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Toward An Anti-Racist Theology: American Racism And Catholic Social Thought, Douglas J. Cremer
Toward An Anti-Racist Theology: American Racism And Catholic Social Thought, Douglas J. Cremer
LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations
In the writings of the Vatican, the United States and Latin American bishops, and various theologians since the 1950s, Catholic social thought has generally failed to understand the pernicious depth of the system of racial classification, discrimination, and violence in the Americas. Catholic social thought still sees racism as based on the pre-existing, valid category of "race," requiring individual conversion and social effort. What is required instead is seeing the very concept of " race" as what must be rejected as the product of a racist ideology of politico-economic oppression and developing an anti-racist theological response that overcomes and eliminates …
Teaching: Profession Or Vocation?, Joseph A. Buijs
Teaching: Profession Or Vocation?, Joseph A. Buijs
Journal of Catholic Education
Underneath Teaching there lies a conceptual framework through which we view its role and purpose. Different frameworks vary in outlook and imply contrasting attitudes and values. Which one we adopt impacts on what and how we teach. This study explores what it means to think of teaching as a professions versus a vocation. Its focus is restricted to teaching at the university level, but the analysis can be applied to other aspects of an academic career. The issue is of particular interest in relation to the Christian or Catholic identity of denominational colleges and universities. The intent is to show …