Catechetical Scholars IV: Biblical, Liturgical, Moral and Spiritual Perspectives on Catechesis

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This volume is a representative sampling of academic papers given at The Catholic University of America in 2008 and at Fordham University in 2009. The papers were prepared in response to research papers prepared by members of the Catechetical Scholars IV group. Catechetical Scholars was a two-year program designed to bring leaders together to study and research a topic in the field of catechetical ministry that was of particular interest to the individual's parish or diocese.

The veteran leaders were supported and refreshed by presentations of scholars from the host and neighboring Catholic colleges and universities. Drawing on biblical, liturgica), moral and spiritual sources, these essays makefoundational concepts come alive for all catechetical leaders. The collections demonstrates that a welldeveloped religious imagination is necessary for authentic catechesis in the 21st century.

The book features the following essays:

Teacher, Doctor, Sculptor: Faith Formation, Biblical Scholarship and the Book of Psalms, Harry Nasuti, professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Department of Theology, Fordham University

Ongoing Catechesis as Lifelong Mystagogy, Sister Catherine Dooley, OP, adjunct faculty, Department of Theology and Pastoral Ministry, Dominican University, Riverside, Illinois.

Cateches/s, Liturgy and Liberal Education; In Praise of Purposelessness, Robert Brancatelli, visiting professor. Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education, Fordham University

Moral Catechesis: Learning to See the World Rightly in an Age of Moral Uncertainty, Harold D. Horell, assistant professor. Graduate School of Religion and Religious Studies, Fordham University

Ignation Spirituality, Edward McCormack, chairman of the Pastoral Studies Department and associate professor, Washington Theological Union

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Diana Dudoit Raiche, Ph. D, Generat Editor