Walking the Second Mile: Women, Religion and Philanthropy

Explore Dr. Braude’s lecture and embrace the ways religious women continue to impact the world of philanthropy. Awaken a deep appreciation for women’s historical role in philanthropy. Explore how changes in society have molded current practices. Create new conversation partners about religion and philanthropy and expand your knowledge base to improve philanthropy to improve the world

PART II Introduction

Alasdair MacIntyre, in his historically attuned study of moral theory,After Virtue(University of Notre Dame Press, 1981), emphasized that “every action is the bearer and expression of more or less theory-laden beliefs and concepts; every piece of theorizing and every expression of belief is a political and moral action.” Taking its lead from MacIntyre, Part II ofAmerican Christianitiesexamines Christian theology and Christian practice as interdependent and interpenetrating. “Theory-laden” rituals, such as baptism, the images of gravestones or religious statuary, and the potent narratives of the Bible, convey, at least implicitly, Christian ideas about the factors that enhanc