The Economic Ways of Loving

To be economically literate requires neither formal training nor advanced study. For those with the inclination, the most valuable economic principles can be understood with just a little nurturing of the so-called “economic way of thinking.” On February 14, Sarah Estelle, Ph.D. will share how she sees the economic way of thinking as instructive in some of the ways we can love, too. What does economics have to say about our love for mankind? our neighbors around the globe? the least of these among us? our local communities and families? Integrating a Christian perspective and sound economics, Sarah Estelle, Ph.D. will consider in what cases market exchange can communicate love and in which situations market approaches would only crush it.

Group discounts for schools and other organizations available.
Register and pre-pay for 4 lectures and get the 5th free. Call 616.454.3080 to order.

This lecture will be livestreamed @ 12 noon on February 14 for those who cannot join in person.

Sarah Estelle, Ph.D.

Hope College

Associate Professor of Economics

Sarah Estelle, Ph.D. is an associate professor of economics at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. She is also the founding director of Hope's Markets & Morality student organization, which explores economic issues through a Christian lens and brings speakers and film screenings to campus to enrich the Hope community's understanding of markets. In addition to her work with students, Sarah Estelle, Ph.D. conducts applied microeconomic research on topics including parenting investments, higher education, welfare policy, and criminal justice reform, for which she has been recognized as a Ruch Faculty Fellow. Currently she is researching different conceptions of the role of the state through projects that bridge economic ideas with traditional Christian theology. Sarah Estelle, Ph.D. earned her Ph.D. in economics at the University of Virginia.

Event Details

Start Date

February 14, 2019

Location

Acton Institute | Mark Murray Auditorium
98 E. Fulton Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
United States

Schedule

11:30 a.m. Doors open
12:00 p.m. Lecture begins
12:30 p.m. Q&A
1:00 p.m. Lecture ends

Tickets

$15 General | $10 Student
Includes box lunch and beverage

(Please RSVP at least 48 hours in advance to guarantee a box lunch.)

Group discounts for schools and other organizations available.
Register and pre-pay for 4 lectures and get the 5th free. Call 616.454.3080 to order.

Parking

Directions to the Acton Institute

Metered street parking is available. Please bring sufficient change with you for meters or pay for parking with the Motu Parking app on your smartphone (iOS and Android).

Paid parking lots are also available nearby. Please enter building off of Sheldon Blvd.

Map showing nearby parking_4.pdf