Abstract
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 education to people of other religious traditions. The Courtyard initiative is an opportunity for the Catholic educational community to re-consider its purpose as an ecclesial agent in a plural society. This article argues that the distinctive content and pedagogy it employs in this endeavor is a bold manifestation of contemporary radicalism in education.
DOI
10.15365/joce.1702042014
First Page
57
Last Page
76
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Recommended Citation
Franchi, L. (2014). The Catholic School as a Courtyard of the Gentiles. Journal of Catholic Education. https://doi.org/10.15365/joce.1702042014
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