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Title: Catholic Mission and Identity: The Case of Gonzaga


1
Catholic Mission and Identity The Case of
Gonzaga
  • Michael Lieberman Carey, Ph.D.Associate
    Professor
  • Department of Organizational Leadership
  • School of Professional Studies
  • Gonzaga University

2
GONZAGAS MISSION STATEMENTthree dynamics
  • As Catholic, we affirm the heritage which has
    developed through two thousand years of Christian
    living, theological reflection, and authentic
    interpretation.
  • As Jesuit, we are inspired by the vision of
    Christ at work in the world, transforming it by
    His love, and calling men and women to work with
    Him in loving service of the human community.
  • As humanistic, we recognize the essential role of
    human creativity, intelligence, and initiative in
    the construction of society and culture.

3
GONZAGAS MISSION STATEMENTthree key issues
  • Partnership and Diversity
  • Curriculum Development/Pedagogy
  • Faculty Hiring and Evaluation

4
Gonzaga
Catholic
Humanistic
Jesuit
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OVERVIEW OF EACH TRADITIONgoal, method, issue
  • Goal each tradition has a purpose which drives
    its decisions and actions
  • Method each tradition has a particular approach
    to accomplishing its goal
  • Issue each tradition has an inherent question
    that cant be answered from within the tradition

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Humanistic
Goal
Virtuous Action

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Humanistic
Goal
Method
Virtuous Action
Study of Humanities
8
Humanistic
Goal
Method
Virtuous Action
Study of Humanities
Issue
Faith and Reason
9
Catholic
Goal
Universal Mind
10
Catholic
Goal
Method
Universal Mind
Theology and Inter-discipline
11
Catholic
Goal
Method
Universal Mind
Theology and Inter-discipline
Issue
Mandate and Freedom
12
Jesuit
Goal
Discerning Heart
13
Jesuit
Goal
Method
Discerning Heart
Magis
14
Jesuit
Goal
Method
Discerning Heart
Magis
Issue
Lay-Jesuit Collaboration
15
Gonzaga
Catholic
Humanistic
Jesuit
16
TRADITIONS AND THE MISSION from the general to
the particular
  • One approach to the three traditions of the
    Mission is to view them as encompassing
    increasingly more narrow fields.

17
HUMANISTIC
CATHOLIC
JESUIT
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TRADITIONS AND THE MISSION from the general to
the particular
  • However, this implies that one tradition is more
    on-target than the other two.

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HUMANISTIC
CATHOLIC
JESUIT
50
30
10
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TRADITIONS AND THE MISSIONdevelopmental
perspective
  • Another approach to the three traditions of the
    Mission is to view them each as building upon and
    expanding the others.

21
CATHOLIC
JESUIT
HUMANISTIC
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TRADITIONS AND THE MISSIONdevelopmental
perspective
  • However, this also presumes that one tradition is
    more advanced than the other two.

23
JESUIT
CATHOLIC
HUMANISTIC
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TRADITIONS AND THE MISSIONseparate but equal
  • Another approach to the three traditions of the
    Mission is to view them each as three separate
    but equal aspects of the Gonzaga experience.

25
Gonzaga
Catholic
Humanistic
Jesuit
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TRADITIONS AND THE MISSIONseparate but equal
  • However, those with power decide which of the
    traditions will be more equal than the other
    two.

27
Gonzaga
Humanistic
Catholic
Jesuit
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TRADITIONS AND THE MISSIONan integrative model
  • Rather than pitting one against the other, the
    three traditions may be understood as in dialogue
    with each other, producing a unique Gonzaga
    Mission.

29
GONZAGA MISSION
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TRADITIONS AND THE MISSIONan integrative model
  • That only is true enlargement of the mind which
    is the power of viewing many things at once as
    one whole, of referring them severally to their
    true place in the universal system, of
    understanding their respective values, and
    determining their mutual dependence. . . .
    Possessed of this real illumination, the mind
    never views any part of the extended
    subject-matter of Knowledge without recollecting
    that it is but a part, or without the
    associations which spring from this recollection.
    It makes everything in some sort lead to
    everything else it would communicate the image
    of the whole to every separate portion, till that
    whole becomes in imagination like a spirit, every
    where pervading and penetrating its component
    parts, and giving them one definite meaning.
    (John Henry Newman. The Idea of a University.
    Notre Dame University of Notre Dame Press, 1982,
    page 103.)

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IMPLICATIONSpartnership and diversity
  • Humanistic tradition must be understood to the
    same degree as are the Catholic/Jesuit
    traditions.
  • Power structures must be transformed to support
    dialogue among the traditions.
  • Non-Catholic, non-Western, and non-Jesuit
    traditions must be brought into the dialogue.

32
IMPLICATIONScurriculum development/pedagogy
  • The strengths of each tradition must be
    incorporated into the goals of the curriculum.
  • The biases of each tradition must be identified
    and overcome by the use of inclusive teaching
    strategies.
  • Emphasis must be given to inter-disciplinary
    courses, team teaching, service learning, and
    collaborative research.

33
IMPLICATIONShiring and evaluation
  • Hiring of new faculty must be based on both
    their standing within one tradition and their
    commitment to dialogue among the traditions.
  • Faculty promotion and tenure granting criteria
    must include activities which give evidence of
    the above.
  • The University administration must provide
    resources (e.g., structured conversations,
    release time) for faculty to engage in the above.

34
RECOMMENDATIONSsupport, emphasize, change
  • Provide support (i.e., time, money, environment)
    for inter-disciplinary courses, team teaching,
    service learning, collaborative research and
    inter-tradition dialogue.
  • Increase the emphasis of the Mission in the
    Faculty Handbook regarding hiring,
    re-appointment, tenure, and promotion decisions.
  • Change the membership of the Board of Members to
    include non-Jesuits open the position of
    President to non-Jesuits orientate the Board of
    Trustees to Mission dialogue.

35
SUMMARYdialogue, dialogue, and more dialogue
  • The Gonzaga Mission is made up of three separate
    traditionshumanistic, Catholic and Jesuitwhich
    are different yet complimentary.
  • If the three traditions remain separate, each
    tradition will deteriorate, and the Gonzaga
    Mission will suffer.
  • If the three traditions dialogically engage the
    others, each tradition will develop and the
    Gonzaga Mission will flourish.
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