The Catholic Who Invented Human Rights | Prof. Joseph Capizzi

<p>This lecture was held on March 6th, 2019 at Yale Law School. For more info about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1</p><p><br /></p><p>About the Speaker:</p><p><br /></p><p>Joseph E. Capizzi is Ordinary Professor of Moral Theology at the Catholic University of America. He teaches in the areas of social and political theology, with special interests in issues in peace and war, citizenship, political authority, and Augustinian theology. He has written, lectured, and published widely on just war theory, bioethics, the history of moral theology, and political liberalism.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dr. Capizzi is the Executive Director of the Institute for Human Ecology at Catholic University. He received his B.A. from the University of Virginia, his Masters in Theological Studies from Emory University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame. He lives in Maryland with his wife and six children.</p>