Maritain, Religion, and Education

A Theocentric Humanism Approach

Luz M. Ibarra

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Peter Lang Publishing Inc
22 January 2013

Philosophy; Religious instruction; Philosophy & theory of education; Faith (religious) schools

Series: American University Studies

Maritain, Religion, and Education: A Theocentric Humanism Approach offers a comprehensive study of Jacques Maritain’s philosophy of education as applied to the specific field of religious education. This book demonstrates that his philosophy is still relevant and that the philosophical-religious idea of the human person is an indispensable point of departure for any educational theory, particularly in the field of religious education. Maritain’s theocentric humanism stresses not only the relation of God and humanity but that of humanity and the world. His thinking fosters unity – by considering the human person as unity – with religious education becoming a liberating process that conforms to the goal of religious education: to deliver persons from all obstacles to union with God by fostering the spiritual life of religious educators and society alike.

By: Luz M. Ibarra
Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Volume: 326
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 450g
ISBN: 9781433121395
ISBN 10: 1433121395
Series: American University Studies
Pages: 211
Publication Date: 22 January 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Luz M. Ibarra, born in Mexico City, obtained her PhD in philosophy at the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education at Fordham University, New York. She has taught at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and is the author of several books and articles in the field of education. Most recently, she wrote a chapter on Jacques Maritain in Educators in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (John Elias and Lucinda Nolan, eds., 2009).

Reviews for Maritain, Religion, and Education: A Theocentric Humanism Approach

«Jacques Maritain is a classic figure in Catholic philosophy of education as well as other areas of philosophy. His educational theory is admirably served by the careful exposition and analysis that it receives from Dr. Luz Ibarra. Her work not only clearly expounds his general philosophy of education but also pays special attention to its relevance for the teaching of religion and theology at all levels of education. Dr. Ibarra makes a convincing case that the enterprise of Catholic education can benefit greatly from a contemporary study of this renowned scholar.» (Prof. John Elias, Fordham University, New York) «Dr. Ibarra’s work marks another juncture in the vibrant history of Maritain studies. In exploring the educational theory of Jacques Maritain, Dr. Ibarra brings a much-needed intellectual rigor to the field of religious education. Her work elaborates how religious educators could benefit from Thomistic approaches to education, a relationship that has been dismissed, by some, as worthy only of historical memory. This work, in being philosophically rooted, will be of benefit to religious educators from all traditions.» (Prof. Mario D’Souza, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto)