Robert Gascoigne

Attentiveness to Vulnerability

Philosophy

“In a clearly written and carefully developed dialogue, Daniel Fleming probes the relationship between Emmanuel Levinas, Jean Porter, and the virtue of Solidarity. This significant study offers a richer account of the person as relational and of ‘flourishing’ in virtue ethics. We are indebted to Fleming for refining our attentiveness to the vulnerability of, and our solidarity with, the Other as factors integral to moral judgment and virtuous actions.” Thomas Ryan, SM, is an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Catholic University. “Attentiveness to Vulnerability makes a valuable and distinctive contribution to moral philosophy and theology by drawing together the natural law theory of Jean Porter, the thought of Emmanuel Levinas, and Catholic social teaching on the virtue of solidarity. By exploring these links, Fleming deepens our awareness of the ways solidarity springs from attentiveness to vulnerability, especially through his proposal to re-conceive the ‘preferential option for the poor’ as a ‘preferential option for the vulnerable.’”

But What Is the Church For?

Church Leadership & Ministry

“But What Is the Church For? is a well-structured and integrated argument for a church that is fundamentally missionary in service to the realm of God. Darragh clearly and convincingly articulates the role of the ‘citizen theologian’ in the local church who is engaged within contemporary secular, pluralist societies to enhance human well-being and care for the earth.”

For You Alone

Philosophy

“For You Alone pays homage to Levinas by offering a deeply appreciative reading that interweaves Levinas's texts with contributions from other Jewish and Christian thinkers and with Veling's own reflections. It is a meditation on Levinas's insight that the other is the 'Most High,' the image of the unseen God, an insight that Veling communicates with personal commitment, interpretive skill, and an illuminating range of philosophical and theological reference.”