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Amy Roberts
The Church envisions Catholic schools as authentic cultures of faith and vocational discernment. However, an inadequate anthropology pervades American culture, including many teacher formation programs, creating a crisis rooted in "the loss of the Trinitarian principle at the foundation of human existence" (Marc Cardinal Ouellet). This presentation will suggest that applying a Trinitarian anthropology to the formation of teachers will more effectively bring about the realization of the Church's vision for Catholic schools.
Amy Roberts taught high school religion in a Catholic school for 13 years before joining the Catechetics faculty at Franciscan University of Steubenville. While teaching high school, Amy chaired the Religion department and helped lead school efforts to enhance the Catholic identity of the school. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at The University of Notre Dame Australia, focusing on teacher formation in Catholic elementary and secondary schools.
This presentation was part of the Cultures of Formation Conference sponsored by the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. The conference was held from March 5-7, 2018 in anticipation of the 2018 Synod of Bishops in Rome on the topic of “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment.”
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