Declaration on Christian Education
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The Declaration on Christian Education is a Second Vatican Council document that outlines the Catholic Church’s principles and guidelines for education in schools, families, and society.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic magisterial document
ⓘ
Second Vatican Council document ⓘ conciliar declaration ⓘ |
| addresses |
access to education for all
ⓘ
ecumenical aspects of education ⓘ education in developing countries ⓘ moral and religious instruction in schools ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Council Fathers of Vatican II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCouncil | Second Vatican Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCouncilDocumentsGroup | Vatican II declarations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citesSource |
Sacred Scripture
ⓘ
canon law on education ⓘ previous papal teaching on education ⓘ |
| councilSession | Fourth Session of the Second Vatican Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
collaboration between parents, teachers, and Church authorities
ⓘ
the formation of the whole person ⓘ the importance of Catholic schools ⓘ the integration of faith and culture in education ⓘ the need for qualified Catholic teachers ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
evangelization through education
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freedom of choice in schooling ⓘ human dignity in education ⓘ responsibility of the Christian community for schools ⓘ support for teachers and educational institutions ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | Gravissimum Educationis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Gravissimum Educationis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic school legislation in various countries
ⓘ
post–Vatican II Catholic educational policy ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Second Vatican Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPromulgation | Latin ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Pope Paul VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 28 October 1965 ⓘ |
| relatedToDocument |
Apostolicam Actuositatem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dignitatis Humanae NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaudium et Spes NERFINISHED ⓘ Lumen Gentium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Catholic schools
ⓘ
Christian education ⓘ family and education ⓘ higher education and universities ⓘ religious freedom in education ⓘ rights of parents in education ⓘ role of the Church in education ⓘ seminaries and religious formation ⓘ |
| teaches |
that all people have a right to a Christian education
ⓘ
that parents are the primary educators of their children ⓘ that the Church has the right to establish and direct schools ⓘ that the state has responsibilities in the field of education ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.