Conversations from the Classroom with Dr David Kennedy
Conversations from the Classroom with Dr David Kennedy
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Conversations from the Classroom is a space of encounter for people interested in Catholic education. It features engaging conversations with prominent figures from Irish education and beyond. Topics include: the management and governance of education; LGBTQ+ perspectives in Catholic Education; the Politics of Irish Education and ongoing developments in the professional practice of the educator. The series is an academically rigorous, but accessible resource. Created & produced by Dr David Kennedy. Music written and played by Dr David Kennedy & recorded at Crossroad Recording Studio, Kilkenny.
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The podcast focuses on Catholic education, governance, LGBTQ+ issues within education, and the evolving landscape of Irish education, with episodes exploring topics such as the Dalkey School Project, science and religion integration, and the impact of Catholic social teaching on contemporary educational practices.
Conversations from the Classroom is a space of encounter for people interested in Catholic education. It features engaging conversations with prominent figures from Irish education and beyond. Topics include: the management and governance of education; LGBTQ+ perspectives in Catholic Education; the Politics of Irish Education and ongoing developments in the professional practice of the educator. The series is an academically rigorous, but accessible resource. Created & produced by Dr David Kennedy. Music written and played by Dr David Kennedy & recorded at Crossroad Recording Studio, Kilkenny.
In this episode, Prof Massimo Faggiolli, prominent Church historian and Professor in Ecclesiology at Villanova University, Philadelphia (on sabbatical at the Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin) explores Catholic Higher Education, the University, and the important place, role, and contribution of theology to the common good in the wake of emergent American political theologies accentuated by the Trumpian politics and the dehumanising effects of neo-liberal technocratic educational paradigms, its “priesthood of the managerial class,” and the permeation of Generative Artificial Intelligence at all levels of the educational enterprise and society.
Click Here to View Professor Massimo Faggiolli’s Professional Profile
Click Here for further information about the book discussed in this episode ‘Theology and Catholic Higher Education: Beyond Our Identity Crisis’ (Orbis, 2024) by Massimo Faggiolli.
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