In this issue:- Featured Articles - Issues Archive - Contact Us | On the Contributions to Theological Scholarship of William C. SpohnFrom The Center DirectorThis issue of explore is in living memory of Bill Spohn (1944-2005), who served as director of the Bannan Institute from 1998-2005. What better way to celebrate his life than to feature a series of articles reflecting on Bill’s theological scholarship. Featured Articles Follow the Friendships: The Work of William SpohnBy Martha E. Stortz "Bill did not work or think or pray in isolation," writes Stortz in her introduction to this issue. "Each of these scholar-friends contributed-and contributed greatly-to the many and various conversations that informed Bill's work."  Hearers and Doers of the Word: The Challenge of William C. Spohn to Scripture and EthicsBy John R. Donahue, S.J. Donahue depicts Spohn as an embodiment of the call of the Second Vatican Council that moral theology must be renewed by engagement with Scripture and that Scripture is the soul of theology.  Jesus and the Moral Life: Edwards, H. R. Niebuhr, and SpohnBy Anne E. Patrick, SNJM Patrick explores ways that Niebuhr and Edwards influenced Spohn's views on several topics, including Jesus and the moral life.  William C. Spohn's Contribution to Moral TheologyBy James T. Bretzke, S.J. Bretzke weaves together Spohn's contribution not only as author in the discipline of moral theology but also his wider impact as teacher, ecumenist, mentor, and friend.  Where Do We Go From Here? Ways We Can Build on Spohn's ContributionsBy Richard M. Gula, S.S. As he explores Spohn's legacy and how we can expand on it, Gula highlights two themes: the role of the imagination in the moral life, and the convergence of morality and spirituality. |
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