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From the beginning, the Abrahamic faithsaJudaism, Christianity, and
Islamahave stressed the importance of transmitting religious
identity from one generation to the next. Today, that sustaining
mission has never been more challenged. Will young people have a
faith to guide them? How can faith traditions anchor religious
attachments in this secular, skeptical culture?The fruit of a
historic gathering of scholars and religious leaders across three
faiths and many disciplines, this important book reports on the
religious lives of young people in todayas world. Itas also a
unique inventory of creative and thoughtful responses from
churches, synagogues, and mosques working to keep religion a
significant force in those lives.The essays are grouped
thematically. Opening the book, Melchor Sanchez de Toca and Nancy
Ammerman explore fundamental issues that have an impact on
religionafrom the cultural effects of global consumerism and
personal technology to pluralism and individualism. In Part Two,
leading investigators present three leading studies of religiosity
among young people and college students in the United States,
illuminating the gap between personal values and organized
religionaand the emergence of new, different forms of spirituality
and faith. How religious institutions deal with these challenges
forms the heart of the bookain portraits of abest practicesa
developed to revitalize traditional institutions, from a synagogue
in New York City and a Muslim youth camp in California to the famed
French Catholic community of the late Brother John of TaizA(c).
Finally, Jack Miles and Diane Winston weave the findings into a
broader perspective of the future of religious belief, practice,
andfeeling in a changing world.Filled with real-world wisdom,
Passing the Faith will be an essential resource for anyone seeking
to understand what religions must, and can, do to inspire a
vigorous faith in the next generation.
How do Catholic intellectuals draw on faith in their work? And how
does their work as scholars influence their lives as people of
faith?For more than a generation, the University of Dayton has
invited a prominent Catholic intellectual to present the annual
Marianist Award Lecture on the general theme of the encounter of
faith and profession. Over the years, the lectures have become
central to the Catholic conversation about church, culture, and
society.In this book, ten leading figures explore the connections
in their own lives between the private realms of faith and their
public calling as teachers, scholars, and intellectuals.This last
decade of Marianist Lectures brings together theologians and
philosophers, historians, anthropologists, academic scholars, and
lay intellectuals and critics.Here are Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.,
on the tensions between faith and theology in his career; Jill Ker
Conway on the spiritual dimensions of memory and personal
narrative; Mary Ann Glendon on the roots of human rights in
Catholic social teaching; Mary Douglas on the fruitful dialogue
between religion and anthropology in her own life; Peter Steinfels
on what it really means to be a aliberal Catholica; and Margaret
OaBrien Steinfels on the complicated history of women in todayas
church. From Charles Taylor and David Tracy on the fractured
relationship between Catholicism and modernity to Gustavo
GutiA(c)rrez on the enduring call of the poor and Marcia Colish on
the historic links between the church and intellectual freedom,
these essays track a decade of provocative, illuminating, and
essential thought. James L. Heft, S.M., is President and Founding
Director of the Institute for Advanced CatholicStudies and
University Professor of Faith and Culture and Chancellor,
University of Dayton. He has edited Beyond Violence: Religious
Sources for Social Transformation in Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam (Fordham).
How do Catholic intellectuals draw on faith in their work? And how
does their work as scholars influence their lives as people of
faith?For more than a generation, the University of Dayton has
invited a prominent Catholic intellectual to present the annual
Marianist Award Lecture on the general theme of the encounter of
faith and profession. Over the years, the lectures have become
central to the Catholic conversation about church, culture, and
society.In this book, ten leading figures explore the connections
in their own lives between the private realms of faith and their
public calling as teachers, scholars, and intellectuals.This last
decade of Marianist Lectures brings together theologians and
philosophers, historians, anthropologists, academic scholars, and
lay intellectuals and critics.Here are Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.,
on the tensions between faith and theology in his career; Jill Ker
Conway on the spiritual dimensions of memory and personal
narrative; Mary Ann Glendon on the roots of human rights in
Catholic social teaching; Mary Douglas on the fruitful dialogue
between religion and anthropology in her own life; Peter Steinfels
on what it really means to be a aliberal Catholica; and Margaret
OaBrien Steinfels on the complicated history of women in todayas
church. From Charles Taylor and David Tracy on the fractured
relationship between Catholicism and modernity to Gustavo
GutiA(c)rrez on the enduring call of the poor and Marcia Colish on
the historic links between the church and intellectual freedom,
these essays track a decade of provocative, illuminating, and
essential thought. James L. Heft, S.M., is President and Founding
Director of the Institute for Advanced CatholicStudies and
University Professor of Faith and Culture and Chancellor,
University of Dayton. He has edited Beyond Violence: Religious
Sources for Social Transformation in Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam (Fordham).
In an age of terrorism and other forms of violence committed in the
name of religion, how can religion become a vehicle for peace,
justice, and reconciliation? And in a world of bitter
conflicts-many rooted in religious difference-how can communities
of faith understand one another? The essays in this important book
take bold steps forward to answering these questions. The fruit of
a historic conference of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scholars and
community leaders, the essays address a fundamental question: how
the three monotheistic traditions can provide the resources needed
in the work of justice and reconciliation. Two distinguished
scholars represent each tradition. Rabbis Irving Greenberg and
Reuven Firestone each examine the relationship of Judaism to
violence, exploring key sources and the history of power,
repentance, and reconciliation. From Christianity, philosopher
Charles Taylor explores the religious dimensions of "categorical"
violence against other faiths, other groups, while Scott Appleby
traces the emergence since Vatican II of nonviolence as a
foundation of Catholic theology and practice. Mustafa Ceric, Grand
Mufti of Bosnia, discusses Muslim support of pluralism and human
rights, and Mohamed Fathi Osman examines the relationship between
political violence and sacred sources in contemporary Islam. By
focusing on transformative powers of Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam, the essays in this book provide new beginnings for people of
faith committed to restoring peace among nations through peace
among religions.
Engineering Education and Practice: Embracing a Catholic Vision is
a collection of essays exploring how major themes of Catholic
social teaching-respect for the environment, sustainability,
technological design, and service to the poor-all positively affect
engineering curricula, students, and faculty. Many engineering
programs at American universities focus solely on developing
technological sophistication without promoting ethical and
humanitarian priorities. The contributors to this collection argue,
however, that undergraduate engineering education needs to be
broadened beyond its current narrow restrictions. The authors of
this unique collection, nearly all of whom are engineers
themselves, show how some Christian universities in the United
States have found creative ways of opening up their engineering
curricula. They demonstrate how the professional education of
engineers can be enriched not only by ethical and religious themes,
which are typically isolated in humanities curricula, but also by
special fieldwork courses that offer hands-on service-learning
opportunities and embody a rich educational synthesis.
Engineering Education and Practice: Embracing a Catholic Vision is
a collection of essays exploring how major themes of Catholic
social teaching-respect for the environment, sustainability,
technological design, and service to the poor-all positively affect
engineering curricula, students, and faculty. Many engineering
programs at American universities focus solely on developing
technological sophistication without promoting ethical and
humanitarian priorities. The contributors to this collection argue,
however, that undergraduate engineering education needs to be
broadened beyond its current narrow restrictions.The authors of
this unique collection, nearly all of whom are engineers
themselves, show how some Christian universities in the United
States have found creative ways of opening up their engineering
curricula. They demonstrate how the professional education of
engineers can be enriched not only by ethical and religious themes,
which are typically isolated in humanities curricula, but also by
special fieldwork courses that offer hands-on service-learning
opportunities and embody a rich educational synthesis. Engineering
Education and Practice is a superb introduction to how engineering
education and research should take place in Catholic or, more
generally, in Christian universities. The diverse group of
contributors-mostly engineers and theologians who have pursued both
teaching and research careers at Catholic universities with
engineering schools-offers an appealing combination of theoretical
and practical essays. Their efforts are sure to play a role in the
very rich discussion currently ongoing at every level of Christian
higher education about how to retain what is distinctive about
Christian higher education while making necessary reforms. -David
Solomon, W.P. and H.B. White Director, Notre Dame Center for Ethics
and Culture, University of Notre Dame
Based in the idea that social phenomena are best studied through
the lens of different disciplinary perspectives, Empty Churches
studies the growing number of individuals who no longer affiliate
with a religious tradition. Co-editors Jan Stets, a social
psychologist, and James Heft, a historian of theology, bring
together leading scholars in the fields of sociology, developmental
psychology, gerontology, political science, history, philosophy,
and pastoral theology. The scholars in this volume explore the
phenomenon by drawing from each other's work to understand better
the multi-faceted nature of non-affiliation today. They explore the
complex impact that non-affiliation has on individuals and the
wider society, and what the future looks like for religion in
America. The book also features insightful perspectives from
parents of young adults and interviews with pastors struggling with
this issue who address how we might address this trend. Empty
Churches provides a rich and thoughtful analysis on non-
affiliation in American society from multiple scholarly
perspectives. The increasing growth of non-affiliation threatens
the vitality and long-term stability of religious institutions, and
this book offers guidance on maintaining the commitment and
community at the heart of these institutions.
So much has changed about Catholic intellectual life in the half
century since the end of the Second Vatican Council that it has
become difficult to locate the core concepts that make up the
tradition. In the Logos of Love is a collection of essays that grew
out of a 2013 conference on Catholic intellectual life co-sponsored
by the University of Dayton and the Institute for Advanced Catholic
Studies of the University of Southern California. The essays,
written by scholars of theology, history, law, and media studies of
religion, trace the history of this intellectual tradition in order
to craft new tools for understanding the present day and
approaching the future. Each essay explores both the promise of
Catholic intellectual life and its various contemporary
predicaments. How does a changed media landscape affect the way
Catholicism is depicted, and the way its adherents understand and
communicate among themselves? What resources can the tradition
offer for reflection on new understandings of sexuality and gender?
How can and should US Catholic intellectual life embrace and
enhance-and introduce students to-the new ways in which Catholicism
is becoming a more global tradition? What is the role of scholars
in disciplines beyond theology? Of scholars who are not Catholic?
Of scholars in universities not sponsored by Catholic religious
orders or dioceses? By providing context for and proposing
responses to these questions, the scholars invite discussion and
reflection from a wide range of readers who have one important
thing in common-a stake in sustaining a vibrant, flourishing
intellectual tradition.
How can the world's many religions overcome ideological differences
and come together to promote understanding, justice and peace? In
this groundbreaking volume, James L. Heft and fifteen other leading
scholars of the world's major religions show how to answer this
crucial question.
Structured as a scholarly dialogue, Catholicism and Interreligious
Dialogue contains essays by five Catholic scholars who have
committed to extensive study of and dialogue with another world
religion. Each scholar presents an assessment of the present state
of interreligious dialogue between the Catholic Church and
practitioners of a a particular faith, including Judaism, Islam,
Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism. These assessments are followed
by critical responses from two scholars of the tradition under
discussion, as well as concluding comments from the Catholic
scholar who offered the assessment.
Catholic high schools in the United States have been undergoing
three major changes: the shift to primarily lay leadership and
teachers; the transition to a more consumerist and pluralist
culture; and the increasing diversity of students attending
Catholic high schools. James Heft argues that to navigate these
changes successfully, leaders of Catholic education need to inform
lay teachers more thoroughly, conduct a more profound social
analysis of the culture, and address the real needs of students.
After presenting the history of Catholic schools in the United
States and describing the major legal decisions that have
influenced their evolution, Heft describes the distinctive and
compelling mission of a Catholic high school. Two chapters are
devoted to leadership, and other chapters to teachers, students,
alternative models of high schools, financing, and the key role of
parents, who today may be described as ''post-deferential'' to
traditional authorities, including bishops and priests.
Written by an award-winning teacher, scholar, and recognized
educational leader in Catholic education, Catholic High Schools
should be read by everyone interested in religiously- affiliated
educational institutions, particularly Catholic education.
Constructive interreligious dialogue is only a recent phenomenon.
Until the nineteenth century, most dialogue among believers was
carried on as a debate aimed either to disprove the claims of the
other, or to convert the other to one's own tradition. At the end
of the nineteenth century, Protestant Christian missionaries of
different denominations had created such a cacophony amongst
themselves in the mission fields that they decided that it would be
best if they could begin to overcome their own differences instead
of confusing and even scandalizing the people whom they were trying
to convert. By the middle of the twentieth century, the horrors of
the Holocaust compelled Christians, especially mainline Protestants
and Catholics, to enter into a serious dialogue with Jews, one of
the consequences of which was the removal of claims by Christians
to have replaced Judaism, and revising text books that communicated
that message to Christian believers.
Now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, many branches of
Christianity, not least the Catholic Church, are engaged in a
world-wide constructive dialogue with Muslims, made all the more
necessary by the terrorist attacks of September 11. In these new
conversations, Muslim religious leaders took an important
initiative when they sent their document, ''A Common Word Between
Us, '' to all Christians in the West. It is an extraordinary
document, for it makes a theological argument (various Christians
in the West, including officials at the Vatican, have claimed that
a ''theological conversation'' with Muslims is not possible) based
on texts drawn from the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the
Qur'an, that Jewish, Christian, and Muslim believers share the
God-given obligation to love God and each other in peace and
justice.
The Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies brought together an
international group of sixteen Jewish, Catholic, and Muslim
scholars to carry on an important theological exploration of the
theme of ''learned ignorance.''
10 Catholic scholars, all recipients of the University of Dayton's
Marianist Award, explore how their faith as Catholics has
influenced their scholarship and how, in turn, their scholarship
has affected their faith. They reveal how they have bridged the gap
between the two.
This book offers a series of reflections on the state of Christianity, and especially Catholicism, in the world today. The centrepiece of the volume is a lecture by the renowned philosopher Charles Taylor, from which the title of the book is taken. The lecture, delivered at Dayton University in January of 1996, offered Taylor the opportunity to speak about his theological views and his sense of the cultural placement of Catholicism, its history and trajectory. Four well-known commentators on religion and society were invited to respond to Taylor's lecture: William M. Shea, George Marsden, Jean Bethke Elshtain, and Rosemary Luling-Haughton. Their chapters offer a variety of astute reflections on the tensions between religion and modernity, and in particular on the role that Catholicism can and should play in contemporary society.
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