Library Conversations: Dr. James McCarty

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Our November Library Conversations event will focus on the scholarly work of Dr. James McCarty.  A faculty member of the School of Theology, Dr. McCarty is Assistant Clinical Professor of Religion and Conflict Transformation and Director of the Tom Porter Religion and Conflict Transformation Program. His research and teaching interests focus on the ways that social forces shape our moral lives and the ways that moral agency is exercised toward social transformation in the everyday lives of those most negatively impacted by those forces.

Our conversation with Dr. McCarty will be centered on his the following readings:

• McCarty, James (2023). “‘Hope is a Discipline’: Practicing Moral Imagination in Transformative Justice.” Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics, 43(1), 129–147.
• McCarty, James (2023). “Teaching Religion and Upholding Academic Freedom.” The Journal of Religious Ethics, 51(2), pp. 360-363 (this is only a few pages within a larger article written by multiple authors).
• McCarty, James W. “The Power of Hope in the Work of Justice.” Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 40, no. 1 (2020): 39-57.

About the series: The School of Theology Library is proud to sponsor Library Conversations: Research and Scholarship at the School of Theology.  Each conversation is focused on the scholarly work of a faculty member, doctoral student, or other member of the Boston University School of Theology community.  The library provides an article or book chapter written by the author as the focus for the conversation.

To view other events in the Library Conversations series, go to STH Library Conversations.