Tangaza University College in Transition to Becoming a ‘Catholic’ University
Tangaza University College in Transition to Becoming a ‘Catholic’ University
Author(s): Edwin MugweContributor(s): Robert Leżohupski (Editor)
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Scientific Life, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Catholic identity; university; Tangaza University College
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents Catholic education as an integral component of Church’s evangelization mission which must be pursued in a manner that presupposes Catholic identity. So the author discusses Catholic identity in the context of Tangaza University College as it transits to becoming a fully fledged Catholic university. Several key issues are featured which include the basic understanding of the terms Catholic and Catholicity and situating Catholic identity in ecclesiastical context. There is also a presentation of Tangaza University College in her history and identity. This article also investigates the application of civil legislations in the Republic of Kenya in establishing a university as well as the application of ecclesiastical laws in a Catholic university. The discussion also features the challenges involved in pursuing Catholic identity in a Catholic university.
Journal: Roczniki Teologiczne
- Issue Year: 63/2016
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 217-235
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English