Reimagining the Moral Life

Overview

Both a most fitting tribute to Lisa Sowle Cahill, in many ways a pioneering and premier moral theologian, as well as an excellent presentation of contemporary moral theology.”--Charles E. Curran

Testifies brilliantly to the legacy of one of the finest minds in Christian theological ethics and a living embodiment of principled scholarship at the service of human flourishing.”--Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ

This volume aims to honor Lisa Cahill’s 45 years of teaching Christian ethics at Boston College. It will be presented to her as a surprise Festschrift at a conference to be held at Boston College September 19-20, 2020. It will include contributions from almost all of the doctoral students she directed during her career. It will also seek to provide an interpretive overview of Prof. Cahill’s specific contributions to Christian ethics.

Ki Joo Choi is professor of theological ethics and chair of the department of religion at Seton Hall University. He is author of Disciplined by Race: Theological Ethics and the Problem of Asian American Identity (Cascade Books).

Sarah M. Moses is associate professor of religion at the University of Mississippi. She is author of Ethics and the Elderly: The Challenge of Long-term Care (Orbis).

Andrea Vicini, SJ, is professor of moral theology and Michael P. Walsh Professor of Bioethics at Boston College. He is co-editor of The Legacy of Vatican II (Paulist Press) and Just Sustainability: Technology, Ecology, and Resource Extraction (Orbis).