The Church identifies the synthesis of faith and culture as a primary goal of education. This course presents the relationship of education and culture and how the Church forms students to bring the Gospel into their own culture to transform it from within. It draws upon the teachings of St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI and unpacks the proposal of Christopher Dawson for the study of Christian culture as an integrating approach for Catholic education today. The course examines concepts of cultural literacy, a sociological understanding of the Christian life in the world, education as initiation into community, and a sacramental approach to pedagogy.