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 John S. Grabowski, PhD

Associate Professor of Moral Theology/Ethics

Specialization:

Fundamental Moral theology, Marriage, Sexual Ethics, Theological Anthropology, Virtue Theory, Gender Issues

Biography

A native of the Midwest, Dr. Grabowski earned his B.A. in theology at the University of Steubenville and his Ph.D. at Marquette University. For the last eighteen years he has been on the faculty of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he is currently Associate Professor of Moral Theology with continuous tenure. His courses have encompassed the areas of Fundamental Moral Theology, Sexual Ethics, Theology of Christian Marriage, Theological Anthropology, the Enlightenment, Feminist Theology, and Virtue Theory. During these years he has served at various points as both Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and the Director of Moral Theology/Ethics of Catholic University's School of Theology and Religious Studies. Since 2005 he has been a theological advisor to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Subcommittee on Marriage and Family.

Dr. Grabowski has published widely in the areas of moral theology, marriage, sexuality, and bioethics. His numerous articles have appeared in scholarly journals as The Thomist, The Heythrop Journal, and theLinacre Quarterly as well as popular journals such as America, Commonweal, The Living Light, and Share the Word. His book Sex and Virtue: An Introduction to Sexual Ethicswas published by the Catholic University of America Press in August of 2003. He also wrote the Foreward to the 1997 English edition of Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body. Dr. Grabowski has also offered a variety of courses for adults, catechists, and lay ministers in the Washington area and has presented lectures and workshops at conferences across the United States. Dr. Grabowski and his wife Claire have five children and reside within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.