What is 'new' and continues to develop is the form by which that same Gospel is proclaimed with fresh enthusiasm, in a contemporary and comprehensible language, with methodologies capable of transmitting the deepest sense of God's unchanging Word. In the last decades, as the cacophonies of secularism, relativism, individualism, materialism, and indifference have continued to blare, many have become deaf to the Word of God and live without ever noticing the absence of God as a real absence in their lives. Yet, it is within this cultural context that Catholic schools and universities have the extraordinary opportunity to 'make the deaf hear'... We must understand better how these privileged places for the development of human thought and personal formation will become communities where critical thinking is encouraged, to allow each student to contribute meaningfully to the common good through the witness of his or her personal faith. The theoretical and practical contributions made by the authors of this book will serve as a helpful roadmap for this critical reflection.
Reclaiming the Piazza II: The Catholic School and the New Evangelisation
Reclaiming the Piazza II: The Catholic School and the New Evangelisation
Overview
Description
What is 'new' and continues to develop is the form by which that same Gospel is proclaimed with fresh enthusiasm, in a contemporary and comprehensible language, with methodologies capable of transmitting the deepest sense of God's unchanging Word. In the last decades, as the cacophonies of secularism, relativism, individualism, materialism, and indifference have continued to blare, many have become deaf to the Word of God and live without ever noticing the absence of God as a real absence in their lives. Yet, it is within this cultural context that Catholic schools and universities have the extraordinary opportunity to 'make the deaf hear'... We must understand better how these privileged places for the development of human thought and personal formation will become communities where critical thinking is encouraged, to allow each student to contribute meaningfully to the common good through the witness of his or her personal faith. The theoretical and practical contributions made by the authors of this book will serve as a helpful roadmap for this critical reflection.
Editorial Reviews
Recognising the importance of Catholic education for the mission of the New Evangelisation requires that as a Church we earnestly and purposefully reflect upon the identity of Catholic educational institutions and their fundamental role in the New Evangelisation. We must understand better how these privileged places for the development of human thought and personal formation will become communities where critical thinking is encouraged, to allow each student to contribute meaningfully to the common good through the witness of his or her personal faith. The theoretical and practical contributions made by the authors of this book will serve as a helpful roadmap for this critical reflection.
The following pages provide those involved in the mission of Catholic schools and universities with the profound insights and concrete applications necessary for establishing academic institutions as dynamic centres of proclamation. The urgency of such centres was underscored by Pope Francis in his message to the Members of the Congregation for Catholic Education: 'Catholic schools and universities are equally called to offer to all the Christian message--respecting fully the freedom of all and the proper methods of each specific scholastic environment--namely that Jesus Christ is the meaning of life, of the cosmos and of history.'
As we survey the many challenges faced along the path of the New Evangelisation, we must remember that we do not travel this route alone. In our Catholic schools and universities, there are administrators, teachers, support-staff, parents, and students who walk this path with us, offering the company of faith, and inspiring each other with reasons to believe. The time is at hand to regain the credibility of our Catholic educational institutions, and to demonstrate that they are indeed capable of responding to the difficulties of today by sending forth into the world graduates who are, as we read in Matthew 5:13-14, salt of the earth, lights of the world, and cities set on a hill.
✠ Rino Fisichella
Titular Archbishop of Vicohabentia
President
Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation
About the Author
Raymond McCluskey is Lecturer in Social Studies (History) in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow. He is a graduate of the Universities of Glasgow and Oxford (MA Hons and DPhil respectively). After temporary lectureships in Medieval History at the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh, he was awarded a PGCE in Secondary History Education at St Andrew's College in Glasgow. There followed over a decade of teaching in the Jesuit school in Glasgow until his appointment to his current post at the University of Glasgow in 2004. Raymond has published across a wide range of areas, with principal interests currently in the fields of history of education, Catholic culture and Catholic education. He is the editor of The Scots College Rome 1600-2000 (John Donald) and (with Stephen McKinney) How "The Teacher" is Presented in Literature, History, Religion and the Arts (Edwin Mellen). More recently, he has published (with Linden Bicket) on "Two Neglected Poets of Late Victorian Scotland: John Luby and James Lynch" (in Scottish Literary Review, 2017) and "Catholic Intellectual Life and Catholic Teacher Education: Challenges and Responses in an Age of Change" (in Éduquer aujourd'hui: mutations et permanences, Les Acteurs du Savoir, 2017). Raymond was a member (and past Chair) of Council of the Scottish Catholic Historical Association from 1990 until 2017. He is currently Secretary of the History of Education Society in the United Kingdom. As well as his professional historical studies, he is an organist and choir director in a local parish community and maintains a keen interest in music and its contribution to the liturgical life of the Church.
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Overview
What is 'new' and continues to develop is the form by which that same Gospel is proclaimed with fresh enthusiasm, in a contemporary and comprehensible language, with methodologies capable of transmitting the deepest sense of God's unchanging Word. In the last decades, as the cacophonies of secularism, relativism, individualism, materialism, and indifference have continued to blare, many have become deaf to the Word of God and live without ever noticing the absence of God as a real absence in their lives. Yet, it is within this cultural context that Catholic schools and universities have the extraordinary opportunity to 'make the deaf hear'... We must understand better how these privileged places for the development of human thought and personal formation will become communities where critical thinking is encouraged, to allow each student to contribute meaningfully to the common good through the witness of his or her personal faith. The theoretical and practical contributions made by the authors of this book will serve as a helpful roadmap for this critical reflection.
Description
What is 'new' and continues to develop is the form by which that same Gospel is proclaimed with fresh enthusiasm, in a contemporary and comprehensible language, with methodologies capable of transmitting the deepest sense of God's unchanging Word. In the last decades, as the cacophonies of secularism, relativism, individualism, materialism, and indifference have continued to blare, many have become deaf to the Word of God and live without ever noticing the absence of God as a real absence in their lives. Yet, it is within this cultural context that Catholic schools and universities have the extraordinary opportunity to 'make the deaf hear'... We must understand better how these privileged places for the development of human thought and personal formation will become communities where critical thinking is encouraged, to allow each student to contribute meaningfully to the common good through the witness of his or her personal faith. The theoretical and practical contributions made by the authors of this book will serve as a helpful roadmap for this critical reflection.
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Recognising the importance of Catholic education for the mission of the New Evangelisation requires that as a Church we earnestly and purposefully reflect upon the identity of Catholic educational institutions and their fundamental role in the New Evangelisation. We must understand better how these privileged places for the development of human thought and personal formation will become communities where critical thinking is encouraged, to allow each student to contribute meaningfully to the common good through the witness of his or her personal faith. The theoretical and practical contributions made by the authors of this book will serve as a helpful roadmap for this critical reflection.
The following pages provide those involved in the mission of Catholic schools and universities with the profound insights and concrete applications necessary for establishing academic institutions as dynamic centres of proclamation. The urgency of such centres was underscored by Pope Francis in his message to the Members of the Congregation for Catholic Education: 'Catholic schools and universities are equally called to offer to all the Christian message--respecting fully the freedom of all and the proper methods of each specific scholastic environment--namely that Jesus Christ is the meaning of life, of the cosmos and of history.'
As we survey the many challenges faced along the path of the New Evangelisation, we must remember that we do not travel this route alone. In our Catholic schools and universities, there are administrators, teachers, support-staff, parents, and students who walk this path with us, offering the company of faith, and inspiring each other with reasons to believe. The time is at hand to regain the credibility of our Catholic educational institutions, and to demonstrate that they are indeed capable of responding to the difficulties of today by sending forth into the world graduates who are, as we read in Matthew 5:13-14, salt of the earth, lights of the world, and cities set on a hill.
✠ Rino Fisichella
Titular Archbishop of Vicohabentia
President
Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation
About the Author
Raymond McCluskey is Lecturer in Social Studies (History) in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow. He is a graduate of the Universities of Glasgow and Oxford (MA Hons and DPhil respectively). After temporary lectureships in Medieval History at the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh, he was awarded a PGCE in Secondary History Education at St Andrew's College in Glasgow. There followed over a decade of teaching in the Jesuit school in Glasgow until his appointment to his current post at the University of Glasgow in 2004. Raymond has published across a wide range of areas, with principal interests currently in the fields of history of education, Catholic culture and Catholic education. He is the editor of The Scots College Rome 1600-2000 (John Donald) and (with Stephen McKinney) How "The Teacher" is Presented in Literature, History, Religion and the Arts (Edwin Mellen). More recently, he has published (with Linden Bicket) on "Two Neglected Poets of Late Victorian Scotland: John Luby and James Lynch" (in Scottish Literary Review, 2017) and "Catholic Intellectual Life and Catholic Teacher Education: Challenges and Responses in an Age of Change" (in Éduquer aujourd'hui: mutations et permanences, Les Acteurs du Savoir, 2017). Raymond was a member (and past Chair) of Council of the Scottish Catholic Historical Association from 1990 until 2017. He is currently Secretary of the History of Education Society in the United Kingdom. As well as his professional historical studies, he is an organist and choir director in a local parish community and maintains a keen interest in music and its contribution to the liturgical life of the Church.
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To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases.
Additional non-returnable items:
- Gift cards
- Downloadable software products
- Some health and personal care items
To complete your return, we require a tracking number, which shows the items which you already returned to us.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)
- Book with obvious signs of use
- CD, DVD, VHS tape, software, video game, cassette tape, or vinyl record that has been opened
- Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error
- Any item that is returned more than 30 days after delivery
Items returned to us as a result of our error will receive a full refund,some returns may be subject to a restocking fee of 7% of the total item price, please contact a customer care team member to see if your return is subject. Returns that arrived on time and were as described are subject to a restocking fee.
Items returned to us that were not the result of our error, including items returned to us due to an invalid or incomplete address, will be refunded the original item price less our standard restocking fees.
If the item is returned to us for any of the following reasons, a 15% restocking fee will be applied to your refund total and you will be asked to pay for return shipping:
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