This session is about the spiritual foundations of money, its meaning, and how the mobilizing experience of charitable giving in the early 21st century interact with each. The conversation will focus on the faith dimensions of a moral biography of wealth and of the new physics of philanthropy. Woven throughout this session will be a series of religious and spiritual aspects regarding the unity of love of God, love of neighbor, and love of self.  Attendees will:

• understand the role of philanthropy as a social relation of care in which people identify with the needs of others

• consider the importance of changing our understanding of what animates philanthropy from “motivations” to “mobilizing experiences.”

 

Presenter:  Paul Schervish, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and former Director of the Center of Wealth and Philanthropy, Boston College, Boston, MA

Session Designer:  Laura Duty