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David DeCosse

United States
Institution Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University
Position Director of Religious and Catholic Ethics and Adjunct Associate Professor, Religious Studies
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Email Address ddecosse@scu.edu
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Prior Educational Background
  • Boston College, Ph.D. Theological Ethics 2002
  • Fordham University, M.A. Theology 1993
  • Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism M.S. Journalism 1988
  • Harvard College, A.B. English and American Literature magna cum laude 1982
Research Interests
  • Conscience
  • Fundamental Moral Theology
  • History of Theological Ethics
  • Law
  • Political Ethics
  • Religious Freedom
  • Social Ethics
  • War, Peace, and Peacebuilding
Past Events
  • Sarajevo 2018
  • Trent 2010
  • Padua 2006
Recent Publications
  • Forthcoming, Conscience and Catholic Education: From Primary School to University (Orbis)
  • Conscience and Catholic Health Care: From Clinical Contexts to Government Mandates (Orbis 2017)
  • Conscience and Catholicism: Rights, Responsibilities, and Institutional Responses (Orbis 2015)