Sharon D. Welch

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Sharon D. Welch
Born
Dimmitt, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
Education Michigan State University
Graceland University (BA)
Vanderbilt University (PhD)

Sharon D. Welch (born November 11, 1952) is an academic scholar, social ethicist and author of six books on ethics, theology, politics, religion and spirituality. After having served as Provost and Professor of Religion for ten years, she is currently Affiliate Faculty member at Meadville Lombard Theological School. [1]

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Early life

Welch was born in West Texas. Her mother and father were both Social Gospel ministers. [2]

Family

Welch has two daughters, Zoe and Hannah. [3]

Ethical Concepts

Writing as a social ethicist and academic, Welch is known for developing a "Feminist Ethic of Risk," explained in a book by the same name, published in 1990 and reprinted in 2000. Welch notes that the results of action cannot be guaranteed because all action is bounded by power. She suggests that an Ethic of Risk sets up a matrix of possibilities and resistance on a horizon of change. An Ethics of Risk has three elements: a redefinition of responsible action that is not built on outcomes alone, risk grounded in community, and strategic risk-taking. [4]

Career

Welch is currently a member of the Unitarian Universalist Peace Ministry Network [5] and the Cook County League of Women Voters, [6] a Fellow of the Institute for Humanist Studies, [7] and serves on the Board of Renewal in the Wilderness. [8]

Prior to joining the faculty at Meadville Lombard Theological School, Welch held positions as Professor and Chair of Religious Studies, Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and adjunct professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Missouri (1991–2007); she was also Assistant and then associate professor of Theology and Religion and Society at Harvard Divinity School (1982–1991). [9] [10]

Welch received the Distinguished Alumna award for 2019 from Vanderbilt Divinity School. [11]

Books

References

  1. ↑ Skinner, Donald (March 9, 2007). "Sharon Welch named provost at Meadville Lombard". The Christian Register.
  2. ↑ Welch, Sharon D. (2004). After empire: the art and ethos of enduring peace. Minneapolis, Minn: Fortress Press. ISBN   978-0-8006-2986-1.
  3. ↑ Welch, Sharon D. (2019). After the Protests Are Heard, Enacting Civic Engagement and Social Transformation (1st ed.). New York: New York University Press. ISBN   978-1479857906.
  4. ↑ Welch, Sharon D. (2000). A feminist ethic of risk (2nd ed.). Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN   978-0-8006-3185-7.
  5. ↑ "Peace Advocates". UU Peacemakers. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Chicago Voter" (PDF). League of Women Voters of Chicago.
  7. ↑ "Sharon D. Welch, Ph.D". Institute for Humanist Studies. May 19, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Board of Directors". Renewal in the Wilderness.
  9. ↑ "Faculty". Meadville Lombard Theological School.
  10. ↑ Parker, Adam. "Ethicist Sharon Welch to speak at Circular". Post and Courier.
  11. ↑ "Distinguished Alumni/ae Award Honorees". Divinity School.
  12. ↑ Mananzan, Mary John (1986). "Review of COMMUNITIES OF RESISTANCE AND SOLIDARITY". Philippine Studies. 34 (3): 402–405. JSTOR   42632960.
  13. ↑ Moser, M. Theresa (January 1, 1987). "Communities of Resistance and Solidarity: A Feminist Theology of Liberation. By Sharon D. Welch. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1985. 92 pp. $7.95". Journal of Church and State. 29: 158. doi:10.1093/jcs/29.1.158.
  14. ↑ Cooey, Paula M. (January 1, 1992). "A Feminist Ethic of Risk. By Sharon D. Welch. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1990. 199 pp. $9.95 paper". Journal of Church and State. 34: 171–172. doi:10.1093/jcs/34.1.171.
  15. ↑ "A Feminist Ethic of Risk. By Sharon D. Welch. Minneapolis, Fortress, 1990. Pp. ix + 206". Scottish Journal of Theology.
  16. ↑ Graham, Elaine (1994). "A Feminist Ethic of Risk. By Sharon D. Welch. Minneapolis, Fortress, 1990. Pp. ix + 206. £6.95". Scottish Journal of Theology. 47 (2): 255–257. doi:10.1017/S0036930600046007. S2CID   170775690.
  17. ↑ Fox, Karen M. (January 1, 1992). "Sharon D. Welch. (1989). A Feminist Ethic of Risk". Journal of Leisure Research. 24: 95–97. doi:10.1080/00222216.1992.11969877.
  18. ↑ Hinze, Christine Firer (1992). "Review of A Feminist Ethic of Risk". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 60 (4): 821–825. doi:10.1093/jaarel/LX.4.821. JSTOR   1465612.
  19. ↑ "SWEET DREAMS IN AMERICA Making Ethics and Spirituality Work". Harvard Educational Review.
  20. ↑ Jakobsen, Janet R. (2002). "Review of Sweet Dreams in America: Making Ethics and Spirituality Work". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 70 (1): 230–234. JSTOR   1466390.
  21. ↑ Snarr, C. Melissa (January 2, 2005). "Review of Sharon D. Welch's After Empire: The Art and Ethos of Enduring Peace". Journal of Lutheran Ethics. Archived from the original on May 18, 2024.
  22. ↑ Delgado, Jose M. R. (2006). "Review of AFTER EMPIRE: THE ART AND ETHOS OF ENDURING PEACE". International Journal on World Peace. 23 (3): 101–103. JSTOR   20752746.
  23. ↑ Downton, R. Keelan (2006). "After Empire: The Art and Ethos of Enduring Peace – Sharon D. Welch". Reviews in Religion & Theology. 13 (4): 608–610. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9418.2006.00316_17.x.
  24. ↑ "Nonfiction Book Review: After the Protests Are Heard: Enacting Civic Engagement and Social Transformation by Sharon D. Welch. New York Univ, $28 trade paper (272p) ISBN 978-1-4798-5790-6". PublishersWeekly.com.
  25. ↑ "AFTER THE PROTESTS ARE HEARD by Sharon D. Welch". Kirkus Reviews.


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