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Keeping Schools Catholic: Discipleship As Paradigm for Administrators, Teachers, Staff and Students Loyola University Chicago Loyola eCommons Dissertations Theses and Dissertations 2016 Keeping Schools Catholic: Discipleship as Paradigm for Administrators, Teachers, Staff and Students James (deporres) Charles Durham Loyola University Chicago Follow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss Part of the Educational Leadership Commons Recommended Citation Durham, James (deporres) Charles, "Keeping Schools Catholic: Discipleship as Paradigm for Administrators, Teachers, Staff and Students" (2016). Dissertations. 2795. https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/2795 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Loyola eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Loyola eCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Copyright © 2016 James (deporres) Charles Durham LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO KEEPING SCHOOLS CATHOLIC: DISCIPLESHIP AS PARADIGM FOR ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, STAFF AND STUDENTS A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAM IN ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION BY DEPORRES DURHAM, OP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS DECEMBER 2016 Copyright by DePorres Durham, OP, 2016 All rights reserved. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS All references to Bible verses are taken from The Catholic Study Bible, New American Bible, Including the Revised Psalms and the Revised New Testament (1990). Senior, D. (Ed.) New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. All references to Canon Law are taken from Code of Canon Law, Latin-English Edition. (1983). Washington, DC: Canon Law Society of America. All references to the Dominican Constitutions are taken from The Book of Constitutions and Ordinations of the Brothers of the Order of Preachers. (2001). Dublin: Order of Preachers. All References to the Summa Theologica are taken from St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Complete English Edition in Five Volumes, (1948) Fathers of the English Dominican Province (Trans.) Christian Classics, Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, Inc. [The Summa Theologica is abbreviated ST, with specific references in standard citing format for the Summa Theologica.] iii DEDICATION There are always so many people who are part of a project of this scope. This dissertation is dedicated to my parents, who first taught me to love the Catholic faith, and to my brother, whose deep faith in Jesus Christ, and his attention to the poor and marginalized I wish to emulate. I also wish to thank my Dominican brothers, who remind me each day about the power of community, faith and the love of God. Their sacrifices on my behalf are greatly appreciated. I also wish to thank those who helped specifically with the writing, research, formatting and guidance without which I could not have completed this project. In particular I thank those who served as readers and advisors: Dr. Susan Sostak, Dr. Michael Boyle, Dr. Marla Israel, Dr. Sandria Morten, and Dr. John James. I would be remiss also if I did not thank my academic advisor and professor, Dr. Janis Fine, who continued to challenge in every course I took for her and always made me think. Special thanks to the schools involved in this study, those who completed surveys and agreed to interviews. The deep faith shared in these stories in particular served as a precious gift I will always cherish. TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................. ix LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................ x ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................... xi CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 1 Purpose of the Study ............................................................................................... 1 Statement of the Problem ........................................................................................ 7 Research Questions ............................................................................................... 11 Significance of the Study ...................................................................................... 12 II. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ............................................................................ 15 Professional Development .................................................................................... 16 Historical Overview of the Church’s View of Catholic Schools .......................... 21 Catholic Identity.................................................................................................... 31 Catholic Identity – Defining the Notion of Identity, Mission and Charism ..................................................................................................... 32 Catholic Identity and Colleges and Universities ....................................... 37 Presenting the Mission – Hiring and Orientation ................................................. 42 Instilling the Mission – Adult Education and Orientation ........................ 43 Conclusion on Catholic Identity ........................................................................... 43 Governance and Canon Law ................................................................................. 43 Faith ................................................................................................................... 47 Discipleship........................................................................................................... 60 The New Testament .................................................................................. 66 Summary of Gospels on Discipleship ....................................................... 84 Charism and Mission ............................................................................................ 89 Charism ..................................................................................................... 89 Spirituality............................................................................................................. 93 Dominicans ........................................................................................................... 95 Study ....................................................................................................... 101 Prayer ...................................................................................................... 104 Community ............................................................................................. 107 Saint Dominic ......................................................................................... 113 The Role of the Journey .......................................................................... 118 How do Dominicans see Their Ministry? ............................................... 120 How do Dominicans View Justice? ........................................................ 120 How do the Dominicans see Evangelization? ......................................... 121 v How do the Dominicans View the Laity? ............................................... 122 Conclusions About the Dominicans........................................................ 123 Jesuits ................................................................................................................. 125 St. Ignatius .............................................................................................. 128 The Role of the Spiritual Exercises ........................................................ 134 How do Jesuits see Their Ministry? ........................................................ 144 What is the Jesuit Stance Toward Culture? ............................................ 149 How do Jesuits View Justice? ................................................................. 150 How do Jesuits View Evangelization? .................................................... 153 How do Jesuits View the Laity? ............................................................. 155 Conclusions About Jesuits ...................................................................... 157 Conclusions About Charism ................................................................... 158 Engagement......................................................................................................... 160 Conclusions ......................................................................................................... 166 III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.............................................................................. 169 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 169 Research Questions ............................................................................................. 170 Conceptual Framework ....................................................................................... 175 Study Design ....................................................................................................... 177 Gallup Survey Overview..................................................................................... 179 Setting and Sampling .........................................................................................
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