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.

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Declaration on Christian Education canonical 1

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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
belongsToCouncil Second Vatican Council
belongsToCouncilDocumentsGroup Vatican II declarations
citesSource Sacred Scripture
canon law on education
previous papal teaching on education
councilSession Fourth Session of the Second Vatican Council
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
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
hasShortTitle Gravissimum Educationis
influenced Catholic school legislation in various countries
post–Vatican II Catholic educational policy
issuedBy Second Vatican Council
languageOfPromulgation Latin
promulgatedBy Pope Paul VI
promulgationDate 28 October 1965
relatedToDocument Apostolicam Actuositatem
Dignitatis Humanae
Gaudium et Spes
Lumen Gentium
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

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Documents of the Second Vatican Council hasPart Declaration on Christian Education