Institute Trustee, Professor Daniel Finn spoke at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology Lecture Series on February 6, 2012 in Cambridge.
Professor Finn delivered a lecture titled "On the Moral Ecology of Markets." His is the first of a 6-part lecture series entitled, "The Crisis of Capitalism and the Common Good" to be held at Cambridge University. Three of the other speakers in the series, Stefano Zamagni, Mary Hirschfeld, and Johan Verstraeten, have been part of conferences sponsored by the Institute's True Wealth of Nations research project.
Peter and Merle Mullin certainly don't let grass grow under their feet, unless of course it's grass to feed the free-range black pigs on their farm in Umbria, Italy. Firm believers in trying new things, seeing new places, and moving bravely into the future, the Mullins generously lend their support and vision to the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies. Peter, who serves as an Institute board member, described his initial surprise upon learning that USC would be home to a Catholic institute. "I was intrigued and a bit incredulous to hear they were starting an institute at USC rather than at a Catholic university in the area, but then I saw that it was because of Steve Sample's attitude and openness. I applaud USC and President Sample for embracing it." MORE
Kevin Starr, Institute Trustee, University Professor and professor of history
in USC College, has won the 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in history for
his book Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance 1950-1963.MORE
by John L Allen Jr on Oct. 21, 2010
National Catholic Reporter
Programs: Generations in Dialogue
Merle and Peter Mullin Scholars
Generations in Dialogue
The Generations in Dialogue (GID) program began in the spring of 2010 with two goals in mind. The first is to prepare the next generation of junior scholars in a range of disciplines to be publicly-oriented in research that engages the intellectual traditions of Catholicism. The second is to create an inter-generational scholarly community that generates a sustained reflection on faith and scholarship. In this regard, the GID is a small but potent symbol of the eventual residential goal of the Institute. MORE
NEW PUBLICATIONS
The Moral Dynamics of Economic Life: An Extension and Critique of Caritas in Veritate
(Oxford University Press, March 2012)
Edited by Daniel K. Finn. Caritas in veritate (Charity in Truth) is the ''social'' encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, one of many papal encyclicals over the last 120 years that address economic life. This volume, based on discussions at a symposium co-sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies and the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, analyzes the situation of the Church and the theological basis for Benedict's thinking about the person, community, and the globalized economy.
Catholicism and Interreligious Dialogue
(Oxford University Press, October 2011)
Edited by James Heft, this volume features chapters by five Catholic scholars, each expert in another world religion, with responses from participants in those religions, followed by further comments from the Catholic scholar. Each chapter features an annotated bibliography for further study.
Catholic High Schools: Facing the New Realities
(Oxford University Press, September 2011)
Written by James Heft, president of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, this book confronts three major changes facing Catholic educators: the shift to primarily lay leadership and staffs, the change in the general culture to pervasive consumerism and therapeutic attitudes, and the power of the new social networks on adolescents.
