Monday, November 16, 2009

More on integral formation

Giselle writes:

In other words, LC/RC, through the National Consultants for Education, represented to the United States Patent and Trademark Office that they were the only ones to be associated with the term "Integral Formation." From previous discussions here, there is a clear understanding that "Integral Formation" is part of the patriomony of the Church (and most often associated with the Jesuits, who are obviously centuries older than the Legion) and thus it follows that the relevant public (that would be us) does not associate the term with LC/RC alone.

Perhaps the humanistic ideal of Jesuit education has been around since nearly the forming of the Society of Jesus, but I would think that the use of the word "integral" is rather recent.

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