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Thursday, October 22nd

Thomas Nelson Inc

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Random House

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PETER SINGER

 

and

RICHARD STEARNS

 

discuss

 

the fight against global poverty

The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University and Harvard Book Store present a conversation with PETER SINGER and RICHARD STEARNS on the crisis of global poverty and the responsibility of individuals and organizations to take concrete action.

Peter Singer, acclaimed bioethics professor and atheist, argues in his book The Life You Can Save that the industrialized world's response to poverty is ethically indefensible and that living an ethical life must involve giving one's resources to the cause of fighting poverty. In The Hole in Our Gospel, Richard Stearns, president of the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision United States, argues that living a Christian life involves living out one's faith by taking action to care for the poor and fight the systemic causes of poverty. Although the two men approach the global poverty crisis from markedly different vantage points, they ultimately agree on a powerful call to action, and their books challenge Americans to take a look at the choices they make and reflect on what they can be doing to take action on the most urgent issue of our time.

Through a moderated discussion we will explore their two perspectives and contrast the motives of why various groups of people might take action against poverty. The discussion will continue with a question and answer period with the audience to further deepen the exchange.

For more information about The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University, please visit their website at http://www.hks.harvard.edu/hauser

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Peter Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and laureate professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than thirty books, including Animal Liberation, widely considered to be the founding statement of the animal rights movement, Practical Ethics, and One World: Ethics and Globalization.

Photo: Denise Applewhite/Princeton University.

Richard Stearns is President of World Vision United States, one of the largest relief and development organizations in the world. Prior to joining World Vision, Stearns served as president and CEO of Lenox and president and CEO of Parker Brothers Games. After a quarter-century business career, Stearns joined World Vision in 1998, guiding the organization to unprecedented growth and calling on the American Church to respond to the global AIDS pandemic. Stearns was appointed by President Obama to the White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.