Lecture Series
After the Fall: Capitalism and a just way forward
This comprehensive series of lectures and discussions throughout the 2009-2010 academic year will explore the lessons learned during the credit crisis that began in 2007 and offer diverse perspectives on how to construct a new economy that is sustainable and just. The series will address the economics of healthcare, climate change and consumerism as well as religious law. The lectures will be recorded for podcast, and we will invite follow-up comments to an online economic forum. More...
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Moral Responsibility for the Legacies of War: Vietnam to Iraq
Four-part series, February 3-19, 2009
Just War theory, a doctrine of military ethics prescribed by Catholics, offers articulate perspectives on when it is allowable to go to war, and how one ought to behave in war, but it has far less to say about what obligations follow afterwards. The campus symposium is an opportunity to think about those moral obligations, and to address specific legacies of war, such as the environmental impact of Agent Orange and forms of post-traumatic stress. Podcasting of the talks and a forum for comments are available online.