1st Edition
Towards a Distinctive and Inclusive Theology of Catholic Education Studies Critical Reflections on the Work of Professor John Sullivan
Preface
Foreword from Bishop Brendan Leahy
An Appraisal from Monsignor John Walsh
About the Editor
List of Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction: John Sullivan and the development of a distinctive and inclusive Theology of Catholic Education Studies
Sean Whittle – St Mary’s University, Twickenham.
Part 1: Exploring the central themes in John Sullivan’s writings
Chapter 2: On Being a “Scribe of the Kingdom”: The Theologian as the prophetic Voice of the Tradition. A meditation on Matthew 13:51-53
David McLoughlin – Newman University
Chapter 3: Mediating a space like no other: A response to the work of Professor John Sullivan
Fiona Dineen – Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
Chapter 4: Holding Heaven and Earth in View: A Reflection on John Sullivan’s Dialectical Understanding of Catholic Education with some help from Thomas Merton
David Torevell – Leeds Trinity University.
Chapter 5: Lights for the Path: A Transcendental-Phenomenological Exploration of the Question of Personal Identity in its relation to the Sacramental Capacity of the Educator
David Kennedy - Dublin City University
Chapter 6: ‘Caught and taught?’: the joy of being a Catholic parent in the 21st Century
Roisín Coll – Glasgow University
Chapter 7: ‘For All of Us, Our Task Is to Learn How to Love’: Challenging and Resourcing Adult Education in the Catholic Faith Community
Gareth Byrne – Archdiocese of Dublin
Part 2: Examples of John Sullivan’s spheres of influence
Chapter 8: Reflections on the Doctoral Journey
Margaret Buck, Newman University
Chapter 9: ‘Each pupil is made in the image and likeness of God’
Stephen McKinney – Glasgow University
Chapter 10: The MA in Catholic school leadership at St Mary’s University: An ongoing legacy of John Sullivan’s insights and inspiration
John Lydon – St Mary’s University
Chapter 11: CEOs leading Catholic Education: Who would have thought it?
Mary Mihovilovic - St Mary’s University
Chapter 12: Applying Faith, Hope and Love to Leadership Practice in Challenging Contexts
Ros Stuart-Buttle – Liverpool Hope University
Chapter 13: Christian Education Leadership: a labour of love, grounded in faith, and inspired by hope.
Alan Flintham – Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln
Chapter 14: Promoting Catholic Culture in Education
Leonard Franchi – Glasgow University
Chapter 15: “Doing Catholic Mission” in the Contemporary HE Sector: A Time to Dig Deep to promote “Education in the Round”?
Ann Marie Mealey – Leeds Trinity University
Chapter 16: Nurturing Communities of Practice for Catholic Education
Daniel O’Connell – Mary Immaculate University, Limerick
Part 3: John Sullivan in Relation to Religious Education and Religious Identity
Chapter 17: Catholic school Religious Education in a secular, de-traditionalised culture
Graham Rossiter – Catholic University of Australia
Chapter 18: The Religious Education academic legacy of John Sullivan: The importance of good access to one’s own religious tradition
Sandra Cullen – Dublin City University
Chapter 19: Noddings’ Ethic of Care and the Teaching of Religious Education: Demonstrating a shared Vision with Sullivan
Mary Shanahan
20: Conclusion: Afterword
John Sullivan
Biography
Sean Whittle is a Senior Lecturer in Catholic Education at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, and a member of the research centre CERRL.
"It is at the grassroots level of parish and deanery, that I first met Professor John Sullivan, some two years ago now. He had accepted an invitation to sit on our new Deanery Synodal Council. As Dean, I was made aware of his particular academic gifts by his former parish priest, but also his extensive involvement both in his own parish and other parishes in the deanery. It is only this aspect of John’s life that I am qualified to speak of, but one could argue it is the most important. I have seen him as a man of many parts; musician, dancer, dish washer, kind listener, being just a few. The picture I am sketching here is of a man who delights to be among his brethren, responding generously to invitations to speak on different topics of contemporary concern in the Church, but simply happy to be part of parish and deanery life. In short, a man who is very much at home among the grass roots. Catholic education has been John’s area of expertise and practice over many years. His academic achievements have been significant. None of this should obscure the fact that he has recognised and sought to live the one thing necessary which animates all else; to turn to Christ, to walk with him and know him better. It is in this light, surely, that the following contributions ought to be read."
Monsignor John Walsh
Dean, Sefton Coast North Parishes, RC Archdiocese of Liverpool
