Neither a Convent nor a Seminary The Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Faculty Participation in an Institution’s Catholic Identi

Abstract

This essay proposes a Catholic structure for the intellectual life of faculty that invites participation in ways that honor their diverse backgrounds, even antipathy toward religion, while also demonstrating that identifiable Catholic perspectives, including Catholic social teaching, can provide a useful framework for faculty members to understand their academic roles in support of Catholic identity, no matter their religious backgrounds.