Theology Department Faculty

Kristin E. Heyer

Professor; Joseph Chair in Theology

Selected Publications

Heart(s) of Flesh: Structural Sin and Social Salvation, Presidential Address,泭CTSAProceedings泭78 (2024) 59-88,泭.

The Moral Vision of Pope Francis:泭Expanding the US Reception of the First Jesuit Pope,泭ed. with Conor Kelly, Georgetown University Press: 2024.

Enfleshing the Work of Social Production: Gender, Race and Agency.泭Journal of Moral Theology泭12 (Special Issue 1): 82107.泭.

Walls in the Heart: Social Sin in泭Fratelli Tutti,Journal of Catholic Social Thought泭19.1(Winter 2022) 25-40.泭DOI:

Christianity and the Law of Migration: An Introduction,泭ed. with Silas W. Allard and Raj Nadella. Abingdon: Routledge, 2021.

Radical泭Solidarity:泭Migration泭in泭the泭USA泭as泭a Challenge泭for泭Theological泭Ethics in Charles E. Curran and Lisa A. Fullam, eds.,泭U.S. Moral Theology from the Margins: Readings in Moral Theology No. 19泭(Paulist Press, 2020).

Becoming Islands of Mercy in a Sea of Indifference: Migration, Social Sin, and Conversion, in Thomas Kelly and Robert Pennington eds.,泭An Ethic for Bridge Building: Pope Francis Practical Theological Approach泭(Herder & Herder, 2020) 77-91.

,泭Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society泭6.1 (July 2020) 158-170泭DOI:泭.

Migration, Social Sin, and Solidarity, in Peter Phan, ed.,泭Christian Theology in the Age of Migration:泭Implications for World Christianity泭(Lexington Books, 2020).

Building Bridges in Sarajevo: The Plenary Papers from CTEWC 2018,ed. with James泭F. Keenan and Andrea Vicini. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2019.

Beyond the Northern Paradigm: Catholic Theological Ethics in Global Perspective, with Linda Hogan,泭Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics泭39, 39.1 (Spring/Summer 2019).泭

Internalized Borders: Immigration Ethics in the Age of Trump,泭Theological Studies泭79.1 (March 2018) 146-164.

Public Theology and the Global Common Good: the Contribution of David Hollenbach,泭ed. with Kevin Ahern, Meghan Clark, and Laurie Johnston. Orbis Press, 2016.

Conscience and Catholicism: Rights, Responsibilities and Institutional Responses, ed. with David DeCosse. Orbis Press, 2015.

Kinship Across Borders: A Christian Ethic of Immigration.泭Georgetown University Press, Moral Traditions series, 2012.

Works in progess:

Moral Agency and the Promise of Freedom, under contract with Moral Traditions Series, Georgetown University Press: in progress.