Teaching the Tradition - Catholic Themes in Academic Disciplines (Hardcover, New)

The Catholic intellectual tradition is broad, and covers a wide array of academic disciplines. From the origin of universities and through their first six hundred years of existence, philosophy and theology were the central disciplines. However, with the establishment of chairs in mathematics and others in chemistry at German universities in the nineteenth century, new academic disciplines started to be acknowledged and, in the following two hundred years, the modern array of academic departments gradually emerged. Many of the topics covered in these emerging disciplines, however, had earlier been addressed in theology or philosophy, and it is from here that the Catholic intellectual tradition made important contributions and distinctions in many of the most popular undergraduate academic departments. Structured around two lead essays on Catholic anthropology and Catholic theology, this volume focuses on important religious themes and how they appear in various academic disciplines. John Piderit, Melanie Morey, and their contributors take a disciplinary approach to the Catholic intellectual tradition. Each chapter focuses on one academic discipline or major that is taught at the undergraduate level in most colleges or universities; the book is primarily intended for Catholic institutions who teach undergraduates and have an interest in showing students how various topics in their disciplines are related to Christian belief and the Catholic tradition in particular.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2012
First published:	February 2012
Authors:	John J. Piderit (President) • Melanie M Morey (Senior Director for Research and Consulting)
Dimensions:	235 x 162 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	504
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-979530-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > History > American history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church Promotions
LSN:	0-19-979530-4
Barcode:	9780199795307

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