Curriculum Vitae

Paul W. McNellis, S.J.
 

Personal
Paul W. McNellis, S.J.
St. Mary's Hall
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Ma 02467-3802
Present Position
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Philosophy Department
Boston College
Education
 

Institution

Years

Degrees

Date

Major, Minor
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Ma		 1990-92
1983-84		 Ph.D 1992 Political Philosophy
Gregorian University
Rome, Italy		 1992-1993
1984-1987		 PhL
BA		 1993
1987		 Philosophy
Theology
Fordham University 1979-81 MHum 1981 Philosophy
Cornell University 1975-1977 BA 1977 History, Asian Studies
Teaching Experience
 
2000-Present
1999-00
1993-97
 
 
 
 
 
 

1996

 Boston College Assistant Adjunct Professor, Philosophy Dept.
Boston College Part Time, Philosophy Dept.
Gregorian University, courses and seminars offered annually in Social Ethics and political philosophy
  • Introduction to Political Philosophy: The Political Thought of Plato and Aristotle
  • Foundations of Political Liberation: Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Locke
  • Social Ethics (Every year, 130+ Students)
  • Community, Law, and the Family
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, course for scholastics of the Society of Jesus: General Ethics and Introduction to Moral Theology
Publications
Articles
"Rights, Duties, and the Problem of Humility," in Gladly to Learn and Gladly to Teach: Essays on Religion and Policitcal Philosophy in honor of Ernest L. Fortin, A.A., edited by Michael P. Foley and Douglans Kries (New York: Lexington Books, 2002), pp. 125-43.

"Abortion as Sacramental Moment?" America, 182, 11 (1 April 2000): 16-­19.

"'Rights' vs. Common Good" Human Life Review, 33, 1 (Winter 1997): 79-­90.

"Ne podvergaetsja li opasnosti politièeskaja koncepñija «obsèego blaga»?î in Russkaya mysl'--Pensée russe, 14 (24 April) 1997.

"Bem comum: um conceito político em perigo?" Brotéria 144 (1997): 519-­526.

"The Crisis of Liberalism and the Future of Human Rights: The Challenge for Political Philosophy and Christian Ethics," Eglise et Théologie, (October, 1997): 319-­341.

"Il 'bene comune': concetto politico in via díestinzione?" Rassegna di teologia 38 (May-­June 1997): 389-­400.

"Cambogia: fra guerra e pacea," Civilta Cattolica, 146, 11 (1 April 1995): 40-­53.
 

Contribution to a Book

Edited and wrote introductions to sections on "Church's Social Teaching" in The Christian Faith in the Doctrinal Documents of the Catholic Church, rev. 6th ed., edited by Jacques Dupuis, S.J. (New York, 1996).

Reviews
Alasdair MacIntyre, Dependent Rational Animals: Why Human Beings Need the Virtues (London: Gerald Duckworth, 1999) in Studies in Christian Ethics, 13/2 (2000): 118:22.

James B. Nelson, Moral Nexus: Ethics of Christianity and Community, new edition (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1997) in Studies in Christian Ethics, 12/1 (1999): 119-22.

Robin Gill, Moral Communities: The Prideaux Lectures for 1992 (University of Exter Press, 1992, Exeter, UK) in Studies in Christian Ethics, 7/2 (1994): 126-­28.
 

Conference Presentations
"Chastity and Courage," talk sponsored by Lasallian Honors Program and Philosophy department, St. Mary's University, Winona, Minnesota, Octobre 20, 2003.

"Does the Catholic Church Have a Right to Teach about Morality?" Talk delivered to Theology on Tap series, sponsored by Kennedy School of Government Catholic Student Caucus, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 14, 2003.

"Abortion: Not Just a Woman's Issue," talk delivered to Harvard Law School Society for Law, Life, and Religion, Conference on The Culture of Death, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 26, 2003.

"Chastity and the Current Crisis in the Church," talk delivered to St. Thomas More Society, Boston College Law School, Newton, Massachusetts, April 5, 2003.

"The Catholic Catechism," classes and lectures presented to the Prince of Lichtenstein Catholic Leaders' Fellowship, Lalwang, Austria, June 9-11, 2002.

"From Natural Justice to Natural Right: The Neglect of Political Philosophy in Catholic Social Thought and Priestly Formation," American Catholic Philosophical Association", Committee on Priestly Formation. Albany, NY, 9 November, 2001.

Presidential Address, Jesuit Philosophical Association, Albany, NY, 9 November 2001.

"Rights, Duties, and the Problem of Humility," conference on Ernest Fortin and the Revival of Christian Political Philosophy, sponsored by The Institute for the Study of Politics and Religion, The Institute of Medieval Philosophy and Theology, and the Lonergan Workshop, at Boston College, 25 October 1997.

"The Crisis of the Family and the Analogy of Gratitude," presented at the annual conference of American Political Science Association, as a member of the discussion panel "Political Theory in the Catholic Tradition," Washington, D.C., USA, 30 August 1997.

"La legge della fraternita: amicizia o contratto sociale?" conference on religious life with the Friars minor, program of continuing formation, Umbrian province (OFM), Perugia, Italy, 13 June 1997.

"The Use and Abuse of Human Rights Discourse: Caught Between the Merely Useful and the Unattainably Noble," international conference sponsored by Family of the Americas, World Organization for the Family, and Alonso Latino Americana para la Familia, for leaders and delegates of "Pro­Vita" and "Pro­Famigla", Rome, Italy11-­12 November 1996.

"Is the Common Good an Endangered Political Concept?" Fifth International Conference ìChristian Democracy Todayîorganized by the Russian­Democrat Union (RCDU) under the auspices of the Christian-­Democrat International (CDI) St. Petersburg, Russia, 27 May 1995.
 

Professional Memberships
 
European Jesuit Philosophical Association
American Jesuit Philosophical Association
American Political Science Association
Eastern Division, American Political Science Association
Academic Responsibilities
 
Director, licentiate program in Political Philosophy, 1992-97
Member, academic senate, 1996-­97
Consultor to the dean, faculty of philosophy, 1996-­97
MA and PhD compreshensive examinations (8-­12 per semester)
Director of licentiate theses (5-­8 per year)
BA comprehensive examinations (15-­20 per year)
Advising for licentiate, doctoral, and political philosophy concentration students (30-­50 per year)
Professional Responsibilities
President, Jesuit Philosophical Association, 2000­01

Vice­president, Jesuit Philosophical Association, 1999­00.

Associate European Editor for International Philosophical Quarterly, 1994­present.

Member (1995­97) of the planning commission for the international symposium on Good and Evil after Auschwitz: Ethical Implications for Today sponsored by the Pontifical Gregorian University, Service International de Documentation Judéo­Chrétienne (SIDIC, International Jewish­Christian Documentation Service), and University of Rome "Tor Vergata," held at the Gregorian University, Rome, September 1997 22-­25.

Non Academic or Professional Administrative Experience
Journalism
Reporter for Associated Press, Republic of Vietnam, 1972 and 1974
Television reporter for NBC affiliate, Minneapolis­St. Paul, MN., 1973.
Humanitarian Relief and Third-World Development
­Summer of 1980, worked in refugee camps along border of Thai-­Cambodian border with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Thailand.
­While with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Cambodia, 1974-­75 (annual budget, $36 million USD):
Director of emergency relief programs (country­wide),
Trained Khmer field representatives for emergency refugee census, housing, and aid,
Director of agricultural and land­distribution programs for Kompong Speu Province.
Non Academic Honors
Military Service
1st Lt., advisor to 22nd ARVN Division Reconnaissance Co., Republic of Vietnam, 1970-­71, trained Vietnamese Reconnaisance and Montagnard Scout Companies.
U.S. Army, Infantry, Special Forces, Ranger, and Airborne training, 1968-­71.