Contact Information:
Email: edward.vacek.1@bc.edu
Office Phone: 617-552-6528
Address:
Boston College
School of Theology and Ministry
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Areas on Interest:
His primary areas of interest and research are the foundations of moral theology, the role of emotions in Christian life, the development of Christian understandings of sexuality, the updating of bioethics, and the place of ethics in business.
About:
Professor of Moral Theology, Father Edward Vacek, S.J., was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Professor Vacek has a Classical MA and a PhL in Philosophy from St. Louis University, an MDiv from Weston School of Theology, a PhD in philosophy from Northwestern University, and an STL from Loyola University in Chicago.
Courses:
TM 516- Bioethics
TM 548- Ministerial Ethics
Fall 2009
TM 510- Fundamental Moral Theology
TM 517- Human Sexuality
Spring 2010
TM 533- Emotions and Christian Living
TM 542- Business Ethics
Recent Publications:
Love, Human and Divine.
“Catholic Theology of Philanthropy.”
“Vices and Virtues of Old Age Retirement.”
“Charity in Christianity.”
“Passions and Principles.”
“Feminism and the Vatican.”