Society of Christian Ethics explained

Society of Christian Ethics
Abbreviation:	SCE
Type:	Learned society
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Field:	Christian ethics
Membership:	Approx. 850
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Emilie M. Townes
Affiliations:	Council of Societies for the Study of Religion

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.^[1]

Founded as the American Society of Christian Social Ethics in 1959, the society changed its name to the American Society of Christian Ethics in 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Presidents

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^[4]
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:
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

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

Bibliography

Book: Long , Edward LeRoy Jr. . 1984. Academic Bonding and Social Concern: The Society of Christian Ethics, 1959–1983. Notre Dame, Indiana. Religious Ethics. August 3, 2020. 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. 1060-1635.
Wogaman. J. Philip. 1977. The Integrity of Christian Ethics. Selected Papers from the Annual Meeting (American Society of Christian Ethics). 1–15. 2372-9082. 23564837.

Notes and References

Web site: Who We Are . Society of Christian Ethics . August 4, 2020.
Web site: Pohl . C. . Carnahan . K. . 2017 . Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics: Submission Guidelines . Philosophy Documentation Center . August 4, 2020.
Web site: 2022 . Officers . 2022-10-18 . Society of Christian Ethic.
Web site: History of the SCE . Society of Christian Ethics . August 4, 2020.