Catholic Teacher

James D. Kirylo is Professor of Education at the University of South Carolina, USA. Among other books, he is the author of The Thoughtful Teacher: Making Connections with a Diverse Student Population (2021), editor of Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Bloomsbury, 2020), co-author of Paulo Freire: His Faith, Spirituality, and Theology (2017), and author of Paulo Freire: The Man from Recife (2011).

• Foreword, Peter MayoPreface: The Autobiographical Lens Channeling this TextAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Know Your Ecclesial Foundation: Engaging with other Faith Traditions, Appreciating the Church’s Inclusive Umbrella, and Recognizing Teaching as a Vocation1. The Emergence and Meaning of “Catholic” in the Catholic Church2. That They All May be One: Ecumenical, Interfaith and Interreligious Dialogue3. An Inclusive Umbrella That is the Church4. Teaching as VocationPart II: Know What Informs You: Personalism, Social Teachings of the Church, Liberation Theology, and a Critical Pedagogy in the Light of Faith5. Looking Through a Personalist Lens6. An Overview of the Social Teachings of the Church7. An Organic Link to Liberation Theology8. Enabling the Praxis of Liberation Theology9. A Critical Pedagogy in the Light of FaithPart III: Know Your Positionality: Confronting a Pandemic, Gun Control, Right to Life, and Climate Change10. The Courage to Take a Position11. Covid-19 and a Peculiar Toxic Discourse12. God, Guns, and Country13. Preserving the Sacredness of Life14. Climate Change and Ecological ConversionPart IV: Know the Spirituality that Enlightens You15. Grounded in a Contemplative Way of BeingAfterword, Merylann "Mimi" J. SchuttloffelAppendix A: Two Major Splits in the ChurchAppendix B: The Concept of VirtueAppendix C: The Cardinal Virtues (and Eschatological Virtues)NotesReferencesIndex

Written in a spirit of humility, graced with an ecumenical and interreligious air, and coming from an evident place of deep faith, James D. Kirylo underscores the interweaving link between a contemplative way of being and what it means to live an active faith life. Truly this book is a necessary read for all Catholic educators, really for all social justice workers.