The SCE offers its condolences to family, friends, and colleagues of lifetime member Harlan Beckley. In addition to serving as SCE president in 2000, Prof. Beckley edited the Annual of the Society of Christian Ethics (predecessor to the JSCE) from 1992 to 1996.

Register for the annual meeting AND renew your membership! www.scethics.org/2026-annual-...

Congratulations to SCE member Peter M. Sensenig on the publication of his new book! buff.ly/uQ6Vgv0

It's that time of year again—when SCE members can renew their membership, thus securing reduced registration rates for the annual meeting, eligibility to submit proposals for presentation, print and online access to JSCE, and more!

Our SCE Summer Meeting concludes today with some helpful sessions for students, educators, and restorative justice advocates! Members log into your online account and navigate to www.scethics.org/mgg-schedule... for access.

Our annual SCE Summer Meeting continues today with some excellent online sessions! Members log into your online account and navigate to www.scethics.org/mgg-schedule... for access.

Our Summer Meeting (formerly "Midterm Group Gathering") kicks off today with some great online sessions! Members log into your online account and navigate to www.scethics.org/mgg-schedule... for access.

Our Summer Meeting begins tomorrow! Members log into your online account and navigate to scethics.org/mgg-schedule... for details!

Congratulations to SCE member Daniel Finn on the publication of his edited volume Rethinking Justice in Catholic Social Thought with Georgetown University Press, including contributions by multiple SCE members: Lisa Sowle Cahill, David Cloutier, and Jean Porter!

Congratulations to SCE member Marvin Wickware Jr. on the publication of Loving through Enmity with @fortresspress.bsky.social ! buff.ly/42lGp3Z

Congratulations to SCE past president @emtownes.bsky.social, who will receive the University of Chicago's distinguished alumni Professional Achievement Award this weekend!

Congratulations to SCE member Kenneth R. Himes on the publication of Sacred and Social by Georgetown University Press! buff.ly/4hiX8t4

Are you a student member seeking greater participation in the SCE? Consider nominating yourself to serve on the 2026 Nominating Committee. Check your email for details, which went out on Monday 4/28. (Grad student supervisors: feel free to nominate your own students!)

Congratulations to SCE member Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty on the publication of Authentic Christian Freedom with @@orbisbooks.bsky.social! buff.ly/bVYlNOq

Among many gifts he leaves behind, Pope Francis has enriched our understanding of Christian ethics. Requiescat in pace, Francesco.

Check out John P. Burgess's "A Nation's Right to Exist," originally presented at #sofcethics24 and now available in the latest issue of #JSCEthics! (member access through the SCE website) buff.ly/4hq6X8v

Congratulations to SCE members Karen Lebacqz and Matthew Gaudet on the publication of Eight Theories of Justice with @fortresspress.bsky.social ! buff.ly/4hpd64S

Check out Elizabeth M. Bounds's "Learning to 'Dress for the Weather'," originally presented at #sofcethics24 and now available in the latest issue of #JSCEthics! (member access through the SCE website) buff.ly/4hq6X8v

Friendly reminder: all proposals (papers, panels, posters, interest/working groups, conversations with an author, etc.) and nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award are due FRIDAY, March 21. See buff.ly/2Cgyg5X for details!

Check out Darren Yau's "Direct Action and Political Coercion," originally presented at #sofcethics24 and now available in the latest issue of #JSCEthics! (member access through the SCE website) buff.ly/4hq6X8v

Check out Gerald McKenny's response to Sarah Coakley at #sofcethics24, "The Advantages and Disadvantages of Troeltsch Today," now available in the latest issue of #JSCEthics! (member access through the SCE website) buff.ly/4hq6X8v

Check out Sarah Coakley's plenary address to #sofcethics24, "Why Christology 'Matters' for Ethics," now available in the latest issue of #JSCEthics! (member access through the SCE website) buff.ly/4hq6X8v

Check out Shaun Slusarski's "Coerced Kenosis," originally presented at #sofcethics24 and now available in the latest issue of #JSCEthics! (member access through the SCE website) https://buff.ly/4hq6X8v

Jim Gustafson. Lisa Sowle Cahill. Peter Paris. Margaret Farley. Whose name also belongs among these scholars of Christian ethics? Nominate someone now for next year's SCE Lifetime Achievement Award! https://buff.ly/3CXclBA

Check out Sara A. Williams's "Moving Beyond Practice," originally presented at #sofcethics24 and now available in the latest issue of #JSCEthics! (member access through the SCE website) https://buff.ly/4hq6X8v

JOB ALERT: Bucknell University has just posted a VAP position in religion & ethics. Review of applications begins February 28.

Our #sofcethics26 Call for Proposals is now OPEN! See https://buff.ly/40S0bC5 for details.

Check out James Bretzke's "Beyond the Binary," originally presented at #sofcethics24 and now available in the latest issue of #JSCEthics! (member access through the SCE website) https://buff.ly/4hq6X8v

Check out Mariele Courtois's "Teaching Christian Health Care Ethics," originally presented at #sofcethics24 and now available in the latest issue of #JSCEthics! (member access through the SCE website) https://buff.ly/4hq6X8v

Congratulations to SCE member @profrebekah.bsky.social on the publication of The Beatitudes through the Ages with @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social! https://buff.ly/3Cq5v7h

Check out @dstephenlong.bsky.social 's presidential address from #sofcethics24, "On Making a Living Teaching and Learning Christian Ethics," now available in the latest issue of #JSCEthics! (member access through the SCE website) https://buff.ly/4hq6X8v

Congratulations to SCE board member AnneMarie Mingo on the publication of Have You Got Good Religion? with University of Illinois Press! https://buff.ly/3EdehpH

An update on our social media channels:

Did you know that student members are eligible to have their member dues and/or meeting registration fees waived? Check today's email to all SCE members for details!

Check out the cover story in this month's edition of America magazine, written by SCE member @kristinheyer.bsky.social :

It's been a great #sofcethics25 annual meeting in Chicago. We look forward to seeing you next year at #sofcethics26 in DC. Safe travels!

Mark your calendars for our 2025 Midterm Group Gatherings, online in August!

Our final set of concurrent sessions at #sofcethics25 meets Sunday morning!

Congratulations to the newest member of our presidential cabinet, Gary Dorrien! #sofcethics25

Our final #sofcethics25 session for Interest & Working Groups meets this evening!

Congratulations to our newly elected board members, Lorraine Cuddeback-Gedeon, @cfordjr.bsky.social , Elisabeth Kincaid, and Seulbin Lee. AND a big thank you to all who agreed to serve as candidates! #sofcethics25

Our fourth set of concurrent sessions begins at 4:30 pm today here at #sofcethics25

Our interest & working groups continue to meet here at #sofcethics25!

Our third set of #sofcethics25 concurrent sessions takes place early this afternoon!

If you're at #sofcethics25 today, do not miss our annual business meeting, including the election of our vice president and board members!

Our #sofcethics25 plenary panel this morning has an exciting list of participants: Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, Mary E. Hunt, Traci C. West, and Thelathia "Nikki" Young, moderated by SCE President @emtownes.bsky.social !

It's a tough job selecting one quote from SCE President @emtownes.bsky.social's outstanding presidential address earlier this evening at #sofcethics25. So we're sharing three. (1/3)

Our Interest & Working Groups begin their #sofcethics25 sessions this evening at 8 pm!

SCE President @emtownes.bsky.social delivers the #sofcethics25 Presidential Address, "Shadowboxing the Ridiculous," at 5:15 pm, with a reception to follow!

The second set of our concurrent sessions here at #sofcethics25 begins at 3:30 pm!