael J. Naughton and Thomas A. BauschThe Faculty and the DisciplinesIntroductionIrene KingCatholic Higher Education: A Strategy for Its IdentityJohn C. Haughey, SJThe Catholic University Project: What Kind of Curriculum does It Require?Stephen J. HeaneyEthics and Religion in Professional Education: An Interdisiciplinary SeminarJames L. Heft, SMAcademic Freedom and the Catholic University: One Generation after Land O'LakesMichael HollerichTeaching Sociology inthe Catholic University: Conflict, Compromise, and the Role of Academic FreedomWilliam J. KinneyCatholic Studies at Catholic Colleges and UniversitiesThomas M. LandyCatholic Studies at the University of St. ThomasDon J. BrielGraduate Business Faculty in the Catholic UniversityRaymond N. MacKenzieTheology and the Integration of KnowledgeTerence L. NicholsIn the Beginning Was the WordGlenn A. SteinbergStudent LifeIntroductionIrene KingParadigms of Justice and LovePatrick H. ByrneUniversity-Community Collaborations: Shaping the Vision of Catholic Higher EducationKaren Caldwell, Mary Domhidy, Sharon Homan, and Michael J. Garazini, SJMeasuring Moral Development: A College-Wide StrategyMargaret G. KenderMeeting Religious Diversity in a Catholic CollegeJoan Penzenstadler

Behavior to Consciousness...A Paradigm ShiftPaul Stark, SJ

Strategies for ChangeIntroductionIrene King

A Most Promising Road to Take: The Values Program ProcessDonald J. Kirby, SJ

Promoting an Ethical Campus Culture: The Values AuditJohn R. Wilcox and Susan L. Ebbs

Index

What People are Saying About This

David O'Brien

A remarkable array of documents on Catholic higher education...Here we hear the constructive voices of people in the field, from trustees and presidents through theologians and business school teachers to student life professionals.

From the Publisher

"A helpful source of programmatic ideas for enriching Catholic higher education, and will surely be of interest to college administrators, faculty, and trustees alike." -- Thomas M. Landy, Founder, Collegium: a Colloquy on Faith and Intellectual Life

"A remarkable array of documents on Catholic higher education...Here we hear the constructive voices of people in the field, from trustees and presidents through theologians and business school teachers to student life professionals." -- David O'Brien, College of the Holy Cross

Thomas M. Landy

A helpful source of programmatic ideas for enriching Catholic higher education, and will surely be of interest to college administrators, faculty, and trustees alike.

Editorial Reviews

Centering on the question of religious identity as it effects Catholic colleges, this book features 32 essays on subjects like: the definition of a Catholic university, leadership and the board of trustees, the faculty and the disciplines, student life, and strategies for change. Particular attention is given to the impact of changes within the Church since Vatican II on the institution of the Catholic university. Contributors are professors and administrators, primarily from Catholic universities in the United States. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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