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Kenneth R. Himes (born 1950) is an American Roman Catholic theologian, currently teaching at Boston College. His most recent book is the coedited work, with Conor M. Kelly, Poverty: Responding Like Jesus. [1]
Kenneth Himes was born on July 2, 1950, in Brooklyn, New York. [2] He became a member of the Order of Friars Minor in August 1975. [2] He was ordained to the priesthood of the Roman Catholic Church in May 1976. He went to Siena College graduating in 1971 receiving a B.A in history. He then went on to earn a M.A in theology from the Washington Theological Union in 1975. He finished his education at Duke University receiving a PhD in religion and public policy in 1981. [3]
Ken Himes currently holds the position of associate professor in the department of theology at Boston College. Previously, he has held a number of positions at the Washington Theological Union, including assistant professor (1980), associate professor (1985), and professor of moral theology (1994). [2] He has also been a visiting professor at University of Virginia, Howard University Divinity School and St. John's University. [3]
He has also been a member of the Theological Society of America and the Society of Christian Ethics. He was on the editorial board of the Catholic Social Tradition series and U. of Notre Dame Press. Along with being on the board of consultants for the Center for the Study of Catholic Social Thought at Duquesne University and the editorial board of the Journal of Catholic Social Thought (Villanova University). He was also on board of directors for the Ecclesiastical Faculty of Boston College and a member of the board of trustees at Siena College. [2]
Kenneth Himes has focused on Catholic social teaching, the role of religion in public life and politics, and the ethics of warfare. [3] He has written and edited a number of books and articles on these subjects. Some of his books include:
He has also published more than 20 articles in scholarly journals and written more than 60 book reviews in popular journals. [4] Some of his articles in journals include:
He has also won numerous awards for his work: [2]
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Kenneth R. Himes (born 1950) is an American Roman Catholic theologian, currently teaching at Boston College. His most recent book is the coedited work, with Conor M. Kelly, Poverty: Responding Like Jesus. [1]
Kenneth Himes was born on July 2, 1950, in Brooklyn, New York. [2] He became a member of the Order of Friars Minor in August 1975. [2] He was ordained to the priesthood of the Roman Catholic Church in May 1976. He went to Siena College graduating in 1971 receiving a B.A in history. He then went on to earn a M.A in theology from the Washington Theological Union in 1975. He finished his education at Duke University receiving a PhD in religion and public policy in 1981. [3]
Ken Himes currently holds the position of associate professor in the department of theology at Boston College. Previously, he has held a number of positions at the Washington Theological Union, including assistant professor (1980), associate professor (1985), and professor of moral theology (1994). [2] He has also been a visiting professor at University of Virginia, Howard University Divinity School and St. John's University. [3]
He has also been a member of the Theological Society of America and the Society of Christian Ethics. He was on the editorial board of the Catholic Social Tradition series and U. of Notre Dame Press. Along with being on the board of consultants for the Center for the Study of Catholic Social Thought at Duquesne University and the editorial board of the Journal of Catholic Social Thought (Villanova University). He was also on board of directors for the Ecclesiastical Faculty of Boston College and a member of the board of trustees at Siena College. [2]
Kenneth Himes has focused on Catholic social teaching, the role of religion in public life and politics, and the ethics of warfare. [3] He has written and edited a number of books and articles on these subjects. Some of his books include:
He has also published more than 20 articles in scholarly journals and written more than 60 book reviews in popular journals. [4] Some of his articles in journals include:
He has also won numerous awards for his work: [2]