Teaching Justice and Teaching Justly: Reflections on Teaching World Religions at a Jesuit Liberal Arts College
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| Title: | Teaching Justice and Teaching Justly: Reflections on Teaching World Religions at a Jesuit Liberal Arts College |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Schmalz, Mathew N. |
| Source: | Christian Higher Education. Jan 2005 4(1):1-17. |
| Availability: | Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2005 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Higher Education, Catholics, Liberal Arts, Church Related Colleges, Justice, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, History, Religion, Intellectual Disciplines, Theory Practice Relationship |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15363750590898713 |
| ISSN: | 1536-3759 |
| Abstract: | This paper examines how the teaching of world religions at Catholic Christians institutions can contribute to teaching justice and teaching justly. The paper compares central issues engaged by History of Religions as a discipline with those addressed within the Jesuit tradition of higher education as it developed in the wake of the Second Vatican Council. While many scholars have argued that the academic study of religion and theology are premised upon irreconcilably opposed paradigms of teaching and scholarship, this paper argues that a creative combination of the two disciplines can create a crucial space for reconsidering justice within the contemporary classroom at Catholic Christian colleges that embrace the Jesuit tradition of higher education. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 39 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Accession Number: | EJ821019 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | This paper examines how the teaching of world religions at Catholic Christians institutions can contribute to teaching justice and teaching justly. The paper compares central issues engaged by History of Religions as a discipline with those addressed within the Jesuit tradition of higher education as it developed in the wake of the Second Vatican Council. While many scholars have argued that the academic study of religion and theology are premised upon irreconcilably opposed paradigms of teaching and scholarship, this paper argues that a creative combination of the two disciplines can create a crucial space for reconsidering justice within the contemporary classroom at Catholic Christian colleges that embrace the Jesuit tradition of higher education. |
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| ISSN: | 1536-3759 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15363750590898713 |
