Courses at public university explore global nature of Catholicism

Published: 2005-12-20

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (CNS) -- As the first holder of the Virgil Cordano chair in Catholic studies at the University of California in Santa Barbara, Ann Taves is developing a series of undergraduate courses that will examine different aspects of the Catholic Church as a global institution. "In my teaching, I have done a lot of work in the global history of Christianity," said Taves, a former professor at Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University. "One thing that is so exciting and appealing about this position is the ability to concentrate on Catholicism, and to help develop a program in Catholic studies within a comparative, religious studies framework that emphasizes historical, cultural and ethnographic approaches," she added.

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