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Secularization: Challenges for Catholic Schools in Uruguay

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International Handbook of Catholic Education

Part of the book series: International Handbooks of Religion and Education ((IHRE,volume 2))

This chapter will analyze the characteristics and the impact that secularization has made on a young Catholic schooling system. It proposes that secularization has represented a huge challenge for the Catholic Church worldwide since it began during the Enlightenment, but at the same time, it offers a major opportunity if school systems become aware of it and work hard for the spread of the Gospel with renewed energy and realistic goals.

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  1. School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Catholic University of Uruguay, Uruguay

    Adriana Aristimuño

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  1. Centre for Research and Development in Catholic Education, University of London, Institute of Education, UK

    Gerald Grace

  2. Lynch School of Education, Boston College, USA

    Joseph O’Keefe   (SJ)

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Aristimuño, A. (2007). Secularization: Challenges for Catholic Schools in Uruguay. In: Grace, G., O’Keefe, J. (eds) International Handbook of Catholic Education. International Handbooks of Religion and Education, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5776-2_8

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