The Idea of a Catholic University
2nd Edition
Published on 15. April 2002
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-226-61661-2 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on theology and the history of philosophy, O'Brien shows how religious truth relates to the work of the Catholic university. He concludes with a practical consideration of how the ideal relates to the actual life of the curriculum.
Reviews / Votes
"Original, subtle, and learned, The Idea of a Catholic University provides what is most needed in the discussion of Catholic higher education today - a new way of thinking about what it is that gives the Catholic university its distinctively Catholic identity." - Philip Gleason, author of Contending with Modernity: Catholic Higher Education in the Twentieth CenturyMore details
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 158 mm
Weight
516 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-61661-2 (9780226616612)
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Person
George Dennis O'Brien is president emeritus of the University of Rochester and former president of Bucknell University. He is the author of a number of books, most recently What to Expect from College and All the Essential Half-Truths about Higher Education, the latter published by the University of Chicago Press.