Adjunct Professor
B.Phil. and M.Ed. (Educational Management) University of Birmingham, UK
M.A. (M.Div. equivalent) Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
S.T.L. (Moral Theology) Weston Jesuit School of Theology, MA, USA|
Ph.D. (Theological Ethics) Boston College, MA, USA
E-mail:
lchan@jstb.edu
Phone: 510-549-5009
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About the Professsor:
Over the years, Lúcás has served, studied, and received his Jesuit formation in various parts of the world, including Singapore, Britain, Ireland, Cambodia, Macau, the Philippines, United States, Italy, and Germany. While living in the United States, he served as a consultant to the Bioethics Committees of two hospitals. Lúcás has also served as a board member of the two international “Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church (CTEWC)” Conferences held in Italy in 2006 and 2010. He is currently the Chair of the Asian Committee of the CTEWC Board and is a member of the Editorial Board of Asian Horizons, a Catholic journal in India.
Prior to coming the JST, Lúcás received two year-long Fellowships from Yale Divinity School and Woodstock Theological Center of Georgetown University, and was Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Fall 2011.
Recent Publications:
- “A Model of Hospitality for Our Times.” Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture 10, no. 1 (2006): 1-30.
- Review of Overcoming Our Evil: Human Nature and Spiritual Exercises in Xunzi and Augustine, by Aaron Stalnaker. Chinese Cross Currents 4, no. 4 (October 2007): 186-90.
- With James Keenan, “Bridging Christian Ethics and Confucianism through Virtue Ethics.” Chinese Cross Currents 5, no. 3 (July 2008): 74-85.
- “As West Meets East: Reading Xunzi’s ‘A Discussion of Rites’ – Through the Lens of Contemporary Western Ritual Theories.” In ‘Ahme nach, was du vollziehst.’ Positionsbestimmungen zum Verhältnis von Liturgie und Ethik. Studien zur Pastoralliturgie 22. Edited by Martin Stuflesser and Stephan Winter, 101-20. Regensburg, Germany: Friedrich Pustet KG, 2009.
- “Bridging Christian and Confucian Ethics: Is the Bridge Adequately Catholic and Asian?” Asian Christian Review 5, no. 1 (Summer 2011): 49-73.
- The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes: Biblical Studies and Ethics for Real Life. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2012 (forthcoming book).
