Brett O'Neill, S.J.
Doctoral Candidate
Theological Ethics
Brett O'Neill, S.J.
Contact
Email: brett.oneill@bc.edu
ORCID 0000-0002-4934-7641
Education
- S.T.L., Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
- M.Int.Law, Australian National University, Canberra
- B.Theol., M.Th., G.D.Phil., Catholic Theological College, University of Divinity, Melbourne
Courses
Teaching Assistant
- Ethics, Religion and International Politics (Fall 2019), Instructor: Dr. Erik Owens
- Inscribing the Word: The New Testament (Fall 2021), Instructor: Dr. John Darr
- Person and Social Responsibility (Spring 2022), Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Himes, O.F.M.
- Engaging Catholicism (Fall 2022), Instructor. Dr. Mary Ann Hinsdale, I.H.M.
Teaching Fellow
- Engaging Catholicism (Spring 2024 and Fall 2024)
Dissertation
Title: "Catholic Social Teaching and Nation-States' Regulation of Immigration"
Director: Dr. Kristin Heyer
Readers: Dr. Lisa Sowle Cahill and Dr. James F. Keenan, S.J.
Biography
Brett is an Australian Jesuit priest. In 2020 he completed the S.T.L. degree at Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry with a thesis on immigration and border control policy in Catholic social teaching.
Before entering the Society of Jesus in 2014, Brett worked in public policy with the Australian Government. As a Jesuit he has worked in policy advocacy with Jesuit Social Services, Melbourne, and as a support worker accompanying newly-arrived migrants.
Brett is interested in exploring how the Church can engage more constructively with governments and policymakers to better promote the common good.
Publications
“Reclaiming ‘Natural Partnership and Communication’: Francisco de Vitoria’s Legacy for Today’s Refugee Challenges,” Journal of Religious Ethics 50, no. 1 (March 2022): 103-122.
“Human Trafficking and the Dignity of Work,” La Civiltà Cattolica English Edition, no. 2001 (January 2020), (co-authored with Dr. Andrea Vicini, S.J.).