Commandments of Compassion (Church Book

by James F. Keenan

To see the Ten Commandments with fresh eyes, Father Keenan examines them through the lens of the First―showing us that above all, our God is a God of compassion. With essays on the contemporary distinction between goodness and rightness, Commandments of Compassion also emphasizes the importance of compassionate listening in moral direction.

152 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 1999

About the author

James 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).

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