Boston College, Doctor of Philosophy in Theological Ethics (2013)
Fordham University, Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and Anthropology
Research Interests
Ecclesiology and Church Leadership
Ethics and Education
Globalization
Liberation Theologies
Nonviolence
Public Theologies
Social Ethics
Social Movements
War, Peace, and Peacebuilding
Past Events
Sarajevo 2018
Trent 2010
Recent Publications
"Life and Dignity of the Human Person.” In Liturgy and Catholic Social Teaching. Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 2018.
Ahern, Kevin, and Christopher Derige Malano, eds. God’s Quad: Small Faith Communities on Campus and Beyond. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2018
Structures of Grace: Catholic Organizations and the Global Common Good. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2015.
“Catholic Institutional Identity: Navigating a Difficult Future.” Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion 9 (2018): 247–268.
“Gemeenschappen van de Geest De Theologieën van de Nieuwe Katholieke Bewegingen.” Tijdschrift Voor Theologie 57, no. 4 (2017): 374–89. Translation: “Communities of the Spirit: The Theologies of the New Catholic Movements.”
“The Justice Legacy of Populorum Progressio: a Jesuit Case Study,” Journal of Moral Theology 6, no. 1 (2017): 39 – 56.
Ahern, Kevin, Meghan Clark, David DeCosse, Kristin E. Heyer, and Laurie Johnston, eds. Public Theology and the Global Common Good: Essays in Honor of David Hollenbach. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016.
“From Spectators to Protagonists: Youth Movements in a Global Church.” In Young Catholics: How They Think, How They Live, and How They Are Reshaping the Church, edited by Solange Lefebvre, Maria Clara Bingemer, and Silvia Scatena, 28–40. Concilium 2015/2. London: SCM Press, 2015.
Visions of Hope: Emerging Theologians and the Future of the Church. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2013.
Professional Activities and Affiliations
2016 – Present The International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs (ICMICA-Pax Romana), International President* *ICMICA is a global network of Catholic professionals and theologians committed to engaging faith and professional life. The voluntarily position of president, elected for a term of four years, oversees the public engagement of the movement with the Vatican and United Nations and coordinates with the Secretary General based in Geneva and the International Council.
Convener of Catholicity and Mission section of the Catholic Theological Society of America, 6/8/19 (Pittsburgh, PA).
2012-2018 America Media (America Magazine), Board of Directors member and Board Secretary.
2011-Present Catholic Common Ground Initiative, Advisory Committee member.