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Edited by John P. Langan, S.J.
Foreword by Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J.
(Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 1993)
This book can be ordered from the Woodstock Theological Center.
From cover:
The Roman Catholic Church's first significant legislative enactment on the nature and role of the Catholic University, the apostolic constitution Ex corde Ecclesiae (1990) grew out of thirty years of dialogue between ecclesiastical authorities and academic representatives. The final document affirms the explicit Catholic identity of Catholic educational institutions and outlines provisions for maintaining that identity. The questions of how to implement its provisions have in turn created the need for more dialogue and examination. In this volume, distinguished scholars and legal experts define the key questions and explore the future implications of Ex corde for American Catholic colleges and universities.
This book also includes the complete text in English of Ex corde Ecclesiae and the preliminary draft of ordinances from the Ex corde Ecclesiae Implementation Committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Appearing at a time when universities must face major issues of their own identities and governance, this book will be of interest to all faculty and administrators, diocesan authority and legal council, and everyone concerned with the future of Catholic higher education.