August 22, 2008

Withdrawn Appointment Stirs Debate on the Role of a Catholic University

By Josh Keller

The University of San Diego's turnabout on the appointment of a prominent feminist theologian to a visiting professorship in its religious-studies department has brought to a head again a long-simmering debate among Roman Catholic colleges over how to balance the interests of academic freedom and adherence to church teaching.

Officials of the 7,000-student institution said this week that the theologian's appointment had never been approved by top administrators in the first

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