By Elizabeth Redden. Survey of prospective students and their parents offers insight into how they view Roman Catholic colleges. Many are open to them but generally aren't choosing institutions because of their Catholic character. More...
By Elizabeth Redden. At Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, presidents of evangelical, Roman Catholic, Muslim and Jewish institutions share the stage. More...
Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. Une riche iconographie à consacrée à Saint-Jérôme (deux chroniques à venir). Il est le patron des docteurs, des étudiants, des archéologues, des pèlerins, des bibliothécaires, des traducteurs et des libraires. Ce Docteur de l’Église mérite donc qu’on le connaisse mieux. Plus...
L’entrée de cette pratique, à l’origine religieuse et bouddhiste, dans la sphère éducative publique et laïque pose une série de questions sur sa définition, ses modalités, ses liens avec les apprentissages et ses finalités. Avec l’entrée de la méditation de pleine conscience dans les écoles, peut-on laïciser une pratique spirituelle. More...
By Eboo Patel. Some thoughts about including religion in the campus/young adult diversity discourse. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Authors discuss new book about the diversity and strength of religion in academe -- as well as some of the tensions. More...
By Doug Lederman. A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that a Roman Catholic school violated a teacher's rights under the Americans With Disabilities Act when it fired her after she reported needing chemotherapy for her cancer -- overturning a lower court's decision exempting the school under the so-called ministerial exception. The exception exempts religious organizations from federal government scrutiny for many of their employment actions. More...
Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. La Faculté de Théologie catholique de la Kaiser-Wilhelm-Universität (Strasbourg) est créée en 1902. Elle est maintenue dans l’université publique après le retour de l’Alsace à la France fin 1918. Plus...
Many people would argue, however, that it is wrong to think of Christianity or any other faith in such purely positive terms. Religion can surely be a force for good and bad, depending on the message and the messenger. It is perfectly possible to celebrate the virtues of Christian compassion while recognising problems with everything from creationism to some religious attitudes to homosexuality. More...
The End of Religion and the End of School
The parallel between religion and education, at least historically, is clear. I once commented, "Defenders of the faith have to show why a laying of the hands is essential to their art - an impossible challenge, because it amounts to quantifying the aethereal." Which applies equally to the church and to the school. More...
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