Communicating Identity and the Challenge of Ex Corde Ecclesiae

Authors

Anthony J. Dosen

Abstract

Arguing that the current challenge in Catholic higher education to implement the norms of Ex Corde Ecclesiae is largely a conflict of different world views, the author describes three competing visions of Church”pistic, charismatic, and mystical”and offers three “lenses” to clarify each vision: functional, interpretive, and post-modern. A textual analysis of Ex Corde Ecclesiae and the 1993 and 1999 drafts of ordinances of the National Catholic Conference of Bishops (NCCB) reveals a world view at odds with most Catholic universities.

DOI

10.15365/joce.0402042013

First Page

170

Last Page

204

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Recommended Citation

Dosen, A. J. (2000). Communicating Identity and the Challenge of Ex Corde Ecclesiae. Journal of Catholic Education. https://doi.org/10.15365/joce.0402042013