About the Course

This course is the latest offering in the Henry George Institute's long tradition of correspondence courses on important social and economic issues, offered tuition-free as a public service. Our courses require no prior study; they are accessible to any literate person -- yet they provide a high-quality learning experience that can benefit students at any educational level.

The course is tuition-free, and all the necessary readings and materials are freely available in this web site (you may also order printed versions). The student may have complete access to this course, free of charge. However, the dialogue between student and teacher is an important part of the learning experience -- and for that, we unfortunately must recognize that we have some costs.

Here's how to enroll!

How the Online Course Works

Each question in the course has an icon. is a link to the appropriate reading where the answer can be found. Questions with a are invitations to personal reflection. (Their links are merely additional thoughts or reminders for your elucidation.)

A left-hand menu frame is always in view (if you let it be, and if you have a frames-compatible browser). Here you will find links to each part of the course. You may toggle between the "Lessons" menu and the Main Menu, so that you never lose track of what you have been looking at. You may also wish to view lessons in one browser window, and readings in another window.

To answer questions, simply type your response into the text box beneath each question. When you're finished, click the "Send Answers..." button at the bottom.

If you don't wish to use the online forms, you may save a plain text version of each lesson, and use it in your own word processor. Just click on the link for the "plain text version", and use your web browser to save the frame.

You may go through the course at your own pace, of course -- but we suggest waiting for teacher feedback on each lesson before submitting the next one.

When you complete the course, you will be issued a certificate.

Do We Offer Academic Credit?

The Henry George Institute is not authorized to grant academic credit for its courses. At various times, however, other institutions have seen fit to grant credit for our courses. That is entirely their decision, but the Institute will happily furnish information on its curriculum upon request.

This Course is dedicated in loving memory, to Neva Bianco, the great Georgist educator and longtime Treasurer and Board Member of the Henry George Institute. A born teacher, Neva had many thousands of students, over more than fifty years. She was one of the first teachers of this course, and energetically sought to awaken all with ears to hear to the spiritual dimensions -- and the infectious optimism -- to be found in true economic justice. We'll miss her -- and we promise to do our best to carry on her work, and honor her spirit.

Neva in 1955.

Thanks for your interest in Liberation Theology and Land Reform. I hope this course is a rewarding, mind-expanding experience for you. Please feel free to share your comments and criticisms.

Special Thanks are due to the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, which gave a grant for the construction of this site.

-- Lindy Davies
Program Director