ABSTRACT
The opening chapter discussed what philosophy of education has been in the Church, academy in the past and its decline, and after that what the Church is currently left with in terms of a rationale or basis for Catholic education. This chapter will consider certain Catholic themes, such as religious charisms, and definitions of constants, such as evangelisation and mission, liberal formation and integral education, catechesis, and identity, in Catholic education as well as various contemporary models of Catholic education. This chapter continues the exploration of Catholic rationales found in Chapter 1 of what further tools the Church can use to advance an authentic development of Catholic education. It begins with a discussion of religious charisms in education.
