| Abbreviation | SCE |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1959; 65 years ago (1959) |
| Type | Learned society |
| Field | Christian ethics |
| Membership | Approx. 850 |
| President | Emilie M. Townes |
| Affiliations | Council of Societies for the Study of Religion |
| Website | scethics |
| Formerly called |
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The Society of Christian Ethics (SCE) is a non-denominational academic society that promote scholarly work in Christian ethics and the relation of Christian ethics to other ethics traditions. Its members are faculty and students at universities, colleges, and theological schools primarily in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Founded as the American Society of Christian Social Ethics in 1959, the society changed its name to the American Society of Christian Ethics in c. 1964 before adopting its current name in 1980.
The SCE sponsors an annual meeting in conjunction with the Society of Jewish Ethics and the Society for the Study of Muslim Ethics. Some papers from these meetings are published in the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics.
Its president as of January 2023 is Emilie M. Townes, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair in Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University.
Presidents
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- 1959: Henry Kolbe
- 1960–1961: John C. Bennett
- 1961: E. Clinton Gardner
- 1962–1963: Paul Ramsey
- 1963: Walter W. Sikes
- 1964–1965: Prentiss L. Pemberton
- 1965–1966: Paul Elmen
- 1966: Victor Obenhaus
- 1967: Murray Leiffer
- 1968–1969: James Luther Adams
- 1969–1970: James Gustafson
- 1970–1971: John H. Satterwhite
- 1971: Charles Curran
- 1972–1973: Edward L. Long Jr.
- 1973–1974: Charles C. West
- 1974–1975: Roger L. Shinn
- 1975–1976: Preston N. Williams
- 1976–1977: J. Philip Wogaman
- 1977: Waldo Beach
- 1978: Walter G. Muelder
- 1979: Donald W. Shriver Jr.
- 1980–1981: Douglas Sturm
- 1981–1982: Daniel C. Maguire [de]
- 1982–1983: Beverly Wildung Harrison
- 1983: Thomas Ogletree
- 1984: Alan Geyer
- 1985: Major J. Jones
- 1986: Max L. Stackhouse
- 1987: John Howard Yoder
- 1988: Theodore R. Weber
- 1989: Karen Lebacqz
- 1990: Larry L. Rasmussen
- 1991: Peter J. Paris
- 1992: Joseph L. Allen
- 1993: Margaret A. Farley
- 1994: Jon P. Gunnemann
- 1995: David Hollenbach
- 1996: Charles H. Reynolds
- 1997: Lisa Sowle Cahill
- 1998: Ronald M. Green
- 1999: Robin W. Lovin
- 2000: Harlan Beckley
- 2001: Gene Outka
- 2002: William F. May
- 2003: June O'Connor
- 2004: John Langan
- 2005: Jean Porter
- 2006:
- 2007: Christine E. Gudorf
- 2008: Darryl M. Trimiew
- 2009: Daniel K. Finn
- 2010: Douglas F. Ottati
- 2011: Stanley Hauerwas
- 2012: Miguel De La Torre
- 2013: Allen Verhey
- 2014: M. Cathleen Kaveny
- 2015: William Schweiker
- 2016: Cristina Traina
- 2017: David Gushee
- 2018: Diane M. Yeager
- 2019: Patricia Beattie Jung
- 2020: Jennifer A. Herdt
- 2021: James F. Keenan, SJ
- 2022: Bryan N. Massingale
- 2023: D. Stephen Long
- 2024: Emilie M. Townes
Executive secretaries / Executive directors
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- 1959–1963: Das Kelley Barnett
- 1964–1967: E. Clinton Gardner
- 1968–1971: Douglas Sturm
- 1972–1975: Franklin Sherman
- 1976–1979: Max L. Stackhouse
- 1980–1983: Joseph L. Allen
References
Footnotes
- ^ "Who We Are". Society of Christian Ethics. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- Long & Gudorf 2003, p. 55.
- Pohl, C.; Carnahan, K. (2017). "Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics: Submission Guidelines". Philosophy Documentation Center. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- "Officers". Society of Christian Ethic. 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- Long 1984, pp. 7, 25.
- Long 1984, pp. 8, 11, 25.
- Long 1984, pp. 12, 25.
- Long 1984, pp. 25, 96.
- ^ Long 1984, p. 25.
- ^ Long 1984, pp. 25, 74.
- ^ Long 1984, pp. 25, 79.
- ^ Long 1984, pp. 25, 75.
- ^ Long 1984, pp. 25, 81.
- "History of the SCE". Society of Christian Ethics. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- Long 1984, pp. 25, 110.
- Long 1984, pp. 25, 89.
- Long 1984, p. 25; Wogaman 1977, p. 1.
- Long 1984, pp. 25, 92.
- Long 1984, pp. 25, 93.
Bibliography
- Long, Edward LeRoy Jr. (1984). Academic Bonding and Social Concern: The Society of Christian Ethics, 1959–1983. Notre Dame, Indiana: Religious Ethics. Retrieved August 3, 2020 – via Society of Christian Ethics.
- Long, Edward LeRoy Jr.; Gudorf, Christine (2003). "Society of Christian Ethics: History and Practice". The Council of Societies for the Study of Religion Bulletin. 32 (2): 55–58. ISSN 1060-1635.
- Wogaman, J. Philip (1977). "The Integrity of Christian Ethics". Selected Papers from the Annual Meeting (American Society of Christian Ethics): 1–15. ISSN 2372-9082. JSTOR 23564837.
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