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Interview Date

2-18-1999

Abstract

Dr. Michael Horan discusses his belief that the Second Vatican Council was the most important event for the American Catholic Church in the twentieth century, because it changed the way Catholics thought about their identity and their mission. He then also discusses the importance of the birth control controversy around Humanae Vitae, and its effects on Catholics.

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Playing Time: 7:44 minutes

About the Interviewee:

Dr. Michael Horan received both his Masters and Doctorate in Religion and Religious Education from the Catholic University of America. He is a Professor of Religious Education and Pastoral Theology and Graduate Program Director at Loyola Marymount University. He is interested in the preparation of lay ministers for leadership in the Catholic Church. Michael Horan is an author of two works on the General Directory for Catechesis, numerous articles and essays. A national speaker on topics in religious education and youth ministry, Dr. Horan is a contributing author of Blest Are We, the parish and school religious education series published by Silver Burdett Ginn.

About the Interviewer:

Dr. Alfred Benney is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Fairfield University. He has a Ph.D in Theology from the Hartford Seminary Foundation and taught courses in Non-Traditional American Religions and Christian Religious Thought. His research interests include “how people learn”; “the appropriate use of technology in teaching/learning”; and “myth as explanatory narrative”. He has published work on teaching with technology.

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