Society of Christian Ethics

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 c.1964 before adopting its current name in 1980.[2]

Society of Christian Ethics
AbbreviationSCE
Formation1959 (1959)
TypeLearned society
FieldChristian ethics
Membership
Approx. 850[1]
President
Jennifer A. Herdt
AffiliationsCouncil of Societies for the Study of Religion
Websitescethics.org
Formerly called
  • American Society of Christian Social Ethics
  • American Society of Christian Ethics

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.[3]

Presidents

Executive secretaries / Executive directors

  • 1959–1963: Das Kelley Barnett[8]
  • 1964–1967: E. Clinton Gardner[8]
  • 1968–1971: Douglas Sturm[8]
  • 1972–1975: Franklin Sherman[8]
  • 1976–1979: Max L. Stackhouse[8]
  • 1980–1983: Joseph L. Allen[8]

References

Footnotes

  1. "Who We Are". Society of Christian Ethics. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. Long & Gudorf 2003, p. 55.
  3. Pohl, C.; Carnahan, K. (2017). "Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics: Submission Guidelines". Philosophy Documentation Center. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. Long 1984, pp. 7, 25.
  5. Long 1984, pp. 8, 11, 25.
  6. Long 1984, pp. 12, 25.
  7. Long 1984, pp. 25, 96.
  8. Long 1984, p. 25.
  9. Long 1984, pp. 25, 74.
  10. Long 1984, pp. 25, 79.
  11. Long 1984, pp. 25, 75.
  12. Long 1984, pp. 25, 81.
  13. "History of the SCE". Society of Christian Ethics. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  14. Long 1984, pp. 25, 110.
  15. Long 1984, pp. 25, 89.
  16. Long 1984, p. 25; Wogaman 1977, p. 1.
  17. Long 1984, pp. 25, 92.
  18. 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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