Faculty Directory

Andrea Vicini, S.J.

Affiliate Member of Ecclesiastical Faculty

Michael P. Walsh Professor of Bioethics and Professor Ordinarius

Chairperson of the Boston College Theology Department

Selected Publications

Books

Genetica umana e bene comune (Human Genetics and the Common Good),聽(Cinisello Balsamo: San Paolo, 2008).

罢谤补苍蝉濒补迟颈辞苍:听Gen茅tica humana e bem comum聽(S茫o Paolo: Loyola, S茫o Camilo, 2011).

Edited books

The Rising Global Cancer Pandemic: Health, Ethics, and Social Justice, A. Vicini, P.J. Landrigan, and K. Straif, eds., Global Theological Ethics 2, (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications by Wipf & Stock, 2022).

Ethics Challenges in Global Public Health: Climate Change, Pollution, and the Health of the Poor, P.J. Landrigan and A. Vicini, eds., Global Theological Ethics 1, (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications by Wipf & Stock, 2021).

Reimagining the Moral Life: On Lisa Sowle Cahill鈥檚 Contributions to Christian Ethics, K.J. Choi, S. Moses, and A. Vicini, eds., (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2020).

Building Bridges in Sarajevo: The Plenary Papers of Sarajevo 2018,聽J.F. Keenan, K. Heyer, and A. Vicini, eds., Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church Series, Vol. 7, (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2019).

Just Sustainability: Technology, Ecology, and Resource Extraction, C.Z. Peppard and A. Vicini, eds., Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church Series, Vol. 3, (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2015).

The Legacy of Vatican II,聽M. Faggioli and A. Vicini, eds., (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2015).

Podcasts

What if We Are not Alone in the Universe?,鈥 Pulled Up Short: Season Two, Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College (November 15, 2021).

鈥,鈥 , (October 30, 2019).

Journal articles

鈥淚ndicators of the Dimensions of Trust (and Mistrust) in Early Primary Care Practice: A聽Qualitative Study鈥 (et al.), BMC Primary Care 24 (2023) art. 150. DOI:聽

鈥溾楧on鈥檛 Worry, You Can Trust Me鈥: Indicators of the Role of Trust in Residents鈥 ReflectiveWriting鈥 (et al.), Patient Education and Counseling 109, Supplement (April 2023): art. 54. DOI:聽聽.

鈥淭he Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health鈥 (et al.), Annals of Global聽Health 89, no. 1 (2023): art. 23, 1-215. DOI:聽.

鈥淭heory Building as Integrated Reflection: Understanding Physician Reflection Through Human聽Communication Research, Medical Education, and Ethics鈥 (et al.), Journal of Health Ethics 18,聽no. 2 (2022):聽.

鈥淲hen Social Justice Meets CRISPR,鈥 Sojourners 51, no. 11 (December 2022): 14-15. 2022聽Award of Excellence of The Associated Press Church Awards for: Science Writing for the World聽of Faith: Short Format.

鈥,鈥 (with M. O鈥橰eilly-Jacob, A.P. Duggan), Journal of Health Ethics 18, no. 1 (2022).

鈥淭he Coronavirus Pandemic: Ethical Challenges in Global Public Health,鈥 Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 42, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2022).

鈥淎rtificial Intelligence and Social Control: Ethical Issues and Theological Resources,鈥 Journal of Moral Theology 11, no. 1 (2022): 41-69.

鈥淎rtificial Intelligence and Moral Theology: A Conversation鈥 (with B. Green, M. Gaudet, L. Checketts, B. Cutter, N. Herzfeld, C. Labrecque, A. Ramelow, P. Scherz, M. Vega, J. Wales), Journal of Moral Theology 11, no. 1 (2022): 13-40.

鈥,鈥 La Civilt脿 Cattolica English Edition 5, no. 12 (December 2021), [translations in and ].

鈥,鈥 La Civilt脿 Cattolica Edici贸n en Espa帽ol (Noviembre 5, 2021).

鈥淗ealthcare Practice at the End of Life: Addressing Opposite Attitudes and Diverse Contexts,鈥 Concilium: The End of Life: Making Sense of Our Finitude, M. Gruber, L. Hogan, and S. Knauss, eds., no. 5 (2021): 45-55 [translations in German, Italian, and Spanish].聽

鈥,鈥 La Civilt脿 Cattolica English Edition (September 28, 2021) [translations in Italian and ].

,鈥 Journal of Moral Theology 10, no. 2 (2021): 100-109.000

鈥淧osthumanism in Popular Culture: Ongoing Challenges,鈥 Concilium: Posthumanism and the Incarnation in a Post/Human Age, S. Abraham, B. Caero Bustillos, and Po Ho Huang, eds., 57, no. 3 (2021): 54-63 [translations in German, French, and Italian].

鈥淐OVID-19: A Crisis and a Tragedy鈥揥hat鈥檚 Next?,鈥 Theological Studies 82, no. 1 (2021): 116-137.

鈥淎rtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Bioethical Challenges and Approaches,鈥 Asian Horizons: Dharmaram Journal of Theology 14, no. 3 (2020): 615-627.

鈥淧reserving the Earth and Promoting Health: Challenges for the Common Good,鈥 Studia Moralia 58, no. 1 (2020): 97-122.

鈥,鈥 La Civilt脿 Cattolica English Edition 4, no. 4 (April 2020) [translations in Catalan, Italian, and Spanish).

鈥淩eflecting on CRISPR Gene Editing,鈥 Health Progress 101, no. 1 (January-February 2020): 5-9. 2021 Catholic Press Awards, for Best Writing鈥揂nalysis in the magazine division.

鈥,鈥 (with B. O鈥橬eill, S.J.), La Civilt脿 Cattolica English Edition 4, no. 1 (2020): 40-52 [translations in Catalan, Italian, and Spanish].

鈥,鈥 La Civilt脿 Cattolica English Edition 3, no. 9 (2019): 92-104 [translations in French, Italian, and Spanish].

鈥淪ocial Justice and the Promotion of the Common Good in Medical Missions to Low-Resourced Countries,鈥澛Annals of Global Health聽85, no. 1 (2019): 83-84.

鈥淎strobiology and Us: Social and Political Implications of a 鈥楴ew鈥 Science,鈥 La Civilt脿 Cattolica English Edition 1, no. 5 (2017): 29-41 [translations in Italian and Spanish].

鈥淐ultivating the Inner Life of a Physician Through Written Reflection鈥 (with A. Duggan, A. Shaughnessy), Annals of Family Medicine聽15, no. 4 (2017): 379-381.

鈥淥n the Inner Life of Physicians: Analysis of Family Medicine Residents鈥 Written Reflections鈥 (with A.F. Shaughnessy, A. Duggan), Journal of Religion and Health听(2017):1-10.

鈥淭he Role of Emotions at the End of Human Life,鈥澛Studia Moralia聽55, no. 1 (2017): 99-119.

鈥淟earning to See Beneath the Surface: A Qualitative Analysis of Family Medicine Residents鈥 Reflections About Communication鈥 (with A. Duggan, L. Allen,聽A. Shaughnessy),聽Journal of Health Communication聽20, no. 12 (2015): 1441-1448.

鈥淟onging for Transcendence: Cyborgs and Trans- and Posthumans鈥 (with A. Brazal),聽Theological Studies聽76, no. 1 (2015): 148-165.

鈥淟e Neuroscienze e la Bioetica (Neurosciences and Bioethics),鈥澛La Civilt脿 Cattolica聽II, no. 3932 (2014): 143-158.

鈥淢apeamento do C茅rebro: Uma Quest茫o 脡tica? (Mapping the Brain: An Ethical Issue?),鈥澛Bioethikos聽7, no. 4 (2013): 426-430.

鈥淏ioethics: Basic Questions and Extraordinary Developments,鈥澛Theological Studies聽73, no. 1 (2012): 169-187.

鈥淓thical Challenges of Human Genetics Today: From the Lab, through the Clinic, to the Pews,鈥澛Studia Moralia聽50, no. 1 (2012): 145-174.

鈥淚maging in Severe Disorders of Consciousness: Rethinking Consciousness, Identity and Care in a Relational Key,鈥澛Journal聽of the Society of Christian Ethics聽32, no. 1 (2012): 169-191.

鈥淟a Loi Morale Naturelle: Perspectives Internationales pour la R茅flexion Bio茅thique Contemporaine (The Moral Natural Law: International Perspectives for Today鈥檚 Bioethical Reflection),鈥澛Revue de l鈥橧nstitut Catholique de Paris聽-聽Transversalit茅s聽122 (2012): 125-151.

鈥淟e Cas de la Grippe Aviaire H5N1: La Recherche en Biologie entre Questions, Pauses et Limites (The Case of the H5N1 Avian Flu: The Research in Biology between Questions, Pauses, and Limits),鈥澛脡迟耻诲别蝉聽417, no. 4 (2012): 317-327.

鈥淣ew Insights in Environmental and Sustainable Ethics,鈥澛Asian Horizons:聽Dharmaram Journal of Theology聽6, no. 2 (2012): 309-328.

鈥淎llocazione delle Risorse Sanitarie: Come Promuovere la Giustizia e il Bene Comune? (The Allocation of Health Care Resources: How Can We Promote Justice and the Common Good?),鈥澛Rivista di Teologia Morale聽43.169, no. 1 (2011): 69-78.

鈥淓tica Teologica, Pratica Medica e Sanit脿: Per una Maggiore e Migliore Giustizia (Theological Ethics, Medical Practice, and Healthcare: To Promote a Greater and Better Justice),鈥澛Studia Moralia聽49, no. 2 (2011): 439-463.

鈥淥 Futuro da Bio茅tica (The Future of Bioethics)鈥 (with J.F. Keenan),聽Bioethikos聽5, no. 1 (2011): 10-20.

鈥淥ncofertility and the Boundaries of Moral Reflection鈥 (with P. Lauritzen), Theological Studies 72, no. 1 (2011): 116-130.

鈥淟a Riforma Sanitaria negli Stati Uniti (The Health Care Reform in the USA),鈥 La Civilt脿 Cattolica II, 3839 (2010): 466-478.

鈥淭he Search for a Universal Ethic: The International Theological Commission鈥檚 2009 Document on Natural Law,鈥 Concilium: Human Nature and Natural Law, L. Sowle Cahill, H. Haker, and E. Messi Metogo, eds., 3 (2010): 111-117.

Book chapters

鈥淭he Legacy of Paul Farmer for Theological Ethics,鈥 in A Prophet to the Peoples: Paul聽Farmer鈥檚 Witness and Theological Ethics, J. Weiss Block, M. T. Lysaught, and A. A. Martins,聽eds., Global Theological Ethics 3, (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications by Wipf & Stock, 2023),聽299-312.

鈥淣euroscience and Theological Bioethics: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue,鈥 in Neurowissenschaften in der Diskussion 鈥 Anregungen zum Weiterdenken / The Moral Brain: 鈥 Stimuli for Further Reflection, S. M眉ller and P.J. Morciniec, N. Polgar, eds., Bioethik in der聽Diskussion / Bioethics in Discussion 4, (Wien: Facultas, 2022), 25-44.

鈥淭he Challenging Global Cancer Pandemic,鈥 in The Rising Global Cancer Pandemic: Health, Ethics, and Social Justice, A. Vicini, P. J. Landrigan, and K. Straif, eds., Global Theological Ethics 2, (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications by Wipf & Stock, 2022), iii-ix.

鈥淐ancer in the Context of Global Inequities and Disparities in COVID Times: An Ethical Reflection,鈥 in The Rising Global Cancer Pandemic: Health, Ethics, and Social Justice, A. Vicini, P. J. Landrigan, and K. Straif, eds., Global Theological Ethics 鈥 Book Series, vol. 2, (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications by Wipf & Stock, 2022), 143-151.

鈥淕lobal Public Health and the Promotion of the Common Good,鈥 in Ethics of Global Public Health: Climate Change, Pollution, and the Health of the Poor, P. J. Landrigan and A. Vicini, eds. (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications by Wipf & Stock, 2021), 1-12.

鈥淎n Ethical Agenda for Global Public Health鈥 (with P. Farmer), in Ethics of Global Public Health: Climate Change, Pollution, and the Health of the Poor, P. J. Landrigan and A. Vicini, eds. (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications by Wipf & Stock, 2021), 193-198.

鈥淐hristian Ethics: Past, Present, and Future,鈥 in T&T Clark Handbook of Christian Ethics, T. Winright, ed., (London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2020), 483-485.

鈥淭ransformative Engagement in Dialogue,鈥 in Reimagining the Moral Life: On Lisa Sowle Cahill鈥檚 Contributions to Christian Ethics, K.J. Choi, S. Moses, and A. Vicini, eds., (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2020), xi-xxiii.

鈥淲ho Are We, Where Do We Come From, and How Did We Get to Sarajevo?,鈥 in Building Bridges in Sarajevo: The Plenary Papers of Sarajevo 2018, J.F. Keenan, K. Heyer, and A. Vicini, eds., Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church Series, Vol. 7, (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2019), 12-14.

鈥淓nvironmental Ethics as Bioethics鈥 (with T. Winright), in聽Catholic Bioethics and Social Justice: The Praxis of US Health Care in a Globalized World, M.T. Lysaught and M. McCarthy, eds. (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2018) 377-388.

鈥淓mpowered by the Holy Spirit,鈥 in聽The Holy Spirit: Setting the World on Fire, R. Lennan and N. Pineda-Madrid, eds., (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2017) 162-172.

鈥淎nthropocentric, Theocentric, Biocentric, and Cosmocentric: Ecotheological Visions in Tension,鈥 in M. Patenge, R. Beck, and M. Luber, eds.,聽Sch枚pfung bewahren: Theologie und Kirche als Impulsgeber f眉r eine nachhaltige Entwicklung聽(Preserving Creation: Theology and Church as Stimuli for a Sustainable Development), Weltkirche und Mission 7, (Regensburg: Friedrich Pustet, 2016), 164-188.

鈥淎 Renewed Hope,鈥 in聽The Legacy of聽Vatican II,聽M. Faggioli and A. Vicini, eds., (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2015), 273-278.

鈥淥n Just Sustainability and Its Challenges,鈥 (with C. Z. Peppard), in聽Just Sustainability: Technology, Ecology, and Resource Extraction, C.Z. Peppard and A. Vicini, eds., Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church Series, Vol. 3, (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2015), 1-8.

鈥淗ope Springs: Shaping the Moral Life,鈥澛Hope: Promise, Possibility, and Fulfillment, R. Lennan and N. Pineda-Madrid, eds., (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2013), 168-181.

鈥淩oman Catholic Commitment to Promoting Sustainability,鈥 in聽Protecting Nature, Saving Creation: Ecological Conflicts, Religious Passions, and Political Quandaries, P. Gagliardi, A.M. Reijnen, P. Valentini, eds. (London: Palgrave Macmilllan, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, 2013), 253-258.

鈥淩oman Catholic Contributions to Address the Current Ecological Crisis,鈥 in聽Protecting Nature, Saving Creation: Ecological Conflicts, Religious Passions, and Political Quandaries, P. Gagliardi, A.M. Reijnen, P. Valentini, eds. (London: Palgrave Macmilllan, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, 2013), 113-138.

鈥淟iving with Indigenous Communities in Chiapas, Mexico: The Transformative Power of Poverty and Suffering,鈥 in聽Ethnography as Christian Theology and Ethics, C. Scharen and A.M. Vigen, eds., (London: Continuum, 2011), 161-183.