****This lecture has been rescheduled to October 19, 2023. Please follow this link to access the webpage for the updated lecture date.***
Trinity College Dublin
The Thomistic Institute at Trinity College Dublin presents a lecture by Prof. Mary Hirschfeld of the University of Notre Dame titled “Rethinking Economic Equality: A Thomistic Perspective.”
Wednesday, March 15
7:00 PM
Ui Chadhain Theatre in the Arts Block (Room 2041B)
This lecture is free and open to the public.
About the Speaker:
Mary Hirschfeld is Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Before joining the faculty at Notre Dame, Mary Hirschfeld was Associate Professor of Economics and Theology in the Department of Humanities at Villanova University where she regularly taught 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).