Fall 2008

Tired of your typical lunch fare?
Looking to spice up that soup-and-sandwich combo?
Searching for something just a little more substantive than cheese steak?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then you need to join us for Ethics for Lunch! Please bring your lunch with you and join us for some stimulating conversation. All members of the Villanova community are welcome to participate in these informal events. We’ll even provide the cookies!

Entrees

John Immerwahr, Ever Ancient, Ever New: Teaching Tips from St. Augustine
Wednesday, 9/4, St. Augustine Center 300, 12.30-1.20pm
In the final years of the Roman Empire, St. Augustine confronted questions that sound remarkably familiar: what to do about students who are unmotivated, shy, or bored, and what to do about faculty members who don't enjoy teaching introductory material over and over again. In this workshop, we'll look at some of Augustine's solutions and how they apply to teaching ethics at Villanova.

Jesse Couenhoven, Original Sin: Why the Concept Is Helpful
Thursday, 9/18, St. Augustine Center Room 300, 1.00-2.00pm

Eugene McCarraher, The New Testament of Capitalism: The Renaissance of the Right and the Enchantments of Libertarianism, 1945-1965
Wednesday, 10/8, St. Augustine Center Room 300, 12.30-1.20pm
This paper is a chapter from McCarraher’s forthcoming book, The Enchantments of Mammon: Corporate Capitalism and the American Moral Imagination. This book surveys American corporate culture and its impact on the nation's moral imagination. Come hear why McCarraher (a Catholic socialist) believes that real conservatism died in the 1950s and was replaced by a degenerate libertarianism that continues to dominate American economic policy and business culture.

Chris Roberts, Why Having a Sex Matters for Christian Marriage
Tuesday, 11/18, 1st Floor Lounge, Falvey Library, 1.00-2.00pm
Are there good theological reasons why the two protagonists in a marriage should be a male and a female, or is marriage a more flexible covenant, which any two people can keep? Both progressive and conservative Christians often stumble on this question. Dr. Roberts’ new book, Creation and Covenant, tries to elevate the conversation. Creation and Covenant is a survey of the history of theology about marriage in the Augustinian tradition. Come hear about this book, and learn what Christology implies for having a body, how to love, and being male or female.