LGBTQ+ Educators in Catholic Schools
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-8962-7 (ISBN)
Since 2007, a Catholic LGBTQ organization called New Ways Ministry has documented over 60 cases of LGBTQ+ educators and allies who have been fired from Catholic schools throughout the US. The firings are met with significant local and national public outcry, resulting in a fragmented, polarized, and wounded Catholic school communities throughout the nation. Who are these educators? Why are they fired? And is there a better way to respond to the presence of LGBTQ employees (as well as students and families) in Catholic education? Dr. Ish Ruiz responds to this controversy with a new theological framework, based on Pope Francis’s vision for a synodal Church, that will aid Catholic schools in an effort to include LGBTQ+ educators while remaining faithful to the Catholic tradition. His framework offers a multifaceted approach to this issue by examining the fields of pastoral ministry, sexual morality, ecclesiology, and Catholic social teaching to craft an inclusive synodal vision for Catholic education. More importantly, Ruiz answers Pope Francis’s calls for a Church that listens by lifting up the stories of LGBTQ+ educators and their invaluable contributions to Catholic schools. This book calls upon Catholic school leaders (including bishops, diocesan officials, school administrators, and other stakeholders) to treat LGBTQ+ educators with compassionate justice and to foster a school environment where all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, can feel respected, welcomed, and cherished as beings made in the Image of God.
Dr. Ish Ruiz is a post-doctoral fellow of Catholic Studies at Emory University and conducts research at the intersection of Catholicism, LGBTQ+ justice, and education. Prior to his academic appointment, Ruiz worked as a religious studies teacher for eleven years at Catholic high schools in Ohio, California, and Hawaii where he served as a mentor for LGBTQ+ youth.
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Challenges of Firing LGBTQ+ Educators from Catholic Schools
Chapter 2: The Gifts of LGBTQ+ Catholic School Educators
Chapter 3: The Crux of the Matter: Catholic Doctrine on Homosexuality and Gender
Chapter 4: Synodality in Catholic Schools: A Theological Model for LGBTQ+ Inclusion
Chapter 5: Catholic Social Teaching and Human Rights: Giving Catholic School LGBTQ+
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.08.2024 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | James Martin Sj |
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 157 x 236 mm |
| Gewicht | 458 g |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Religionspädagogik / Katechetik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5381-8962-3 / 1538189623 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5381-8962-7 / 9781538189627 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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