Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law and Public Policy
The Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law and Public Policy is a collaboration between the Center for Catholic Studies and the School of Law at the University of St. Thomas. The institute explores the various interactions between law and Catholic thought on topics ranging from workers' rights to criminal law to marriage and family.
The institute draws from the resources of both programs, other academic disciplines and other faith traditions. The institute's examination of law also is driven by a "vision of the human person and the world that is enlightened by the Gospel" (Pope John Paul II, Ex Corde Ecclesiae).
To help provide connections between law and Catholic thought, the institute develops curricular resources, facilitates scholarship and scholarly discussions, and engages and serves the church and community through public events and public policy analysis.
Institute Co-Directors
Professor Thomas Berg
University of St. Thomas School of Law
651-962-4918
tcberg@stthomas.edu
Dr. Robert Kennedy
University of St. Thomas Center for Catholic Studies
651-962-5140
rgkennedy@stthomas.edu
Institute Assistant Director
Valerie J. Munson
University of St. Thomas School of Law
651-962-4842
vjmunson@stthomas.edu
Fellows
Teresa S. Collett, Professor of Law
Stephen J. Heaney, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Mary Lemmons, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Catholic Studies
Charles J. Reid, Professor of Law
Elizabeth R. Schiltz, Associate Professor of Law
Susan J. Stabile, Robert and Marion Short Distinguished Chair in Law and Professor
Robert K. Vischer, Associate Professor of Law
Upcoming Public Forums Sponsored by the Murphy Institute
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January 27, 2008
"Lunch, Literature, and Public Life: George Orwell and Evelyn Waugh"
Come hear local Twin Cities lawyer-author David Lebedoff discuss The Same Man: George Orwell and Evelyn Waugh in Love and War (Random House, August 2008)
Free and open to the public. Light lunch served. REGISTRATION REQUIRED by 1/16/09 to: murphyinstit@stthomas.edu or 651-962-4842. Admission limited. ________________
February 13, 2009
"Memo to the President: Priorities for the Common Good"
12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Atrium, UST School of Law, 1000 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Free and open to the public. Light lunch will be served. REGISTRATION REQUIRED by 1/27/09 to: murphyinstit@stthomas.edu or 651-962-4842
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