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The Courage to be in Communion: A Trialogue with Luke Burgis, Andreas Widmer, and Andrew Abela

- When
- Thursday, October 8, 20265:30pm – 8pm
- Where
- Della Ratta Auditorium, in Maloney Hall, at the Catholic University of America
About the event
Join us for a trialogue between Luke Burgis, Andrew Abela, Andreas Widmer, to celebrate the release of Luke's new book The One and the Ninety-Nine, and to discuss one of its central themes: The Courage to Be in Communion.
Free and open to the public. First 100 people in the door get a free signed copy of Luke Burgis’ The One and the Ninety-Nine.
Doors at 5:30pm. Conversation 6-7pm. Reception to follow 7-8pm.
Luke Burgis is the Founder & Director of the Cluny Institute. He serves on the faculty of The Catholic University of America and is the author of the bestselling books Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life, and, most recently, The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion.
Andrew Abela is the founding dean of the Busch School of Business and Ordinary Professor of Marketing at The Catholic University of America, a faculty affiliate of Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program, and the author of Super Habits: The Universal System for a Successful Life.
Andreas Widmer is an entrepreneur, author, and Associate Professor of Practice at The Catholic University of America, where he directs the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship. A former Swiss Guard and a veteran technology executive, he is the author of The Pope & the CEO and The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship.