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Shared Mission
Religious Education in the Catholic Tradition, Revised Edition
Series: Education and Integral Human Development
Preface by Gerhard Cardinal Müller
Imprint: Catholic Education Press
This book is a contribution to scholarship in the field of religious education. Its aim is simple: to offer a critical perspective on the nature of religious education in the light of contemporary developments in Catholic thinking in catechesis and wider thinking in education. The issues raised in the book will provide ample material for fruitful dialogue and constructive debate in the world of Catholic education.
Part One revolves around four historical contexts selected specifically to illuminate contemporary developments in the field. While these historical periods have porous boundaries, they offer a working structure in support of the core claims of the book.
Part Two explores the complex genealogy of the relationship between catechesis and Religious Education. Key thematic frames of reference within which the relevant Magisterial documents and associated academic literature are set out and explored chronologically thus allowing for some cross-referencing across the themes: unsurprisingly the range of the issues for debate resists a neat packaging within specific time-frames but does provide a helpful working structure. Part Three proposes that a Spirituality of Communion should underpin the Church’s work in catechesis, education and Religious Education.
Shared Mission seems to be a satisfactory articulation of the necessary dialogic relationship between both fields and offers a suitable space for both distinction and reciprocity. The revised edition contains an appendix on the Global Compact on Education.
Leonardo Franchi is lecturer in Religious Education at Glasgow University and Professor of Catholic Education at Notre Dame University Australia. Leonardo Franchi is also the author of Thomas Shields and the Renewal of Catholic Education (Catholic Education Press).
"To be a Catholic educator is to seek harmony between faith and reason, theory and practice: such a dialogue is the sine qua non of an excellent Catholic school."
~Gerhard Cardinal Müller, Preface to the first edition
"Leonardo Franchi's Shared Mission is necessary reading for those serving the apostolate of Catholic education in the United States. He carefully reads the history of both Catholic catechesis and religious education, opening up space for the academic study of doctrine and Catholic culture within the school. The proposal provided by Franchi is orthodox without being sectarian, a dynamic fidelity that invites the school to take up the task of cultural dialogue made possible by a Catholic anthropology and ecclesiology alike. Most of all, his grounding of the Catholic school in a theology of communion is a creative insight, one that could be a source of great renewal for academics studying Catholic education, as well as practitioners alike."
~Tim O' Malley, University of Notre Dame
"Dr. Leonardo Franchi's carefully researched and engagingly written volume is a significant contribution to critical scholarship on the relationship between catechesis and religious education envisioned through the paradigm of communio. Readers will find substantial historical overviews of contemporary catechesis and religious education to be especially helpful in research and in much needed dialogue between these significant areas of the Church's evangelizing mission."
~Jem Sullivan, The Catholic University of America
"In this compelling contribution to religious education scholarship, Professor Leonard Franchi meticulously dissects the evolving landscape of Catholic thinking within catechesis and broader educational paradigms. Through a nuanced exploration spanning historical contexts, Franchi sets the stage for a profound examination of contemporary issues and delves into the intricate relationship between catechesis and Religious Education, deftly navigating through Magisterial documents and academic discourse. This is a must-read for educators, theologians, and anyone invested in the future of Catholic education across the globe."
~Melodie Wyttenbach, Boston College
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