Italy - Incisa Valdarno (Florence), 24/09/2009

Written by Antonella Ferrucci Tuesday, 08 September 2009 12:04

The University Institute Sophia is organizing:

A study day about Benedict XVI´s “Caritas in veritate”

Thursday, September 24, 2009, at 15.00
Lecture Hall of the University Institute Sophia
Incisa in Val d'Arno (Florence)

Benedict XVI´s “Caritas in veritate” as other major social enyclicals, enters into the heart of the main topics of today, proposing strong interpretations and new paths. It marks both a continuity with the social teaching of the Church and an important innovation, on which the scientific community must also question itself. The Pope directs a deep crtique of the current economic system by making an invitation to go beyond one of the biggest contradictions of our society: that between the logic of gift and gratuitousness, and the logic of profit and political conflict. The need for recomposition is the message of “Caritas in veritate” and it represents an extraordinary point of prophetic strength. Today, gratuitousness is absent from public, from markets, from politics, from businesses. But it is, together with fraternity, one of the economy´s and society´s scarse resources. Not only does our getting out of the actual crisis depend on this, but so does the quality of all that is human.

Italy - Incisa Valdarno (FI), 28-29/05/2010

Written by Antonella Ferrucci Thursday, 20 August 2009 16:37

From the 28-29 of May, 2010, the University Institute Sophia is organizing an INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR:

The Charismatic Principle in Economic and Civil Life: History, Theory and Good Practice

January 30 is the last day to send in paper proposals!

In May of 2010, the University Institute Sophia of Loppiano (Florence, Italy) will promote an international seminar titled: "The Charismatic Principle in Economic and Civil Life: History, Theory and Good Practice".

Among the objectives of the meeting is that of finding new paths in the dialogue between the institutional and charismatic dimension applied to the economic and social contexts. The basic consideration is that in the history of economy, of society and of religion, the charismatic dimension is often left in the shadows. To understand social and economic life inside and out, what is proposed is to analyze it not only in its institutional profile, but to also put into evidence the charismatic dynamics.

Call for papers

Video of the conferenze with Stefano Zamagni

Written by annette Friday, 12 June 2009 09:06

To get beyond the economic crisis:

The Economy of Communion celebrates 18 years

Conference given by Stefano Zamagni

Friday May 29, in the auditorium of Loppiano - Incisa Val d´Arno - for the occasion the 18th anniversary of the birth of the Economy of Communion, Prof. Stefano Zamagni gave his second Professorship at Sophia University on the theme: To get beyond the economic crisis: The Economy of Communion celebrates 18 years.

We report the main portion of the conference here (available only in Italian), with a presentation by Piero Coda and Luigino Bruni. To see the video, it is necessary to install the free Microsoft Silverlight software by clicking on the banner below.

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Istituto Universitario Sophia

Written by Antonella Ferrucci Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:18

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Master e Phd. in Fondamenti e prospettive di una cultura dell'unità

(indirizzo economico)

Sophia si propone come un laboratorio di formazione e di ricerca in cui si riconnettono i legami profondi tra vita e pensiero, tra studio ed esperienza. E' un istituto universitario che guarda al futuro, attento alle istanze che il nostro tempo offre perché l'uomo di oggi e di domani - come amava ripetere Chiara Lubich - diventi sempre più uomo-mondo".

Sophia offre una formazione aperta a tutti e su saperi incarnati che possono diventare competenze distintive nel mondo economico e in particolare dell’impresa.

Sophia è uno strumento di formazione di quegli “uomini nuovi” intrisi ed allenati nella "cultura del dare" e nella reciprocità, senza la quale non è possibile realizzare un' Economia di Comunione. E’ per questo una parte sostanziosa degli utili dell’EdC sostiene finanziariamente Sophia.

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