Mission and Aims
The Chair seeks to support the appointment and the work of a full-time professor, whose role involves:
- promoting and providing teaching in religious education and catechesis;
- fostering theological and practical reflection on the importance and value of education in faith;
- fostering the development of leadership in religious education and catechesis;
- organizing conferences and carrying out research in Religious Education and Catechesis;
- establishing links with other research centres and organizations dedicated to studying faith formation;
- ensuring that Saint Paul University obtains and makes available (e.g., through the University’s Jean-Léon Allie Library) the results of theological, educational and social research on religious education and catechesis;
- serving as a resource person(s) for groups interested in issues related to theological and educational reflection on Religious Education and Catechesis.
Prof. Miriam K Martin, pbvm was appointed the first holder of the chair in May 2007.
She was joined by Dr. Myrtle Power and they work together to achieve the goals of the Chair.
