Bothering to Love: James F. Keenan's Retrieval and Reinvention of Catholic Ethics

Overview

International scholars explore the realm of Catholic ethics through the contributions of one of the most influential Catholic ethicists of our time.

In this comprehensive overview of Catholic theological ethics, nearly two dozen scholars discuss the influence of James F. Keenan, SJ, on fundamental moral theology, virtue ethics, spirituality, and more. Together, these authors demonstrate the many ways that God calls Christians to bother to love one another and the world as our vocation in the mundane and extraordinary alike. 

Bothering to Love provides a thorough and thoughtful treatment of key areas of Catholic theological ethics, vital for scholars and students alike.

In addition to the editors, contributors include: Maria Cimperman, RSCJ, Catholic Theological Union in Chicago; Daniel J. Daly, Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Healthcare; Craig A. Ford, Jr., Saint Norbert College; Eric Marcelo O. Genilo, SJ, Loyola School of Theology, Quezon City, Philippines; Mark Graham, Villanova University; Mary Jo Iozzio, Boston College; Michael P. Jaycox, Seattle University; John Karuvelil, SJ, Pontifical Athenaeum, Jnana Deepa (JD), Pune, India; Conor M. Kelly, Marquette University; Vincent Leclercq, AA, Pontifical John Paul II Institute, Rome; Xavier M. Montecel, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX; Joseph J. Kotva, Jr., Indiana University School of Medicine—South Bend; Megan K. McCabe, Gonzaga University; Ai Pham, SJ, Australian Catholic University; Cristina Richie, University of Edinburgh; Kathryn Getek Soltis, Villanova University; Osamu Takeuchi, SJ, Sophia University, Tokyo; Edwin Vásquez Ghersi, SJ, President, San José High School, Arequipa, Peru; Ronaldo Zacharias, Salesian University Center, São Paulo, Brazil.

Christopher P. Vogt is Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies and a Senior Fellow of the Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St. John’s University in New York. He is the author of Patience, Compassion, Hope, and the Christian Art of Dying Well (Rowman and Littlefield) and is completing a book on Catholic higher education and the common good, forthcoming from Georgetown University Press.

Kate Ward is Associate Professor of Theological Ethics at Marquette University. She is the author of Wealth, Virtue, and Moral Luck: Christian Ethics in an Age of Inequality (Georgetown, 2021) and is completing a book on work in Catholic social thought.

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