Economic Justice and the Common Good

407 Chapel Drive,Durham NC 27708

07 April, 2022

Description

A lecture by Prof. Mary Hirschfeld Duke University The Thomistic Institute at Duke University presents a lecture by Prof. Mary Hirschfeld of Villanova University titled “Economic Justice and the Common Good.” Thursday, April 7 5:30 PM 030 Langford, Duke Divinity School This lecture is free and open to the public. About the Speaker: Dr. Mary Hirschfeld is Associate Professor of Economics and Theology in the Department of Humanities at Villanova University. A professor at Villanova since 2011, Dr. Hirschfeld regularly teaches the Humanities gateways Society and God, and honors ACS seminars (ancients and moderns). She completed a Ph.D. in economics (Harvard University) under the direction of Lawrence Summers and Jeffrey Williamson, and a Ph.D. in Moral Theology (University of Notre Dame) under the direction of Jean Porter. Her research is on the boundary between economics and theology, culminating in her book Aquinas and the Market: Toward a Humane Economy (Harvard University Press, 2018).