Ex corde Ecclesiae
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Ex corde Ecclesiae (English: From the heart of the Church) is an
Institutions newly claiming to be Catholic would require affirmation from "the
The apostolic constitution was viewed as a rebuttal to the Land O'Lakes Statement,[citation needed] a 1967 position paper adopted by the participants of a seminar sponsored by University of Notre Dame on the role of Catholic universities.[3] Attendees at this American seminar included the presidents of the following universities: the University of Notre Dame, Georgetown, Seton Hall, Boston College, Fordham, St. Louis University, and the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Over a dozen other educators from North American Catholic institutions of higher education were also present.[3]
Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1 - Identity and Mission
- Part 2 - General Norms
- Transitional Norms
- Conclusion
Role of theology
- "Theology plays a particularly important role in the search for a synthesis of knowledge as well as in the dialogue between faith and reason. It serves all other disciplines in their search for meaning... Because of its specific importance among the academic disciplines, every Catholic University should have a faculty, or at least a chair, of theology" (Ex Corde Ecclesiae §19)
Impact
A number of Catholic universities started offering programs in Catholic studies as a response to the encyclical.[4] For example, the Center for Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota was founded in 1992.
See also
- Gravissimum educationis
- Cardinal Newman Society, support organization in the United States
- Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
References
- ^ a b Ex Corde Ecclesiae Archived 29 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine at the Vatican website. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ a b Canons 807-814, Code of Canon Law Vatican website. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ a b [1] at http://www.nd.edu/. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ISBN 9780823234103. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
Further reading
- Hahn, L. Michael, O. S. B. "From Communion Toward Synodality: The Ecclesial Vision of Pope Francis and Its Implications for Catholic Higher Education in the United States" (PhD dissertation, Boston College, 2019) abstract