Issues in Academic Freedom - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0820702374 ISBN 13: 9780820702377

Publisher: Duquesne University Press, 1993

Synopsis

In this volume, leading educators and theologians discuss various aspects of academic freedom, particularly in the context of colleges and universities with religious affiliations.
These insightful and provocative essays address some of the most pressing issues now facing educational institutions and the Catholic Church, in particular: the ethical questions involved in maintaining academic freedom in a Catholic institution, the expression of dissent in an academic context and the authority of the vatican, the role of Catholic theologians within the university, and the relationship of the Catholic clergy and hierarchy--the local bishop, for example--to individual colleges and universities.
The essays in this work are both theoretical and practical. They will be of special significance to theorists and educators in Catholic and religious higher education, but they will also be important reading for all those interested in academic issues. The insights and applications contained in this work reach into all sectors of the academic community.

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Synopsis

Nine educators and theologians discuss issues of freedom in colleges and universities with religious affiliation, particularly Catholic. Among the topics are dissent and the authority of the Vatican, the role of theologians, and the relationship of the school to the local hierarchy, i.e. the bishop.

Edition details

• Publisher: Duquesne University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820702374
• ISBN 13: 9780820702377
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200
• Editor: Worgul George S.