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Jessup-Anger, Jody; Dooley, Jonathan C.; Leih, Rachel; Mueller, Elizabeth; Dean, Kathleen Lis – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
Emerging research illustrates that undergraduate students are searching for meaning in their lives, yet postsecondary institutions generally do little to support them in exploring such issues (Astin et al., 2005b). We speculated that religiously affiliated institutions might offer guidance on supporting students' spiritual development, and thus…
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Education, Student Attitudes, Catholics
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James, Glenn; Martinez, Elda; Herbers, Sherry – Journal of Catholic Education, 2015
This article examines Jesus's teaching methods as described in the four Gospels, highlighting the ways in which He led listeners to participate actively in their learning. We identify similarities between many of Jesus's techniques and current practices in the field of student engagement, with a focus on applications for instructors in higher…
Descriptors: Christianity, Teaching Methods, Biblical Literature, Learner Engagement
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González-Andrieu, Cecilia – Journal of Catholic Education, 2016
In this article, Cecilia González-Andrieu presents what she defines as a theological reflection. She writes that it is theological in that she engages jointly faith and reason, the religious tradition of the Catholic Church and the contemporary situation. What makes it theological "reflection" is that it arises out of a community of…
Descriptors: Catholics, Churches, Hispanic Americans, Religious Factors
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Welling, Katharina; Roebben, Bert – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2018
In this article the method of Scriptural Reasoning (SR), a text-based approach to interreligious dialogue between participants of the three Abrahamic religions, was implemented for a teacher education setting at a German university. Not only students with an outspoken religious conviction but also agnostic and atheist students, preparing…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Biblical Literature, Qualitative Research, Religion
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Schreiner, Laurie A. – Christian Higher Education, 2018
This article presents the results of an analysis of recent survey data collected from CCCU students and alumni to address the research question, "To what extent are CCCU students and alumni significantly different from their counterparts in other types of universities, based on data collected through national surveys?" Survey data from…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Higher Education, Christianity, Religious Education
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Tse, Thomas Kwan Choi – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2015
The Catholic Church, the largest school-sponsoring body in Hong Kong, is a major provider of religious schools and educational programmes. In 2006, the Catholic Diocese released its first centralised and comprehensive curricular document concerning religious and moral education (RME) in Catholic schools. Taking this programme as a reflection of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Catholics, Churches
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Davis, Henry J. – Journal of Catholic Education, 2015
The treatment of workers is an ongoing social issue affecting society. No organization is immune to questionable employee practices, including Catholic educational institutions. For Catholic leadership to fully embody its intended justice-based role, it must first be aware of the social teachings put forth by the Roman Catholic Church. In this…
Descriptors: Catholics, Catholic Schools, Religious Education, Employees
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Curran, Joseph – Journal of Catholic Higher Education, 2015
The early pontificate of Francis has been marked by substantial changes in the style of papal governance and teaching. Francis's engagement in dialogue with members of the media corresponds to a willingness to foster meaningful dialogue among the bishops and to use teaching documents to raise questions rather than answer them. At the Extraordinary…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Religious Factors, Catholics, Clergy
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Wuerl, Donald – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2013
The Church brings us an encounter with Jesus and offers us an invitation to faith. It proclaims Christ's words of truth and life. This article seeks to explore the depths of these realities in the context of our culture, our society--a world not always prepared to hear and accept the message. It is precisely this context that has evoked the call…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Beliefs, Catholics, Churches
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Miller, Helena – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2013
This article is an attempt to highlight some main themes in the "International Handbook of Jewish Education", which may resonate with themes that are pre-occupying Catholic educators, and which may help Catholic educators understand some of the pressing issues and concerns of Jewish educators and Jewish education. Its intention is to…
Descriptors: Guides, Jews, Judaism, Catholics
Menkhaus, James – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. was elected the 28th superior general of the Society of Jesus in 1965 and served in that role until 1983. As superior general, Arrupe sought to shape the Jesuits in the spirit of the vision of Vatican II, as well as the original charism of the founder of the Jesuit, St. Ignatius. The questions this dissertation seeks to…
Descriptors: Catholics, Religious Education, Social Justice, Social History
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Franchi, Leonardo – Journal of Catholic Education, 2014
The setting up of the Courtyard of the Gentiles by Pope Benedict XVI has provided the Catholic Church with an official forum for dialogue with atheists. The intellectual energy surrounding this initiative can be harnessed to focus on how the contemporary Catholic school addressed its responsibilities to the Catholic community while offering a good…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Religious Education, Churches, Catholics
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Madero, Cristobal – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2018
The preparation, convocation, and implementation of the Second Vatican Council sparked changes at theological and organisational levels in the Catholic church. Both types of changes created a new structure for the relationship of different elements within the church and between the church and the world. This was not the first time the Catholic…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Catholics, Christianity, Clergy
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Tannebaum, Rory P. – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative multi-case study is to explore the ways in which preservice teachers seeking either early-childhood or elementary licensure understand their roles and responsibilities in regards to the teaching of religion. Seven participants participated in the study and provided a range of data including -- though not limited to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Religious Education, Preservice Teachers, Preschool Teachers
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Schroeder, Carrie J. – Journal of Catholic Education, 2015
The promulgation of "Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework" for the "Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age" by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in November, 2007, represented a milestone in the efforts of the U.S. bishops to monitor and shape the Religious…
Descriptors: Catholics, Catholic Schools, Religious Education, Clergy
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