ERIC Number: EJ978671
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Publication Date: 2011
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Centers for Catholic Studies and the Public Voice of Religion
Brigham, Erin
Journal of Catholic Higher Education, v30 n2 p239-253 Sum 2011
This article explores debates about the public role of religion in a secular context. Drawing on the work of critical theorist, Jurgen Habermas, this article claims that the United States requires a viable public sphere in which religious and secular voices can learn from each other. Highlighting the work of the Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Catholic Social Thought at the University of San Francisco, this article argues that university centers and institutes for Catholic Studies potentially create such spaces to discover the public significance of religion.
Descriptors: Religion, Role of Religion, Catholics, Educational Practices, Universities, Institutes (Training Programs), Religious Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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