Markets, Culture and Ethics Research Centre (MCE)

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The Markets, Culture and Ethics Research Centre (MCE) of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, Italy was founded in 2009 to study the ethical dimensions (social and individual) of economic and social life in a systematic and scientific way, in the light of reason and the Catholic faith.

Its purpose is to foster dialogue between faith and contemporary culture for the promotion of a positive transformation of society and global development.

MCE Research Centre’s activities focus on deepening and disseminating Catholic perspectives, through research and academic events, on the relation between ethics, culture and the economy and on the role and conduct of business in society. 

MCE does not align with any particular school of economic thought and is open to all traditions willing to dialogue with Christian anthropology and perspective. At the same time, MCE has an ecumenical and interreligious approach since social problems can only be resolved by a joint effort and in dialogue with contemporary culture regarding the meaning of a more humane economy.


           

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On 18 April Markets, Culture and Ethics (MCE) Research Centre hosted the seminar Good Work: Insights from the Subjective Dimension of Work, second appointment of the seminar series Holiness Through Work: Commemorating the Encyclical Laborem Exercens. Speakers of the event Dr. Michael Naughton (Director of the Center for Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota), Prof. Msgr. Martin Schlag (Alan W. Moss Endowed Chair for Catholic Social Thought at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, US, John A. Ryan Institute Director, Minnesota, US, MCE Director, Rome) and Prof. Giulio Maspero (Professor of Systematic Theology at Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, member of the Research Centre ROR: Relational Ontology Research, Rome).

On 28 March the Markets, Culture and Ethics (MCE) Research Centre hosted the seminar The Bible and the Fathers of the Church on Work, first appointment of the new seminar series Holiness Through Work: Commemorating the Encyclical Laborem Exercens. Speakers of the event Prof. Msgr. Martin Schlag (Alan W. Moss Endowed Chair for Catholic Social Thought at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, US, John A. Ryan Institute Director, Minnesota, US, MCE Director, Rome), Prof. Giulio Maspero (Professor of Systematic Theology at Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, member of the Research Centre ROR: Relational Ontology Research, Rome) and Prof. Paolo Prosperi (Professor of Medieval Spirituality and "Seeing the Invisible: spirituality of the icon", Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome).

As part of its seminar activity, the Markets, Culture and Ethics (MCE) research centre will carry out a new seminar series entitled Holiness Through Work: Commemorating the Encyclical Laborem Exercens.

The activity consist of 5 meetings, accessible free of charge, that will be held from March to June 2023 at Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, according to the following schedule:

On 13 March at 12.30 the Markets, Culture and Ethics (MCE) Research Centre hosted the seminar Economics of religion and the Church organized in partnership with the Catholic Research Economists Discussion Organization (CREDO) and dedicated to all students, teachers and PhD students of the Holy Cross.

 

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