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Stephen Barrows Integrates Catholic Social Teaching and Economics

Stephen Barrows Integrates Catholic Social Teaching and Economics

Update: 2025-09-10
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In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Stephen Barrows, chief operating officer at the Acton Institute, about the relationship between Catholic Social Teaching and economics. In what sense is economics a science? How does Catholic Social Teaching relate to social science? How well has the Catholic Church integrated the insights of economics into its social teaching? What can economists learn from Catholic Social Teaching? How does the Acton Institute apply the best insights of economists vis-à-vis Catholic Social Teaching in service of the common good?


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Stephen Barrows Integrates Catholic Social Teaching and Economics

Stephen Barrows Integrates Catholic Social Teaching and Economics

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