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Biography
John P. Slattery is the Director of the Carl G. Grefenstette Center for Ethics in
Science, Technology, and Law at Duquesne University. An ethicist, theologian, and
historian of science, Slattery works at the intersection of technology, science, religion,
and racism.
Slattery earned a B.S. in computer science from Georgetown University, a master’s
degree in religious studies from Saint Paul School of Theology, and an interdisciplinary
PhD in the history and philosophy of science and systematic theology from the University
of Notre Dame. He is the author of numerous essays, as well as the 2019 Faith and Science at Notre Dame, the 2020 Christian Theology and the Modern Sciences, and a producer of the AAAS DoSER film series, ‘Science: The Wide Angle.” He is currently
writing and publishing on the intersection of liberation theology and technology ethics
in Roman Catholicism, the history of intersections between science and race, and the
role of race and gender in historical discussions of theology and science.
Education
- Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
- M.A.T.S., Saint Paul School of Theology
- B.S., Georgetown University