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Asset: the new School of Advanced Studies Society Economy Theology within Studium Generale Marcianum aims to be an asset for the comprehension of the plural society

on Sep 16, 2009 in Press Release and tagged asset, economy, god, marcianum, plural society, social doctrine of church, theology

The School of Advanced Studies Society Economy Theology (ASSET), created within the Studium Generale Marcianum of the Patriachate of Venice, aims to be an asset for the comprehension of the plural society. ASSET is an academic and cultural proposal responding to a twofold urgency: on one side the necessity for the social sciences to take account, in a complex post-modern society, of all the dimensions of human experience and human need, avoiding any a priori exclusion of interpretative hypotheses, even those deriving from the religious traditions; on the other side the need for both theology and the social doctrine of the Church to become part of the public debate and to contribute to the common good, confronting topics, paradigms and methodologies typical of diverse disciplines.

Areas of study

Philosophy and theology

Social sciences and philosophy

Canon law, constitutional law, philosophy of law

Economy and social doctrine of the Church

Lecturers and members of the International Scientific Committee

Prof. Robert Spaemann (Universität zu München, Germany); Prof. Margaret Archer, (University of Warwick, UK); Prof. Angelika Nussberger, (Universität zu Köln, Germany); Prof. Guy Bédouelle OP, (Université Catholique de l’Ouest, Angers, France); Prof. Rubio de Urquia (Universidad CEU San Pablo Madrid, Spain); Prof. Juan Manuel Blanch Nougués (Universidad CEU San Pablo Madrid, Spain); (Prof. Roberto Gatti (Università di Urbino); Prof. Giuliano Segre (Università Ca’ Foscari, Venice); Prof. Simona Beretta (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan)

Activities

The research project offers seminars, interdisciplinary workshops, and a summer school.

To whom is the initiative addressed?