ABSTRACT

This short book has argued that we live in an age when the reigning philosophical presuppositions are generally antagonistic to Catholicism. Within this frame, Catholic theories of education are multiple and are usually amalgams of different secular philosophies mixed with some religious views. Catholic education can certainly have a capacity for singularity and multiplicity based on the lived experience of diverse Catholics. The Church does not speak on Catholic education with an unequivocal and unambiguous voice. A plurality of educational positions has surfaced which do not simply differ but often conflict with each other. Even worse, the advocates of these positions align themselves with either the current Pope or his predecessors causing damage to the unity of the Church.