2009 News
- News Archive
Senior Lecturer to Speak at Catholic Education Convention
John Lydon, from the School of Theology, Philosophy and History at St Mary’s University College, Twickenham has been invited to speak at the 106th National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Annual Convention and Exposition in Anaheim, California this April.
The convention is attended by around 10,000 delegates from all phases of Catholic Education ranging from Primary level to Institutes of Higher Education and including Seminaries and programmes of Parish catechesis.
John will speak about the theme of his article which will be published in a new journal entitled ‘International Studies in Catholic Education’. The article, Transmission of the Charism: A Major Challenge for Catholic Educators, explores the extent to which it is possible to maintain the influence of distinctive religious charisms in an era of declining numbers of religious priests, Brothers and Sisters.
‘International Studies in Catholic Education’ aims to provide an international forum for articles of a theological, philosophical, historical and social scientific nature as well as empirical research perspectives on Catholic education.
The journal’s editor is Professor Gerald Grace who is Director of the Centre for Research and Development in Catholic Education based at the Institute of Education. Professor Grace is also the External Examiner for the MA in Catholic School Leadership Programme at St Mary’s University College.
