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]

Society of Christian Ethics
AbbreviationSCE
Formation1959; 65 years ago (1959)
TypeLearned society
FieldChristian ethics
Membership
Approx. 850[1]
President
Emilie M. Townes
AffiliationsCouncil of Societies for the Study of Religion
Websitescethics.org/home Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
  • American Society of Christian Social Ethics
  • American Society of Christian Ethics

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]

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]

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.[4]

Presidents

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Executive secretaries / Executive directors

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  • 1959–1963: Das Kelley Barnett[9]
  • 1964–1967: E. Clinton Gardner[9]
  • 1968–1971: Douglas Sturm[9]
  • 1972–1975: Franklin Sherman[9]
  • 1976–1979: Max L. Stackhouse[9]
  • 1980–1983: Joseph L. Allen[9]

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Officers". Society of Christian Ethic. 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  5. ^ Long 1984, pp. 7, 25.
  6. ^ Long 1984, pp. 8, 11, 25.
  7. ^ Long 1984, pp. 12, 25.
  8. ^ Long 1984, pp. 25, 96.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Long 1984, p. 25.
  10. ^ a b Long 1984, pp. 25, 74.
  11. ^ a b Long 1984, pp. 25, 79.
  12. ^ a b Long 1984, pp. 25, 75.
  13. ^ a b Long 1984, pp. 25, 81.
  14. ^ "History of the SCE". Society of Christian Ethics. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  15. ^ Long 1984, pp. 25, 110.
  16. ^ Long 1984, pp. 25, 89.
  17. ^ Long 1984, p. 25; Wogaman 1977, p. 1.
  18. ^ Long 1984, pp. 25, 92.
  19. ^ Long 1984, pp. 25, 93.

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