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ERIC Number: EJ1097565
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1361 7672
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What Might a Non-Confessional Theory of Catholic Education Look Like?
Whittle, Sean
Journal of Beliefs & Values, v37 n1 p93-102 2016
This article emulates the new stance of Professor Michael Hand on faith schools. He illustrates how theological criteria could be used to inform and guide curriculum aims in a way that avoids indoctrination and the perils of faith-based education. This approach is adopted vis-à-vis Catholic education in order to sketch out what a non-confessional theory of Catholic education might look like. It is argued that a central feature of Catholic theology, as presented by the leading theologian Karl Rahner, is a recognition of the centrality of mystery in human existence. This theological insight is applied to the curriculum and it is used to provide a theological justification for a non-confessional account of Catholic education.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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