Aspects of Doctoral Research at the Maryvale International Catholic Institute (Volume Three)
Aspects of Doctoral Research at the Maryvale International Catholic Institute (Volume Three)

Author: Andrew B. Morris

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2020-09-11

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1527559343

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Established at Old Oscott in Birmingham, England, in 1980, the Maryvale Institute provides a variety of part-time and distance learning courses to the lay faithful, consecrated religious and ministers of the Roman Catholic Church. Maryvale’s doctoral research programme in Catholic Studies is conducted in collaboration with, and accredited by, Liverpool Hope University. Successful students receive an award of a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from the University. This book is the third in a series of volumes concerned with the outcomes of that doctoral research programme. It provides an overview of the breadth of work by its students in the UK, USA, South America and Africa and their contribution to new knowledge in the area of Catholic studies, a wide field including history, literature, philosophy, spirituality, and theology.

Aspects of Doctoral Research at the Maryvale International Catholic Institute (Volume Four)
Aspects of Doctoral Research at the Maryvale International Catholic Institute (Volume Four)

Author: Catherine Knowles

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2023-05-16

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1527507068

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This collection of extracts from students who successfully defended their doctoral thesis highlights the breadth of research in Catholic Studies. The fourth book in a series of volumes, it shines new light on age old issues and, in many ways, offers solutions to and opportunities for dialogue with the contemporary world. These essays, from the students of Maryvale International Catholic Institute, with doctorates accredited by Liverpool Hope University, truly reflect the philosophy underpinning academic life at Maryvale, that of St. John Henry Newman. In essence, his vision for education involves an extension of knowledge, a cultivation of reason, an insight into the “relation of truth to truth”, learning to view things as they are and understanding “how faith and reason stand to each other”. These students have achieved that. This volume presents work covering the areas of moral theology, ethics, bioethics, textual analysis, theology, philosophy, history and literature, crossing in places, into the territory of pastoral theology, evangelisation and catechesis.

Catholic Schools in a Plural Society
Catholic Schools in a Plural Society

Author: Andrew B. Morris

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2024-01-05

Total Pages: 590

ISBN-13: 1527552853

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This book comprises a selection of articles published, mainly in peer-reviewed academic journals, together with a small number of documents prepared for policy makers within the Catholic education sector in England and Wales. The texts have been reprinted almost entirely as originally published, but with some minor editing to avoid unnecessary duplication. The papers are grouped into four sections. The first is concerned with the context of state maintained Catholic schools. The second explores research into the academic performance of Catholic schools prior to 1995. The third provides data on pupils’ academic and social outcomes, together with comparative studies of teachers and leadership of Catholic schools. The fourth section contains briefing papers about various aspects of state maintained Catholic education.

Monastic Perspectives on Temporality
Monastic Perspectives on Temporality

Author: Riitta Hujanen

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-08-07

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 3031348087

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In this book, Riitta Hujanen explores temporality in the context of Catholic enclosed contemplative traditions. It investigates, based on literature and other sources, what enclosed contemplatives might say about temporality through their monastic journeys. What makes a young person decide to dedicate their life inside a cloister? Do contemplatives have a preference for eternity over temporal time? How does the enclosed contemplative life impact one’s concept of time? How is time perceived towards the end of one’s monastic journey? What is seen when looking back to the years in the enclosed contemplative life? What is experienced at the hour of death? The answers to these questions illustrate a paradoxical dynamic in monastic journeys that cover a broad historical scope from the earliest monastic writers to contemporary sources.

Philosophy
Philosophy

Author: Andrew Beards

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2010-02-01

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 0814657273

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Philosophy begins, Aristotle said, with wonder; it addresses the great questions of life. This process of self-discovery through philosophy leads one to ask questions not only about human existence but also about God. In Philosophy: The Quest for Truth and Meaning,Andrew Beards introduces readers to some key philosophical ideas 'the mind's ability to know truth and reality, metaphysics, ethics, and questioning life's ultimate purpose 'in order to guide them in philosophical reflection. By examining the development of philosophy, Beards demonstrates and makes a case for the interplay of faith and reason. Andrew Beards, PhD, is reader in philosophy and director of the distance-learning B.A. Philosophy and the Catholic Tradition program at Maryvale Institute, an international institute for philosophy and theology based in Birmingham, UK.

Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love

Author: Scott R Sollom

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781949013627

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"Draws together a group of Catholic scholars to focus on the capacity of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to be a point for the renewal of Christian catechesis, education, and culture through its reclamation of the Christian heritage, its explanatory power, and its compelling articulation of a civilization characterized by faith, hope, and love. A special focus of the book is how the Catechism provides a creative reference point for pedagogical renewal in the Church"--