Theology and Ethics

Morally Awake? Admiration and Resolution in the Light of Christian Faith. New College Lectures (O’Donovan, 2007)

This series of 3 lectures was given in New College, Sydney in September 2007 Lecture One – Waking http://www.newcollege.unsw.edu.au/downloads/File/multimedia/pdfs/f7177163c833dff4b38fc8d2872f1ec6.pdf Lecture Two – Admiring http://www.newcollege.unsw.edu.au/downloads/File/multimedia/pdfs/6c8349cc7260ae62e3b1396831a8398f.pdf Lecture Three – Resolving http://www.newcollege.unsw.edu.au/downloads/File/multimedia/pdfs/d9d4f495e875a2e075a1a4a6e1b9770f.pdf

Common Objects of Love – Stob Lectures (O’Donovan, 2001)

Common Objects of Love: Moral Reflection and the Shaping of Community “A people, we may say, is a gathered multitude of rational beings united by agreeing to share the things they love.” So Augustine famously challenged the classical definition of a republic articulated by Cicero, replacing an idealist understanding of organized social life with a realist one, which would allow for radical criticism without dissolving the political phenomenon altogether. My purpose in this year’s Stob …

The Question of “Gay” Carers. Latimer Comment 55 (O’Donovan, 1994)

Recent news reports and specific requests have raised the question whether it is possible for a Christian adoption agency to place children for adoption with a homosexual couple. Let us first of all attempt to clarify the precise dimensions of this question.

Bauckham, Richard – Profile

Richard Bauckham (b. 1946) recently retired as Professor of New Testament at St Andrew’s University is now an Associate Staff member at Ridley Hall in Cambridge . In addition to his writings on New Testament he has written extensively on both historical theology and contemporary theology where he is an expert on Moltmann.   Websites on Bauckham [link-library settings=’2′ categorylistoverride=”635″] Posts on Bauckham on this site           [link-library-addlink settings=2]

Cahill, Lisa Sowle – Profile

  Lisa Sowle Cahill is J. Donald Monan Professor, Boston College where she has taught since 1976 and has been a visiting professor at Georgetown and Yale Universities. She is a leading Roman Catholic moral theologian who has been willing to criticize and develop traditional teaching in relation to both sexual and medical ethics. She is Past President of both the Catholic Theological Society of America (1992-93) and the Society of Christian Ethics (1997-98). Websites …

Studying Galatians

Tomorrow I start a monthly Bible Study on Galatians with curates in Southwark Diocese.  In preparing for this first session was amazed at how many resources are online.  Here’s what I’ve put together as an initial guide Classic Commentaries available free online Aquinas in both Latin and English translation Luther (also available here) Calvin – both commentary and some of his sermons Lightfoot (Classic 19th century Anglican text) is available in various versions and formats …