About the project
This website is one of the fruits of the TWCF-sponsored project on freedom, globalisation, enterprise and civil society in 21st century Catholic social teaching. It is part of a range of initiatives that integrates the mission of St. Mary’s University with societal concerns. St. Mary’s research centres such as The Bakhita Centre for Slavery, Safety and Social Justice , the Thea Bowman Centre for Educational Research, the Benedict XVI Centre for Religion, Ethics and Society Benedict XVI Centre as well as The Centre for the Art of Living and Dying Well promote other aspects of the research work of the University in related fields. In addition, our collaboration with the Oxford-based Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics helps bridge the gap between academia and the general public.
The Portuguese edition of “Catholic Social Thought, the Market and Public Policy” was launched on 2nd June at the Estoril Political Forum, hosted by the Catholic University of Portugal. The launch event involved a panel discussion on globalisation with the editors of the book, Philip Booth and Andre Azevedo Alves; the translator of the Spanish edition, Juan Angel Soto; and Leonor Durao Barroso and Antonio Capela from the Catholic University of Portugal. The panel were honoured by the presence of the Patriarch of Lisbon who also wrote a foreword to the Portuguese edition. A spirited discussion took place following the presentations which ranged widely from economic globalisation to the welfare state to the ubiquity of abortion in Europe. The book can be purchased in its Spanish, English and Portuguese from the usual sources and is the fruit of a TWCF funded project at St. Mary’s University in collaboration with the Catholic University of Portugal. All the material is available as an online course in Catholic social teaching from