Hesburgh of Notre Dame

An Introduction to His Life and Work

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Theodore Martin Hesburgh, C.S.C. (1917-2015) was the most widely recognized priest and university president of the twentieth century. His tenure as the leader of the University of Notre Dame not only spanned 35 years (1952-1987) but also arched across the most tumultuous era in the history of higher education—the late 1960s through the early 1970s. During those years, the university’s faculty grew from 350 to 950, enrollment climbed from 4,979 to 9,600, the annual operating budget went from $9.7 million to $176 million, the endowment jumped from $9 million to $350 million, and funding for research soared from $735,000 to $15 million. Over 40 new buildings were also added during his presidency. As a public intellectual, Hesburgh also invested in the debates that defined the mid to late twentieth century. At a time when such intellectuals were in retreat, Hesburgh contributed to policy efforts related to science and technology, civil and human rights, and foreign relations and peace. At the core of his commitment to those issues was his vocation as a priest and his belief in serving as a mediator between heaven and earth.Assessing Hesburgh’s legacy, however, is difficult due to the lack of concise ways to access his thought and the nature of his contributions. By highlighting his own words, this volume fills that void by offering insights into how he transformed the University of Notre Dame and addressed the pressing debates of his day.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-08-10
Mått161 x 228 x 33 mm
Vikt708 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor358
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793625403

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Chapter 1The Church IntroductionThe Work of Mediation (1961)A Rapidly Changing Catholicism (1974)Growing up Catholic in America: Ten Americans Reflect on Their Catholic Upbringing and What It Means to Them Today (1976)Reflections on [the] Priesthood (1983)Are Religious Orders Obsolete? Theodore Hesburgh Responds (1986) Chapter 2The University Introduction Catholic Higher Education in Twentieth-Century America (1961)Looking Back at Newman (1962) The Idea of the Catholic University or The Land O’ Lakes Statement (1967)The Vision of a Great Catholic University in the World of Today (1968)Action in the Face of Student Violence (1969)Catholic Education and the Challenge of the Seventies (1971)The Catholic University Today (1982) Chapter 3Science & TechnologyIntroduction Science and Modern Man (1955) Science Is Amoral: Need Scientists Be Amoral, Too? (1963)Scientists Cannot Be Neutral (1968)Science and Technology for a Global Society (with Peter J. Henriot, 197

Much has been written of Father Hesburgh's work and influence as priest-president of the University of Notre Dame for thirty-five years, and as a member of numerous academic and government commissions and boards, but this book, a compilation of his most important public addresses, reveals the spirit and motivation behind these various activities. It is an important contribution to the growing Hesburgh literature, and better than most, it helps the reader understand the man himself.