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The Moral Life: Eight Lectures
A profound inquiry into what prompts human beings to act morally
Most foundational texts on theological ethics address either the person or society. In The Moral Life , James F. Keenan, SJ, posits that these two are inextricably linked. He presents eight stages of preparing for the moral life, describing vulnerability as the foundation for contemporary ethics. He understands vulnerability to be what establishes the human capacity for recognizing and responding to others rather than a compromised state of being. Mutual recognition emerges as the first moral act of the vulnerable human. He shows how conscience guides the activity of one who has first vulnerably recognized others.
The Moral Life offers scholars and students of Christian ethics a novel perspective on what we need to know not only to be and live morally but also to teach and share with others what they need to know.
Most foundational texts on theological ethics address either the person or society. In The Moral Life , James F. Keenan, SJ, posits that these two are inextricably linked. He presents eight stages of preparing for the moral life, describing vulnerability as the foundation for contemporary ethics. He understands vulnerability to be what establishes the human capacity for recognizing and responding to others rather than a compromised state of being. Mutual recognition emerges as the first moral act of the vulnerable human. He shows how conscience guides the activity of one who has first vulnerably recognized others.
The Moral Life offers scholars and students of Christian ethics a novel perspective on what we need to know not only to be and live morally but also to teach and share with others what they need to know.
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Published January 2, 2024
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About the author
James F. Keenan
59 books5 followersJames F. Keenan, S.J.
EDUCATION
STL, STD, Gregorian University, Rome
MDiv, Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, MA
BA, Fordham University, New York
BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Jim Keenan has been a Jesuit of the New York Province since 1970 and an ordained priest since 1982.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
university ethics, fundamental moral theology; history of theological ethics; Thomas Aquinas; virtue ethics; HIV/AIDS; Church leadership ethics
TEACHING
Fundamental Moral Theology
Virtue Ethics
Twentieth Century Catholic Moral Theology
New Testament and Ethics
The Church and Ethics: Contemporary and Historical Cases
The Human Body
The Ethics of Thomas Aquinas
Ethical Issues of HIV/AIDS
Genetics Seminar
Catholic Theological Ethics, twelfth through eighteenth centuries
John and Virtue Ethics
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
Founders Professor, Boston College, 2008-2014.
Founder and Co-Chair, Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church. 2003-
Board of Directors, Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA). 2012-2014
Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh.
Fellow, Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton.
Grant and Faculty Fellowship, Association of Theological Schools.
Tuohy Chair, John Carroll University.
Gasson Chair, Boston College.
Alpha Sigma Nu National Book Award (2002) Catholic Ethicists on HIV/AIDS
Prevention.
Consultant to National Conference of Catholic Bishops for the Revision of the Ethical Guidelines for Catholic Health Care Institutions. 1988-1995
Editorial Board Member of Theological Studies. 1991-2013
Series Editor, Moral Traditions, Georgetown University Press. 1993-2013
Chair, Catholic Theological Coalition on HIV/AIDS Prevention. 1997-
Board of Trustees, John Carroll University. 1999-2002
Group Leader, Surgeon General’s Task Force on Responsible Sexual Conduct. 2000-2002
Advisor, Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance. 2000-
Board of Directors, Society of Christian Ethics. 2001-2004
Chair, Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church. 2003-
Adjunct Professor, Gregorian University, Rome: Loyola School of Theology, Manila.
Adjunct Professor, Dharmaran, Bangalore.
BOOKS
University Ethics: Why Colleges Need A Culture of Ethics, Rowman and Littlefield, May 2015. (forthcoming)
Paul and Virtue Ethics with Daniel Harrington (New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2010).
Catholic Theological Ethics, Past, Present, and Future: The Trento Conference edited (Orbis, 2011); (Bangalore: Theological Publications in India, 2012). (Manila: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2013).
A History of Catholic Moral Theology in the Twentieth Century: From Confessing Sins to Liberating Consciences (New York: Continuum, 2010).
more info:
http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/theolog...
EDUCATION
STL, STD, Gregorian University, Rome
MDiv, Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, MA
BA, Fordham University, New York
BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Jim Keenan has been a Jesuit of the New York Province since 1970 and an ordained priest since 1982.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
university ethics, fundamental moral theology; history of theological ethics; Thomas Aquinas; virtue ethics; HIV/AIDS; Church leadership ethics
TEACHING
Fundamental Moral Theology
Virtue Ethics
Twentieth Century Catholic Moral Theology
New Testament and Ethics
The Church and Ethics: Contemporary and Historical Cases
The Human Body
The Ethics of Thomas Aquinas
Ethical Issues of HIV/AIDS
Genetics Seminar
Catholic Theological Ethics, twelfth through eighteenth centuries
John and Virtue Ethics
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
Founders Professor, Boston College, 2008-2014.
Founder and Co-Chair, Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church. 2003-
Board of Directors, Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA). 2012-2014
Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh.
Fellow, Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton.
Grant and Faculty Fellowship, Association of Theological Schools.
Tuohy Chair, John Carroll University.
Gasson Chair, Boston College.
Alpha Sigma Nu National Book Award (2002) Catholic Ethicists on HIV/AIDS
Prevention.
Consultant to National Conference of Catholic Bishops for the Revision of the Ethical Guidelines for Catholic Health Care Institutions. 1988-1995
Editorial Board Member of Theological Studies. 1991-2013
Series Editor, Moral Traditions, Georgetown University Press. 1993-2013
Chair, Catholic Theological Coalition on HIV/AIDS Prevention. 1997-
Board of Trustees, John Carroll University. 1999-2002
Group Leader, Surgeon General’s Task Force on Responsible Sexual Conduct. 2000-2002
Advisor, Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance. 2000-
Board of Directors, Society of Christian Ethics. 2001-2004
Chair, Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church. 2003-
Adjunct Professor, Gregorian University, Rome: Loyola School of Theology, Manila.
Adjunct Professor, Dharmaran, Bangalore.
BOOKS
University Ethics: Why Colleges Need A Culture of Ethics, Rowman and Littlefield, May 2015. (forthcoming)
Paul and Virtue Ethics with Daniel Harrington (New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2010).
Catholic Theological Ethics, Past, Present, and Future: The Trento Conference edited (Orbis, 2011); (Bangalore: Theological Publications in India, 2012). (Manila: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2013).
A History of Catholic Moral Theology in the Twentieth Century: From Confessing Sins to Liberating Consciences (New York: Continuum, 2010).
more info:
http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/theolog...
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