Dear Bishops.(open letter on Ex corde ecclesiae document on Catholic higher education)

From: Commonweal | Date: November 5, 1999 | Copyright information

Open letter on Ex corde ecclesiae

The current generation in Catholic higher education has been one of growth, debate, and retrieval. It has given rise, especially in the past few years, to a widespread determination that the religious identity of American Catholic colleges and universities is a gift that must be preserved and handed on. That determination has been strengthened by the 1990 apostolic constitution, Ex corde ecclesiae. The authors of this letter have all bee...

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