Society of Christian Ethics

Before anyone gets smart: I teach courses on evil, I have close colleagues who teach courses on the holocaust; finding the topic that you study absolutely worthy of your devotion doesnt mean you approve of everything you study. But you find absorption in this work absolutely meaningful and good.

Christian Ethics and Artificial Intelligence Call for Proposals Now Open. papers, panels, posters, interest & working groups, conversations with an author, lifetime achievement award, international & global scholars, and the new SCE book prize, due date for all proposals for both summer and annual meetings, March 20, 2026

Our annual Call for Proposals (for both summer AND annual meetings) is now open, and with a new addition this year: the SCE Book Prize! See www.scethics.org/2027-call-fo... for details.

How religious leaders are responding to Trump's immigration crackdown The actions of faith leaders stand in stark contrast to the conservative Christianity touted by the administration.

SCE board member AnneMarie Mingo was interviewed last week on the NPR-syndicated show 1A. Check it out!
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The Rule of Law and the Common Good The Rule of Law and the Common Good: An Emerging Synergy Between Legal Theory and Catholic Social Thought

Next month Boston College will host a two-day event on "The Rule of Law and the Common Good: An Emerging Synergy Between Legal Theory and Catholic Social Thought." Details at www.eventbrite.com/e/the-rule-o...

book cover with author headshot and text: Member Publication, congratulations to Teresa L. Smallwood on the publication of her new book!

Congratulations to Teresa Smallwood on the publication of Public Theology and Violent Rhetoric Examined in a Queer Womanist Critical Ethnography with @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social! www.bloomsbury.com/us/public-th...

A friendly reminder regarding nominations—due Monday, February 16!

author headshot and first page of article entitled "Hope in Faithful Witness: De-Temporalized Eschatology in Black and Latin American Liberationist Thought"

Check out Liam de los Reyes's "Hope in Faithful Witness," first delivered at #sofcethics25 and now available in the latest issue of #JSCEthics! (Members may access through the SCE website.)

book cover with author headshots and text: Member Publication, congratulations to Gary Dorrien, Charlene Sinclair, and Aaron Stauffer on the publication of their new book!

Congratulations to SCE president elect Gary Dorrien and members Charlene Sinclair and @aaronkstauffer.bsky.social on the publication of Organizing Visions with @orbisbooks.bsky.social! orbisbooks.com/products/org...

Righteousness in Business: A Jansma Series Symposium on Christianity and Business: Fri, Mar 19 - Sat, Mar 20 2027, All day The Jansma Series on Faith and Business is a recurrent academic forum dedicated to the exploration of the implications of Christian faith for business theory and practice. Convening scholars from…

Calling anyone working in business ethics: check out the following call(s) for papers, for both the 2027 Jansma Series Symposium at Calvin University AND a paired special issue of the Journal of Religion and Business Ethics. Deadline: November 1, 2026.
calvin.edu/events/right...

book cover with author headshot and text: Member Publication, congratulations to Isaac Samuel Villegas on the publication of his new book!

Congratulations to SCE student member @isaacvillegas.bsky.social on the publication of Migrant God with @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social! www.eerdmans.com/978080288443...

De Ethica has a CfP that may be of interest to many in our community of Christian ethicists.

SCE logo with text: Call for Nominations, vice president, board member, student board member. SCE members are invited to submit nominees for the above positions. Deadline: Monday, February 16. See January 20 email to all members for details.

Calling all SCE Members: Would someone you know be interested in serving the society starting in Jan 2027? Would YOU be interested in serving? The Nominations Committee is seeking nominees for vice president, board member, and student board member. See the Feb 20 email to all members for details.

Check out this upcoming conference on the Philadelphia campus of United Lutheran Seminary! www.unitedlutheranseminary.edu/calendar/lib...

author headshot, society logo, and first page of journal article with text: Now Available in #JSCEthics 45/2 (Fall/Winter 2025)

Check out Emilie M. Townes's "Shadow Boxing the Ridiculous," her presidential address at #sofcethics25 and now available in the latest issue of #JSCEthics! (Members may access through the SCE website.)

book cover with author headshots and text: Member Publication, congratulations to David Cloutier and Christina McRorie on the publication of their new book!

Congratulations to David Cloutier & Christina McRorie on the publication of Markets and Other Social Structures! This festschrift for former SCE president Daniel K. Finn includes contributions from members Daniel J. Daly, Christine Firer Hinze, Conor Kelly, and Gina Wolfe. buff.ly/QSX3oBO

black and white photo of a pensive MLK Jr. with text: "The end which we seek is reconciliation. The end which we seek is the creation of the beloved community. The end which we seek to create is a society in which all men will be able to live together as brothers and respect the dignity and worth of all human personality. —Address Delivered at the Montgomery Improvement Association's 'Testimonial of Love and Loyalty,' February 1, 1960"

As Christian ethicists we work and pray for the creation of the beloved community, and today we remember King's words and witness to that end. kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/... #MLKDay

book cover with author headshot and text: Member Publication, congratulations to Mary Jo Iozzio on the publication of her new book!

Congratulations to SCE member Mary Jo Iozzio on the publication of Radical Dependence with Baylor University Press! buff.ly/Oa7SDzn

text over conference graphic: 2026 Summer Meeting, mark your calendars, August 11-13, 2026, online meetings with interest groups, working groups, and caucuses

Mark your calendars now for our 2026 Summer Meeting, online in August! If you lead an Interest Group, Working Group, or Caucus, start planning for this opportunity now (if you haven't already). And if you're looking for an interest group, see our list at buff.ly/FThTNaY #sofcethics26

conference graphic with text: See you next year! 2027 annual meeting, Christian ethics and artificial intelligence, January 7-10, 2027, Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch

It's been a great #sofcethics26 annual meeting in Washington, DC. We look forward to seeing you next year to explore "Christian Ethics and Artificial Intelligence" at #sofcethics27 in St. Louis. Safe travels!

conference graphic with SOME organization's logo with text: SCE gives back, local charity, so others might eat

All in attendance at #sofcethics26 are encouraged to support our 2026 local charity, SOME (So Others Might Eat)! Go to give.some.org/campaign/637... and make your donation today. Thank you, and thank SOME for all they are doing in the DC area!

headshot photo with text: new vice president, Rubén Rosario Rodríguez, Saint Louis University

Congratulations to the newest member of our presidential cabinet, @revruben.bsky.social! #sofcethics26

four headshot photos and text: New Board Members for 2026-29, Congratulations to Elise P. Edwards, Kate Ott, Scott Paeth, and Sarah Neff, and many thanks to all who agreed to serve as candidates

Congratulations to our newly elected board members, Elise P. Edwards, Kate Ott, @scottpaeth.bsky.social, and @sgneff.bsky.social. AND a big thank you to all who agreed to serve as candidates!

text over conference graphic: business meeting today, including the election of SCE vice president and board members, saturday, january 10, 11 am, presidential ballroom

If you're here at #sofcethics26 today, do not miss our annual business meeting, which is where we elect our vice president and board members from a slate of member candidates!

headshot photos of four speakers with text: Christian, Politics, and Power: What Must We Do?, Jan 8-11, 2026, Washington, DC, Plenary Panel: Exercising Power in the Face of Chaos, with Shaun Casey, Julian Cook, Marcia Mount Shoop, and Charlene Sinclair

Join us thsi morning for our #sofcethics26 plenary panel with Shaun Casey, Julian Cook, Marcia Mount Shoop, and Charlene Sinclair on the topic "Exercising Power in the Face of Chaos"!

photo of Jean Porter and text: 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award, Jean Porter, John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame

We are proud to present the 2026 SCE Lifetime Achievement Award to Jean Porter. Please join us for our celebration here at #sofcethics26!

Discussions of Sarojini Nadar’s #sofcethics26 plenary and Traci West’s response are engaging and fruitful!

photo of speaker and text: 2026 SCE Presidential Address, Re-imagining the Work of Christian Ethics in the 21st Century, Rebecca Todd Peters, Founding Director, Poverty and Social Justice Program, Elon University

Our 2026 SCE presidential address this evening! #sofcethics26

photo of speaker with text: Plenary: "Undisciplining the Sacred: Transdisciplinary Work for Transformative Ethics, Sarojini Nadar, Desmond Tutu SARChI Research Chair in Religion and Social Justice, University of the Western Cape

Our first plenary session of #sofcethics26 is at 9 am in the Presidential Ballroom!

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Our first set of concurrent sessions at #sofcethics26 is about to begin!

The registration desk for #sofcethics26 is open on the second floor. We look forward to seeing you!