The Invisible Hand?: Christ and the Free Markets
September 29, 2017 § Leave a comment
In a world of hyper globalization and consumerism, what can philosophy contribute to our understanding of the market? Amid growing inequality and scarcity, what can Christianity contribute to a just philosophy of economics?
Join us for our eighth annual symposium as we explore the prospects and perils of the free-market.
Dates: November 16-17, 2017
Location: Boston, MA (Ellie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies – Library)
Keynote address: William Cavanaugh, PhD (DePaul University)
Schedule:
November 16, 2017
8:30am – Welcome and Introduction
9:00-10:30am – Session 1: Economics, Rights, and/or The Good
“Is Justice Best Achieved as a Right or Good?”
– Jim Londis
“Liberal Justice: Teleology and Cosmovision”
– Fernando Aranda Fraga (Universidad Adventista del Plata)
10:30-12:00pm – Session 2: Ethics and/of Free-markets
“Morality, the Free Market, and Affordable Care”
– Stacie Hatfield (University of Kentucky, PhD student)
“Sinful Depravity, or Better Angels? Extracting Economic Direction from the Biblical Clues on Human Nature”
– Roy Benton
12:00-1:30pm – Lunch
1:30-3:30pm – Session 3: Sabbath Economics
“The Messianic Sabbath”
– Andrew Blosser (Loyola University Chicago, PhD student)
“Sabbath Economics”
– Sigve Tonstad (Loma Linda University)
“Apocalyptic Narrative Economics”
– Guilherme Borda (Andrews University, PhD student)
3:30-5:00pm – Session 4
Keynote Address: “Freedom and Unfreedom” – William Cavanaugh (DePaul University)
Response: Charles Scriven (Association of Adventist Forums)
5:30pm – Dinner followed by casual after-dinner discussion of papers
November 17, 2017
3:30pm – Business meeting*
*Meeting will take place at a different location
Registration: Please register by e-mailing adventistphilosophy@gmail.com. The registration fee is $50 for non-society members and $25 for members. Payments can be made here or at the conference, but please register by sending us an e-mail. (Space is limited and priority will be given to society members.) The fee is waived for conference presenters and those who have already made a contribution to the organization of the conference.
Accommodations: Conference participants are responsible for their own meals, lodging, and transportation.