Theology Department Faculty
Kenneth Himes, O.F.M.
Professor
Kenneth Himes, O.F.M.
Ph.D.
Contact
Stokes Hall 425N
Telephone: 617-552-0681
Email: kenneth.himes@bc.edu
Education
- A.B., Siena College
- M.A., Washington Theological Union
- Ph.D., Duke University
Courses
The Moral Dimension of the Christian Life
History of Catholic Social Teaching
American Catholicism and Social Reform
Ethical Questions on War and Peace
Research Interests
His research and writing focus on ethical issues in war and peacebuilding, the development of Catholic social teaching, and the role of religion in American public life, as well as fundamental moral theology.
Office Hours
Tu 3-5 p.m., W 3-4 p.m.
Department
Selected Publications
"The Social Dimension of Evangelization" International Review of Mission (forthcoming 2016).
"Humanitarian Intervention and the Just War Tradition" in Laurie Johnston and Tobias Winright, eds. Can War Be Just in the 21st Century? (Orbis Books, 2015) pp. 50-64.
"Unemployment in the First World: the U.S. Experience" Concilium: Globalization and the Church of the Poor, eds. D. Pilario, L. Cahill, M. Bingemer, and S. Nadar (2015/3): 96-101. Reprinted in French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch editions.
Targeted Killing and the Ethics of Drone Warfare (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016).
Fullness of Faith: The Public Significance of Theology (Paulist Press, 1993); co-authored with Michael J. Himes; Chinese edition published in 2014.
“‘Growing Apart’: The Rise of Inequality” Theological Studies 75/1 (2014). 118-132. (co-authored with Kate Ward)
“Papal Thinking About Peace Since Pacem in Terris: The World Day of Peace Messages, 1967-2013” Journal of Catholic Social Thought (January 2014).
Responses to 101 Questions on Catholic Social Teaching (Paulist Press, 2013); first published 2001; Polish edition published in 2005; Indian edition published 2008.
Christianity and the Political Order: Conflict, Cooptation, and Cooperation (Orbis Books, 2013).