Albino Barrera, O.P.
Professor
Education:
Other - Theology, Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception
Ph.D. - Economics, Yale University
Brief Biography:
Albino Barrera, O.P. is Professor of Economics and Theology with research and teaching interests in economic ethics and the interface of economics and theology. He teaches courses in economic development and international trade theory and policy. He has a joint appointment with the Theology Department where he teaches Christian social ethics. His most recent book is Catholic Missionaries and Their Work with the Poor: Mitigating Market-Government Failure in Emerging Nations (Routledge, 2019).
Area(s) of Expertise:
Moral Theology; Economic Ethics; Development Economics; International Trade
Selected Publications:
Barrera, O.P., A. (2013) Biblical Economic Ethics: Sacred Scripture's Teachings on Economic Life. Lexington
Barrera, O.P., A. (2011) Market Complicity and Christian Ethics. Cambridge
Barrera, O.P., A. (2007) Globalization and Economic Ethics. Palgrave
Barrera, O.P., A. (2005) Economic Compulsion and Christian Ethics. Cambridge
Barrera, O.P., A. (2005) God and the Evil of Scarcity: Moral Foundations of Economic Agency . Notre Dame
Selected Presentations:
Barrera, O.P., A. Economic Theology, Theological Economics: An Interdisciplinary Conference. , Rome - "Biblical and Patristic Teachings and Economic Theology: Convergence and Divergence" May, 2014
Barrera, O.P., A. International Society of Business, Economics and Ethics Congress. , Warsaw, Poland - "Corporate Complicity in Economic Wrongdoing or in Collective Harms: A Framework for Imputing Individual Firm Responsibility" July, 2012
Barrera, O.P., A. International Symposium on Business Ethics and Society. , Barcelona, Spain - "Paper: The Book of Proverbs as a Source of Universal Business and Economic Values" May, 2012
Barrera, O.P., A. Association of Allied Social Science. , Chicago, IL - "Paper: Social Responsibility and Economic Complicity: Who is Culpable for Harmful Market Outcomes?" January, 2012
Barrera, O.P., A. Allied Social Science Association. , Denver, CO - "Economic Justice and the Encyclical 'Caritas in Veritate'" January, 2011
