Fine. Information online booktv. Org or consultancy work program guide. And now we kick off this weekend with professor looking at the role catholicism plays in american politics. And its impact on the life of president joe biden. Good afternoon everyone my name is sean casey and the director of the Berkeley Center for religion, peace, and World Affairs here at georgetown university. On behalf of the Berkeley Center and the cosponsor of the initiative on in georgetown i like to of you to our conversation today. Before i introduce the professor mcgill some housekeeping issues ahead of time. First of all this event is being recorded and will be available on the Berkeley Center website shortly. Second, we hope to preserve time as we always do the end of the discussion preferably the last 15 minutes for audience q a. So i ask you to reach down and click on the q a tabby see the bottom of your screen. Please begin submitting your questions early in the event and we will ask members of the m
Affairs as georgetown university. On behalf hoff the Berkeley Center and our co into their issue in tonight of catholic social thought and public life id like to welcome you to conversation today with massimo faggioli. Let me deal with house keaching issues. This event is being recorded and will be available ton the Berkeley Center website shortly. Second we hope to plea serve time as we always do at the end of the discussion preferably the last 15 minutes for audience q a, so i ask you to reach down and click on the q a tab at the bottom of the screen and please begin submitting your questions early in the event and we will ask members of the media especially to identify your institutional affiliation as you ask your questions and well get to that at the end. Finally, forgive me a moment of shameless commerce. At the end of the event well put a banner slide up that will show you how to order the book directly from the publisher. I you go to amazon theyre having a longer lead team in d
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