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Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 8:45 AM (ET)
Topic
Catholic Social Thought and Citizenship
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Overview
On the eve of the 2008 election, Villanova University School of Law's sixth annual symposium on Catholic social thought will take up the question of citizenship and political participation. Every four years, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops releases a document entitled "Faithful Citizenship," and the media engage in speculation about the "Catholic vote." The Bishops assert that "responsible citizenship is a virtue, and participation in public life is a moral obligation." After visiting America, Alexis de Tocqueville worried that Christianity neglected the duty of citizenship while also arguing that religion was the first of America's political institutions.
But Catholic social thought arguably lacks a coherent account of citizenship. As John Coleman, S.J., complained in the pages of Commonweal over 20 years ago, "Christianity has not adequately adumbrated or embodied the moral ideal of the citizen in its social ethics or popular preaching." Among the questions to be addressed by the symposium are the responsibilities of citizenship in Catholic social teaching, the relationship between faithful citizenship and voting, the role of the American Catholic Church in public life, the duties of public officials, and the historical development of citizenship in Catholic social thought. The Symposium will bring together legal scholars, political scientists, theologians, and philosophers to explore the implications of citizenship for Catholic legal theory and for the role of religion in public life.
Program Schedule
8:45 am - Welcome
Mark Sargent
Dean and Professor of Law
Villanova University School of Law
Michael Moreland
Assistant Professor of Law
Villanova University School of Law
9:00 am - 10:30 am - Panel I: Historical Perspectives on Catholicism and Citizenship
Michael Baxter
Visiting Associate Professional Specialist in Theology
University of Notre Dame
American Catholic Agonistes
John Keown
Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Christian Ethics
Georgetown University
The Revolutionary War and the Roots of American Citizenship
Michael White
Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law
Arizona State University
Augustinian Citizenship
Respondent: Eugene McCarraher
Associate Professor of Humanities and Augustinian Traditions
Villanova University
10:45 am - 12:15 pm - Panel II: Conscience and Citizenship
Greg Kalscheur, S.J.
Associate Professor of Law
Boston College Law School
Aidan O’Neill, Q.C.
Visiting Fellow in Law and Public Affairs
Princeton University
Amy Uelmen
Director, Institute on Religion, Law & Lawyer's Work
Fordham Law School
Respondent: Patrick McKinley Brennan
John F. Scarpa Chair of Catholic Legal Studies and Professor of Law
Villanova University School of Law
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm - Lunch
Keynote Address: Discipleship and Citizenship
John Coleman, S.J.
Charles Casassa Professor of Social Values
Loyola Marymount University
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm - Panel III: Citizenship and the Culture of Life
John Breen
Associate Professor of Law
Loyola University-Chicago School of Law
Respondent: Jeanne Heffernan Schindler
Assistant Professor of Humanities and Augustinian Traditions
Villanova University
2:30pm - 4:00 pm - Panel IV: Citizenship and Catholic Social Teaching
Edward Gaffney
Professor of Law
Valparaiso University School of Law
Citizenship and Religious Freedom
Tisha Rajendra
Instructor, Theology Department
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
Global Citizenship and Catholic Social Thought
Kevin Lee
Associate Professor of Law
Campbell University School of Law
Bruce Frohnen
Visiting Associate Professor of Law
Ohio Northern University College of Law
Respondent: Christine Kelleher
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Villanova University
4:15 pm - Mass
Registration
General registration, including full program materials, Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education credits, continental breakfast and lunch is $60. Law student registration for non-Villanova students is $20. Registration is also possible by calling 610-519-5448 or by faxing to 610-519-5672.
CLE Credits
This program has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 6 substantive credits.
Program registrants who are unable to afford registration or CLE fees due to financial hardship may petition for registration fee waivers or discounted CLE program fees. A petition for a reduced fee shall be submitted at the same time one pre-registers for the program, and shall state why the normal fee associated with the program causes a financial hardship. The petition must be signed by the registrant. The Law School may waive or reduce the fee for the program at its discretion.
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