April 6, 2015

This day-long conference addresses the political, theological, and legal issues raised by libertarianism from a Catholic context. The presentations are featured below in four parts.

Cosponsored by the School of Theology and MinistryandThe Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at ֱ College

Part Iis a keynote presentationonLibertarianism as an Issue in Political Philosophy.ⲹ,William H. Bonsall Visiting Professor, Stanford University, and professor of politics, Princeton University.

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Part IIis a panel onLibertarianism, Society and Culture, featuringM. CathleenKaveny, convener and Darald and Juliet Libby Professor, ֱ College Department of Theology;Dana Dillon,assistant professor of theology, Providence College;Mary Jo Iozzio,ֱ CollegeSTM professor of moral theology; andMark Silk, director, Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life and professor of religion in public life, Trinity College.

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Part IIIis a lecture Alan Wolfe,ֱ College professor of political scienceand director of The Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life.

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Part IVis a panel onLibertarianism, Politics, and Economics, featuringMichael Sean Winters, convener and journalist forNational Catholic Reporterand author of the blog “Distinctly Catholic”;Meghan J. Clark,assistant professor of moral theology, St. John’s University Department of Theology and Religious Studies;Stephen F. Schneck,director, Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies, The Catholic University of America; andMary Jo Bane,Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

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