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. 听

Cosponsored by the School of Theology and Ministry听and听The Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College

Part I听is a keynote presentation听on听Libertarianism as an Issue in Political Philosophy听产测听础濒补苍听闯.听搁测补苍,听William H. Bonsall Visiting Professor, Stanford University, and professor of politics, Princeton University.

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Part II听is a panel on听Libertarianism, Society and Culture, featuring听M. Cathleen听Kaveny, convener and Darald and Juliet Libby Professor, Boston College Department of Theology;听Dana Dillon,听assistant professor of theology, Providence College;听Mary Jo Iozzio,听Boston College听STM professor of moral theology; and听Mark Silk, director, Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life and professor of religion in public life, Trinity College.听

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Part III听is a lecture 产测听Alan Wolfe,Boston College professor of political science听and director of The Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life.

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Part IV听is a panel on听Libertarianism, Politics, and Economics, featuring听Michael Sean Winters, convener and journalist for听National Catholic Reporter听and author of the blog 鈥淒istinctly Catholic鈥;听Meghan J. Clark,听assistant professor of moral theology, St. John鈥檚 University Department of Theology and Religious Studies;听Stephen F. Schneck,听director, Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies, The Catholic University of America; and听Mary Jo Bane,听Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

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