J Moral Theology
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An open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal advancing the global, interdisciplinary, scholarly conversation on Catholic moral theology.
Congratulations to the JMT's top publications for 2025! Top viewed/downloaded article: Janna Hunter-Bowman's "Reckoning in Mennonite Peace Theology": doi.org/10.55476/001... Top viewed book chapter: Stephanie Puen's, "Considerations for a Comprehensive Sex Education...": doi.org/10.55476/001...
The JMT, Inc. board met this week. We'd like to share some key 2025 metrics. First, our website had ~100,000 page views in 2025 (up 26% from 2024), with ~50K unique visitors (up 70%!) and 5,500 downloads. We are thrilled that our open-access model is helping JMT authors reach more & more readers.
From "One Part of the Body: The Potential Impact of Deportations on American Christian Families." Co-authored by evangelicals and Catholics. justiceforimmigrants.org/wp-content/u...
“Peace be with you all!” We celebrate Leo XIV, the 1st Pope from the US & Peru--& Chicago! We celebrate his opening words—peace repeated 10x! Peace framing the risen Christ; Mary; God who loves us all unconditionally; light, bridges, dialogue, encounter... www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
So grateful for Pope Francis' work, wisdom, and witness. May the angels lead him into paradise. And from there, may he intercede for us all--the church and the world--in a whole new way.
Re-reading Tomáš Halík's "Touching the Wounds" this week. A timely passage from his chapter entitled "A Little Place for Truth."
Prophetic then, even more prophetic 58 years later. "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence," Rev. Martin Luther King April 4, 1967 Riverside Church, New York City www.crmvet.org/info/mlk_vie... www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJhg...
The Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord’s face shine upon you and be gracious to you! The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace!
"The people that walked in darkness has seen a great light; on those who live in a land of deep shadow a light has shone." Wishes for a Christmas season filled with Peace and Light.
Financialization corrupting the production of knowledge? To be clear: The JMT is open-access. We don't charge fees to authors. We don't charge fees to readers. Our staff (exc our low-stipended grad-student-editorial-assistant) works pro bono. Download our articles frm ATLA/EBSCO & help support us.
On this Feast of St. Andrew, an important clarification re. "fishers of men" from Ched Myers in "Binding the Strong Man: A Political Reading of Mark's Story" For more on fisherman in ancient Palestine, see John Kloppenborg's "Jesus, Fisherman, & Tax Collectors" (theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/t...)
I didn't expect to read Arendt or about Danish resistance to the Nazi's in an article about children's literature. This is searingly timely. Terror requires cooperation. newburied.substack.com/p/1990-numbe...