Lisa Sowle Cahill
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Dr. Lisa Sowle Cahill is a central figure in contemporary Roman Catholic Theological Ethics.She first became known in the 1980s with her studies on gender and sexual ethics, but now she has extended her work to social and global ethics. Lisa Sowle Cahill’s work focuses on an attempt to discuss the complexity of moral issues while lowering tensions about theological disagreements between the Church and society.
. She then went on to receive her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago Divinity School
. She completed her dissertation in 1976 under the guidance of James Gustafson
. James Gustafson introduced her to Richard McCormick SJ
and Father Charles Curran, both of whom have influenced her own career in moral theology. She has taught at Boston College
since 1976 and has been a Visiting Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, and a Visiting Professor of Catholic Theology at Yale University .
by the Catholic Theological Society of America.
Education
In 1970, Dr. Cahill received a B.A. in Theology from Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
. She then went on to receive her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago Divinity School
University of Chicago Divinity School
The University of Chicago Divinity School is a graduate institution at the University of Chicago dedicated to the training of academics and clergy across religious boundaries...
. She completed her dissertation in 1976 under the guidance of James Gustafson
James Gustafson
James M. Gustafson is a prominent American theological ethicist of the 20th century. He has held teaching posts at Yale University in the Divinity School and the Department of Religious Studies , the University of Chicago as professor of theological ethics in the Divinity School , and Emory...
. James Gustafson introduced her to Richard McCormick SJ
Richard McCormick
Richard McCormick is the name of:*Richard A. McCormick , Catholic moral theologian*Richard Cunningham McCormick , Governor of Arizona Territory and U.S. Congressman from New York *Richard D...
and Father Charles Curran, both of whom have influenced her own career in moral theology. She has taught at Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
since 1976 and has been a Visiting Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, and a Visiting Professor of Catholic Theology at Yale University .
Career
Sometimes called a feminist theologian and sometimes a bioethicist, Dr. Cahill has published over two hundred articles and has worked on as many as fifteen books. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2008 she was awarded the John Courtney Murray AwardJohn Courtney Murray Award
The John Courtney Murray Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Catholic Theological Society of America, named after John Courtney Murray, the great American theologian known for his work on religious liberty.-Winners of the John Courtney Murray Award :...
by the Catholic Theological Society of America.