The Catholic University as Promise and Project: Reflections in a Jesuit Idiom
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Title
Journal of Law and Religion
Abstract
Fr. Michael Buckley has made an important contribution to the ongoing discussion of how to fulfill the mission and responsibilities of a Catholic university. Holding the Canisius Chair of Systematic Theology at Boston College and directing the Jesuit Institute there, he speaks both knowledgeably and authoritatively about how a Catholic university can reconcile fidelity to its church sponsor with the expectations of academic freedom created by its secular counterparts. Previous work won him a devoted audience for his skill as a theologian. The strength of the current Reflections lies in a series of illuminating excursions into the history of the relationship of church and academy; moreover, his careful explanation of the different meanings of the word "humanism" is alone worth the price of the volume. On the negative side, Fr. Buckley fails to provide a satisfactory explanation of how the trend toward secularization of religious institutions can be reversed.
First Page
423
Last Page
427
Publication Date
2001
Recommended Citation
David K. DeWolf, The Catholic University as Promise and Project: Reflections in a Jesuit Idiom, 16 J. L. & RELIGION 423 (2001).