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Robert McDonald

United States
Institution Claremont School of Theology
Position Doctoral Student
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Email Address robert.mcdonald@cst.edu
Prior Educational Background
  • Claremont School of Theology, Doctor of Philosophy (Religion); 2017-Present
  • Gonzaga University, Master of Arts (Philosophy); 2014-2017
  • Gannon University, Master of Public Administration (MPA); 2010-2013
  • Gannon University, Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy); 2006-2010
  • St. Mark Seminary, Erie, PA, United States; 2006-2008
Research Interests
  • Animal Ethics
  • Comparative Ethics
  • Culture and Ethics
  • Environmental/Ecological Ethics
  • Fundamental Moral Theology
  • Human Rights
  • Intersections of Systematic Theology and Moral Theology
  • Liberation Theologies
  • Nonviolence
  • Philosophical Ethics
  • Virtue Ethics
Recent Publications
  • Book Reviews: James M. Houston and Jens Zimmerman (eds.), Sources of the Christian Self: A Cultural History of Christian Identity (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2015); forthcoming in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Vol. XXXII 2020 .
  • Kentaro Toyama, Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology (New York: Public Affairs, 2015); Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Vol. XXIX 2017.
  • Antonio Calcagno, Lived Experience from the Inside Out: Social and Political Philosophy in Edith Stein (Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press, 2014); Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies XXVIII 2016.
Professional Activities and Affiliations
  • Religion in Society Research Network (RSRN), student member
  • American Academy of Religion (AAR), regular member
  • Metaphysical Society of America (MSA), student member
  • Teilhard Association of America (TAA), regular member
  • American Anthropological Association (AAA), regular member
  • Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (IRR), regular member