Name David Hollenbach | ||
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Fields Human Rights and International Justice Institutions Georgetown University, Weston School of Theology, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Boston College Alma mater St. Joseph's University Known for His work on Economic Justice for All,
The Common Good and Christian Ethics" Influences Aristotle, Aquinas, Jacques Maritain Notable awards 1996 Fulbright Fellowship (for research & teaching in Kenya),
2009 Marianist Award (University of Dayton)
John Courtney Murray Award for Distinguished Achievement in Theology (Catholic Theological Society of America) Books Claims in conflict, The Global Face of Public Faith Education Saint Joseph's University, Yale University Influenced by Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Jacques Maritain | ||
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David Hollenbach, S.J. (born October 6, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA.) is both the current University Chair in Human Rights and International Justice and Director of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Boston College. Aside from being a full-time professor of Theology at Boston College, Hollenbach has taught at Hekima College of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, The Jesuit Philosophy Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and the East Asian Pastoral Institute in Manila, Philippines. He is also a consultant to the Jesuit Refugee Service.
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Education, Career, and Influences
Hollenbach first received his B.S. in physics from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA, followed by his Ph.L. from the College of Philosophy and Letters and his M.A. from the Department of Philosophy at the same institution in 1968. He went on to receive his M.Div. from Woodstock College in 1971 and his Ph.D. in Religious Ethics from Yale University in 1975.
After receiving his B.S. in 1968, he went on to teach at Georgetown University until 1969. From 1976-1991, Hollenbach was the Professor of Moral Theology at the Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, MA. Until November 2009, Hollenbach held several positions in the Catholic University of Eastern Africa's Hekima College in Nairobi, Kenya. From there, he went on to assume his current positions of University Chair in Human Rights and International Justice and Director of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Boston College.
Regarding his membership in the Society of Jesus, he joined September 7, 1964. Hollenbach was ordained into priesthood on June 5, 1971. He acts as the Higher Education Secretary within the society, he is also the advisor on global collaboration of Jesuit universities on human rights.
Hollenbach draws from many theologians, including Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Jacques Maritain.
Hollenbach is considered by many experts in Christian ethics to be the principal contributor to Economic Justice for All: Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy.
The Common Good and Christian Ethics
Written in 2002, this book has become one of Hollenbach's most famous works as an author. While in this book Hollenbach does look to his major influences such as Aquinas for inspiration, it mainly focuses on Hollenbach's attempt to define the "common good" and find what contrasts this good. Building on his earlier writings, Hollenbach emphasizes relationships as being the source of the common good. There are certain goods that Hollenbach states are essential for modern day democracies to be successful. These goods include mutual respect, self-determination, and individual agency. Hollenbach points out that these essential goods are completely social and depend solely on human interaction. Ultimately this book is a study on how we as humans relate with one another and what we need to do to better our relationships with one another. Some points of interest that Hollenbach discusses are racism and marginalization.