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James P. Bailey, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorDirector of Undergraduate StudiesEDUCATION C.V. [word] CONTACT INFORMATION |
COURSES TAUGHT
Human Morality, Health Care Ethics, War and Peace in Christian Perspective, Religion and Politics, Foundations of Moral Theology, Catholic Social Thought
RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS AND SERVICE
Dr. Bailey's research interests are in the area of social ethics. His dissertation, "Transforming the Liberal-Communitarian Debate: Jacques Maritain's Vision of Self in Community," written under the direction of David Hollenbach, examined the challenge that pluralism poses to our ability to articulate a strong and common basis for the promotion of human flourishing.
His book titled Rethinking Poverty: Income, Assets, and the Catholic Social Justice Tradition has been published by University of Notre Dame Press (see below). His most recent research project focuses on new and more effective ways of alleviating poverty, and has published articles related to this topic in the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics and the Journal for the Study of Catholic Social Thought (see below).
Dr. Bailey has presented papers at national and international conferences, including the annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Christian Ethics and the Catholic Ethics in the World Church conference (in Padua, Italy). He has been a convener of the "Ethics and Political Economy Interest" Group of the Society of Christian Ethics since 2004. He also serves as the Special Assistant to the Planning Committee and to the New Scholars Committee for the Catholic Ethics in the World Church Conference which will be held in Trento, Italy in the Summer 2010.
Dr. Bailey is the Theology Department's Director of Undergraduate Studies and Chair of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
Select publications:
"The Preferential Option for the Poor and Asset Building: Using Public Policy to Expand Ownership to the Poor." Journal of Catholic Social Thought 5 (2008): 81-98. [pdf]
"Asset Development for the Poor," Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 24 (2004): 51-72. [pdf]
