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May 19th @ 3:00 pm - May 20th @ 5:00 pm

Caring for our Common Home: Economics, Environment, & Catholic Social Thought

May 19
Caring for our Common Home: Economics, Environment, & Catholic Social Thought

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THURSDAY, MAY 19
The International House at The University of Chicago

Public Symposium
Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski, Archbishop of Miami
Christopher Barrett, Cornell University
Mary Evelyn Tucker, Yale University
Michael Greenstone, The University of Chicago
V. Ramanathan, The University of California, San Diego

FRIDAY, MAY 20
The Hilton Chicago/Magnificent Mile Suites

SESSION I: The Current State of Environmental Degradation and its Impact on the Most Vulnerable
Richard Carson, The University of California, San Diego
Christopher Barrett, Cornell University

SESSION II: Catholic Social Teaching on the Environment
Jame Schaefer, Marquette University
David Cloutier, Mount St. Mary’s University

Session III: Practical Responses to the Problem
Geoffrey Heal, Columbia University
Mark Jacobsen, The University of California, San Diego
Bishop Richard Pates, Bishop of Des Moines

International House at the University of Chicago

1414 E 59th St. Chicago, IL 60637
Hyde Park, IL