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	Robert G. Kennedy
	Professor and Chair, Department of Catholic Studies; Professor, College of Business rgkennedy@stthomas.edu Phone: (651) 96(651) 962-5140 Toll Free: (800) 328-6819, Ext. (651) 962-5140 Office Location:
Academic History B.A., Philosophy, College of St. Thomas, 1972 M.A., Theology - New Testament, St. Paul Seminary, 1980 M.M.S., Master of Medieval Studies, University of Notre Dame, 1982 Ph.D., Medieval Studies - Philosophy, University of Notre Dame, 1985 M.B.A., Management, College of St. Thomas, 1990 Expertise Patristic Theology Medieval Philosophy and Theology Thomas Aquinas Catholic Social Thought Professional Ethics Selected Publications “Ethics, Courage and Self-Discipline” Finance et bien commun (Switzerland), #18-19, Spring-Summer 2004, 136-139. “Development of Doctrine in Moral Theology: Can What Was Once Wrong Now Be Right?” in University of St Thomas Law Journal, 1 (2003) 253-273. “Spirituality and the Christian Manager,” in Oliver Williams, ed, Business, Religion and Spirituality: A New Synthesis. (South Bend, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2003) pp 81-93. “The Professionalization of Work,” in Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Work as Key to the Social Question (Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2002) pp 99-110. “Will We Ever Have Enough Priests?” America 13 September 1997, pp 18-22. Selected Presentations “Is the Doctrine of Preemption a Legitimate Element of the Just War Tradition?” Joint Services Conference on Professional Ethics, Washington, DC, 27 January 2005. “Business and the Common Good in the Catholic Social Tradition,” Villanova University School of Law, 6 April 2002. “The Practice of Just Compensation,” Lilly Fellows Program Second National Research Conference, Baylor University, 8 November 2002. “Irregular Payments in an Age of Globalization,” 11th International Symposium on Ethics, Business, and Society, Barcelona, Spain, 5 July 2001. “Wealth Creation within the Catholic Social Tradition,” The Fourth International Symposium on Catholic Social Thought and Management Education, Puebla, Mexico, July 2000. Professional Memberships American Catholic Philosophical Association - Executive Council, 1994-96 - Chair, Committee on the Future of the ACPA (1995-96) - Chair, ACPA Working Group on Business Ethics, 1991- - Member, Organizing Committee, 1999 Annual Conference Catholic Biblical Association Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Joint Services Conference on Professional Ethics (JSCOPE)