medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
"A number of members of this list are clearly practising Catholics - how difficult is it to achieve objectivity when teaching the development and history of Catholocism?"
I always announce to the class that I am a practicing Catholic but, as a prof at a state u, I must take the position of an agnostic. This protects me from charges either of proselytizing or of insulting the faith, and protects students' tender faith from bruises. At least, it's worked for me. And, of course, even as a person of faith, I recognize injustices and absurdities of the past for what they were and don't hesitate to say so. But I deal more with church art than religion (as if the two were really inseparable) so I'm a bit more insulated than those who teach history of religion per se.
MG
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