This is a four-session course, based on the book by John Kelly. Kelly approaches the problem as a believing Christian (but the idea is equally of interest to those of other or no religion): Does “God” (such as s/he may or may not be) care about economics? Kelly finds that his Bible contains a prescription …
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We have finally got our summer class schedule posted. We’ll have three sections of the flagship Progress & Poverty course, as well as a course linking economic justice to the Christian bible. Summer will also include other events, mostly free, which will be posted in the coming days. Of particular interest, for anyone paying her/his …
What George Menninger did was completely legal. He stole over a million dollars. Many people do it, perhaps including some of your neighbors; if George hadn’t then someone else would have. You and fellow Chicagoans have already paid George so he is far beyond the need to earn a living. Now he volunteers some of …
Our spring term schedule, posted here, features two sections of Progress & Poverty, plus advanced courses. As previously posted, it’s now possible to get college credit for Henry George School classes. We’ll also have films, discussions, talks and tours– the whole schedule will be posted over the coming days, or you can phone 312 450 …
This winter we offer five classes, including three sections of Progress & Poverty, and two advanced courses: Human Rights and After the Crash. The full schedule with link to preregistration is here. If this is your first time at the Henry George School, you should begin with Progress & Poverty. You’ll gain a new perspective …
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Many of our students remark that, even though they may have college degrees in economics or other social sciences, they learned important things with us that should have been, but never were discussed in their regular college classes. Occasionally we’ve even had a student manage, with the help of a thoughtful college instructor, to get …
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Designed by Lindy Davies of the Henry George Institute and formerly taught by our late instructor John Kuchta, this course introduces the history, theory, and practice of liberation theology and its relationship to land reform. Some additional information is here. The course meets every Friday (except November 23) thru December 7, in our classroom at …
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This term we’ll have two Thursday sections of Progress & Poverty, one taught by Bob Jene at 2:30 PM and one at 6:00 with George Menninger. Both of these are the modern version of the course, reading the modernized edition of the Progress & Poverty text (altho anyone who prefers the original unabridged text can …
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One of America’s most famous men by the 1890s, Henry George had hoped to get his teachings adopted as part of the standard courses in colleges of the era. But his ideas were too threatening to the established order, so he undertook to write his own textbook, a comprehensive presentation of the fundamentals of political …
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The class schedule for our fall term is here (and is also linked from the tabs on the left side.) Fall events (which begin October 1) are being added as time and patience permit. You can get a hardcopy schedule (and get on the list for future postal mailings) by calling Bob Jene at 312 …
