Pluralizing Catholic Identity |
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| Authors: | Graham P McDonough |
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| Institution: | Faculty of Education, Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada |
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| Abstract: | One strand in the scholarship of Catholic school identity perceives that it has deteriorated since Vatican II (1962–1965) and therefore needs restoration. Unfortunately, this perception is based on an assumption that there is a singular Catholic identity. This article demonstrates a basis in theology, social theory, and educational thought to describe multiple Catholic identities, and then analyzes the work of two prominent Catholic educational theorists—Timothy Cook and Richard Rymarz—whose work follows a conception of Catholic identity in the singular. Finally, it considers the practical merits of acknowledging, coordinating, and promoting many kinds of Catholic identity in a school. |
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