Preserving the Identity of a Catholic University in an Increasingly Fragmented World
Preserving the Identity of a Catholic University in an Increasingly Fragmented World

Summary/Abstract: The Author emphasizes that we cannot preserve the identity of any being other than ourselves without first admitting that identities other than ourselves exist independently of us, the rational starting point for anyone seeking to solve this problem must consist in admitting three evident truths: 1) Beings other than ourselves (real natures) exist; 2), like us, the identity of such beings consists in being organizational wholes (wholes made up of parts); and 3) organizational unity exists in and through the harmonious relationship of the parts of an organizational whole to each other and to some chief aim, or act, the organization seeks to generate or cause. In his article the Author analyzes three main issues: to preserve the identity of a Catholic university, we must first recognize three things: 1) what is a Catholic identity; 2) what is a university identity; and 3) how these two identities can be essentially merged to become a third identity, or organizational whole: a Catholic university. More: Because Catholicism and universities are cultural identities, cultural wholes, we cannot possibly hope to resolve such a problem without first understanding what constitutes a cultural whole.

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