To Club or Not to Club, That Is the Question Debating the Meaning of Catholic Identity for Universities in Today’s World  

作　　者：Paulina Guzik 

机构地区：[1]The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow,Poland

出　　处：《Cultural and Religious Studies》2023年第5期203-228,共26页文化与宗教研究（英文版）

摘　　要：This case study presents the dilemma faced by a French university with Christian identity regarding a students’request to officially approve a club for the LGBTQ+community:which would be the most prudent response considering all matters involved?The case is disguised:it combines elements taken from very similar cases impacting today more than a few Catholic universities around the globe.Part A describes this university:history,principles and values,academic and financial information,relations with its stakeholders,etc.This part also describes its religious context and some relevant statistics regarding the LGTBQ+community.Finally,a series of opinions regarding the issue and how to answer the students’request presented in the form of an open discussion at the university’s steering committee provides different arguments in favor or against the approval.Part B offers some guidelines useful to take a prudent response considering all matters involved:legal,ethical,governance,and communicative.These guidelines are divided in three chapters:what should be the framework for such a discussion,strategic recommendations,and practical suggestions.Their aim is to provide a sort of a blueprint for university heads and administrators,to design a tailor-made response fitting the identity and stakeholders’map of their own university.

关 键 词：Crisis management crisis communications university university management issues management Christian identity gender issues 

分 类 号：B976.1[哲学宗教—宗教学]