Kenneth Himes

Institution Department of Theology, Boston College

Position Professor of Theological Ethics

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Email Address khimes@bc.edu

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Recent Publications

Drones and the Ethics of Targeted Killing (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016)
“The State of Our Union: Election Year Reflections” Theological Studies 78/1 (2017): 147-170
Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations (Georgetown University Press, 2005; 2nd rev. ed., 2017) General editor with associate editors
“Catholic Social Teaching on Building a Just Society: The Need for a Ceiling and a Floor” Religions 8.49 (2017): 1-11. doi: 10.3390/rel8040049 (http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/8/4/49; hard copy: 129-139
“Humanitarian Intervention and Catholic Political Thought: Moral and Legal Perspectives” Journal of Catholic Social Thought 15/1 (Winter 2018): 1-31.
“The Complexity of Poverty” reprinted as “Poverty and Christian Discipleship” in Poverty: Responding Like Jesus (Paraclete Press, 2018) pp. 11-20
“Catholic Social Teaching in a Church That Is Both Local and Universal” in Antonio Autiero and Laurenti Magesa, eds. The Catholic Ethicist in the Local Church (Orbis Books, 2018) pp. 66-78
“Catholic Social Teaching, Economic Inequality and American Society” Journal of Religious Ethics 47/2 (June, 2019): 283-310
“A Nation in Crisis: Trump as Cause and Effect” in K. Heyer, J. Keenan, A. Vicini, eds. Building Bridges in Sarajevo (Orbis Books, 2019) pp. 117-122

Professional Activities and Affiliations

Society of Christian Ethics, 1980 –
Catholic Theological Society of America, 1981 – President, 2000-2001; Board of Directors, 1992-94; 1998-2002 Chairman, Nominations Committee, 2004-2007
New Theology Review, 1987-2002 - editorial board Editor, 1997-2002; Associate Editor, 1987-1992
Journal of Catholic Social Thought 2011 – editorial board
Journal of Peace and Justice Studies 2013 – editorial board