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Ken Grasso, PhD

Professor of Political Science, Southwest Texas State University

Dr. Kenneth L. Grasso is professor of political science at Texas State University.  He has written extensively on Catholic social thought, the liberal tradition, and democratic theory.   He has edited several books including Catholicism, Liberalism and Communitarianism (Rowman & Littlefield, 1995), Catholicism and Religious Freedom:  Contemporary Reflections on Vatican II's Declaration on Religious Liberty (Sheed & Ward, 2006), and Rethinking Rights:  Historical, Political, and Philosophical Perspectives (University of Missouri Press, 2009).   He is the Second Vice-President of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists.

Areas of Specialization

Catholic social tradition; economics; theology of economics; communitarianism

Articles on the EPS Site

• On Communitarianism: An Interview with Ken Grasso

Books by Ken Grasso

• Community and Tradition
  
  Rowman & Littlefield
  ISBN #0847686612
  
  
  Click to Purchase
• Rethinking Rights: Historical, Political, and Philosophical Perspectives
  
  University of Missouri Press
  ISBN #0826218318
  
  
  Click to Purchase
• Theology and Public Philosophy: Four Conversations
  
  Lexington Books
  ISBN #0739166646
  
  
  Click to Purchase

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