Enhancing Religious Identity: Best Practices from Catholic Campuses - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0878408134 ISBN 13: 9780878408139

Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr, 2000

Synopsis

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)

About this title

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.

Review

"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

Edition details

• Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878408134
• ISBN 13: 9780878408139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 389
• Editor: Wilcox John R., King Irene