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Guptara-Wilson Conversation Addresses Root Causes of Economic Crisis

On Thursday, October 16, the Trinity Forum hosted a Conversation with Senior Fellows Prabhu Guptara and P. Douglas Wilson. Professor Guptara, drawing on his experience in international finance, gave the main presentation on “The Institutionalization of Greed,” addressing the role that greed has played in bringing about the current crisis in the wider economic system. Mr. Wilson responded from the perspective of his work in the corporate sector.

A portion of Guptara’s remarks have been adapted for a Provocations short article. We have also produced an MP3 recording with audio highlights from the evening’s conversation (50 minutes, 17.2 MB). Also available is a longer article from Guptara on The Global Culture of Debt.

During their prepared remarks and in the question and answer period, Guptara and Wilson mentioned several Trinity Forum resources that are relevant to the current institutional and financial crises, including the Readings booklets “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” by Leo Tolstoy (now also available on CD audio), “Politics, Morality, and Civility” by Václav Havel, and “William Wilberforce: A Man Who Changed His Times” (as well as Wilberforce’s own “A Practical View of Real Christianity”). They also referred to a Provocations article by Dallas Willard, “Beyond Moral Bewilderment.”

Several event attendees will be hosting dinner parties over the next few weeks for smaller groups to dig into the ideas presented during the Conversation. We see this as a more informal way to build relationships and further explore important ideas. If you would be interested in learning more about attending a dinner party or helping host one, please email Beth Chapman, Director of Outreach and Advancement, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Oct 2008