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James
J. Walter, Ph.D.
Austin & Ann O'Malley Chair in
Bioethics
The Bioethics Institute
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PUBLICATIONS
- Quality of Life: The New
Medical Dilemma (New York: Paulist Press,
1990), 357 pages. (Co-edited with Thomas A. Shannon)
·
Artificial
Nutrition & Hydration and the Permanently Unconscious Patient: The Catholic
Debate. (Washington, D.C.:
Georgetown University Press, 2007), 272 pages.
(Co-edited with Ronald P. Hamel)
·
Intersections
between Science, Religion & Ethics: A Dialogue between Shin Buddhism and
the Roman Catholic Tradition. Manuscript
proposal under consideration in Kyoto, Japan.
This volume would be co-authored by Naoki Nabeshima, Dennis Hirota and
myself. It would be published in both
Japanese and English.
CHAPTERS
IN BOOKS
- "Response to John C. Finnis: A Theological Critique," in Thomas G. Fuechtmann, ed., Consistent
Ethic of Life (Kansas City, MO: Sheed
& Ward, 1988), pp. 182-195.
- "The Foundation and
Formulation of Norms," in Charles E. Curran, ed., Moral Theology:
Challenges for the Future: Essays in Honor of Richard A. McCormick
(New York: Paulist Press, 1990), pp. 125-154.
- "A Response to Hubert Doucet: 'How Theology Could Contribute to the
Redemption of Bioethics: From an Individualist Approach to an
Anthropological Sensitivity,'" in Michael Downey, ed., The
Catholic Theological Society of America:
Proceedings of the Fifty-Third Annual Convention (Atlanta: Mercer
University Press, 1998), pp. 67-71.
- "Theological and Moral Problems
Concerning Human Gene Transfer," in Sybille Fritsch-Oppermann, ed., Genes
the World Over: Die Bewertung von Gentechnologie an Pflanzen und Tieren in
der Sicht verschiedener Kulturen (Loccum, Germany: Evangelische
Akademie, 1998), pp. 23-36.
- "Response to Dr. Darryl Macer's paper
'The International Agenda: Environment, Cultural Diversity and Global
Dialogue,'" in Sybille Fritsch-Oppermann, ed., Genes the World
Over: Die Bewertung von Gentechnologie an Pflanzen und Tieren in der Sicht
verschiedener Kulturen (Loccum, Germany: Evangelische Akademie, 1998),
pp. 152-153.
- "The Relationship
Between Faith and Morality: The Debate Over the Uniqueness of Christian
Morality," in Mathijs Lamberigts
and Leo Kenis, eds., Vatican II and Its
Legacy (Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University
Press, 2002), pp. 173-186.
- "Global Trends:
Plants, Animals, Humans--The Prospects of Developments in Genetic
Engineering," in Sybille Fritsch-Oppermann,
ed., Dialog der Kulturen
(Loccum, Germany:
Evangelische Akademie,
2003), pp. 145-157.
- “Theological Perspectives
on Cancer Genetics and Gene Therapy: The Roman Catholic Tradition.”
In James J. Walter and Thomas A. Shannon, Contemporary Issues in
Bioethics: A Catholic Perspective (Lanham, MD: Sheed & Ward, 2005).
- “A Catholic Reflection on
Embryonic Stem Cell Research.” In James J. Walter and Thomas A.
Shannon, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics: A Catholic Perspective (Lanham, MD:
Sheed & Ward, 2005).
- “Human Germline
Therapy: Proper Human Responsibility or Playing God?” In Ronald
Cole-Turner, ed., Design and Destiny: Religious Views on Human Germline Modification (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press,
2008), pp. 119-143.
·
“A Christian Interpretation of Contemporary
Issues in Bioethics: The Human Genome Project and the Forgoing/Withdrawal of
Medical Treatment at the End of Life.”
In An Intermediary Between
Buddhism and Bioethics, ed. Naoki Nabeshima, Malcolm David Eckel and Yoshiyuki Inoue (Kyoto, Japan: Center for
Humanities, Science, and Religion: Ryukoku University: Hozokan
Publishing Company, 2008), pp. 36-55.
(Published in both English and Japanese)
- “Human Germline
Therapy: The Intersections Between Science and the Roman Catholic
Religion.” Book chapter accepted for publication in an English-Japanese
volume and forthcoming in 2010.
- “Human
Embryonic Stem Cell Research: A Catholic Christian
Perspective.” Book chapter in an
English-Japanese volume forthcoming in Summer
2010.
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS AND ON JURIED WEBSITES
- "The Church: A Power
Structure," The American Ecclesiastical Review 169 (February,
1975): 102-117.
- "Christian Ethics:
Distinctive and Specific?," The American Ecclesiastical Review
169 (September, 1975): 470-489.
Reprinted in Charles E. Curran and Richard A. McCormick, S.J., eds., Readings
in Moral Theology No. 2: The Distinctiveness of Christian Ethics (New
York: Paulist Press, 1980), pp. 90-110.
- "Joseph Fletcher and
the Ends-Means Problematic," The Heythrop
Journal 17 (January, 1976): 50-63.
- "The Dependence of
Christian Morality on Faith: A Critical Assessment," Église et Théologie
12 (October, 1981): 237-277.
- "The Relation Between
Faith and Morality: Sources For Christian Ethics," Horizons: The
Journal of the College Theology Society 9 (Fall, 1982): 251-270.
- "Proportionate Reason
and Its Three Levels of Inquiry: Structuring the Ongoing
Debate," Louvain Studies
10 (Spring, 1984): 30-40.
Reprinted in Christopher Kaczor, ed. Proportionalism:
For and Against (Milwaukee: Marquette University
Press, 2000).
- "The Foundations of
Christian Moral Experience," Église
et Théologie 16 (May, 1985): 169-183.
- "The Foundations of
the Professions and of Professional Ethics: A Critical and Constructive
Study," Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology Society
12 (Spring, 1985): 91-115.
- "A Public Policy
Option on the Treatment of Severely Handicapped Newborns," Laval
Théologique et Philosophique
41 (June, 1985): 239-250.
- "Food & Water: An
Ethical Burden--Withdrawing
Artificial Nutrition," Commonweal 113 (November 21, 1986): 616-619.
- "Charles Curran and
the Disputed Issues," UpTurn
(October-November, 1986): 4
& 6.
- "The Meaning and
Validity of Quality of Life Judgments in Contemporary Roman Catholic
Medical Ethics," Louvain Studies
13 (Fall, 1988): 195-208.
This issue of Louvain Studies was a Festschrift celebrating the
80th birthday of Professor Louis Janssens of the Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
Reprinted in James J. Walter and Thomas A. Shannon, eds., Quality of
Life: The New Medical Dilemma (New York: Paulist
Press, 1990), pp. 78-88.
- "The PVS Patient and
the Forgoing/Withdrawing of Medical Nutrition and Hydration," Theological
Studies 49 (December, 1988): 623-647.
(With Thomas A. Shannon) Reprinted in James J. Walter and Thomas A.
Shannon, eds., Quality of Life: The New Medical Dilemma (New York: Paulist Press, 1990), pp. 203-223; and reprinted in Thomas A. Shannon, ed., Bioethics:
Basic Writings on the Key Ethical Questions That Surround the Major,
Modern Biological Possibilities and Problems, 4th Edition (New York: Paulist Press, 1993), pp. 173-198.
- "Termination of
Medical Treatment: The Setting of Moral Limits From Infancy to Old
Age," Religious Studies Review 16 (October, 1990): 302-307.
- "Presuppositions to
Moral Judgments on Human Genetic Manipulation," Chicago
Studies 33 (November 1994): 228-239. Reprinted in Paul T. Jersild, Dale A. Johnson, Patricia Beattie Jung, and
Shannon Jung, eds., Moral Issues & Christian Response, Sixth
Edition (New York: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1998), pp. 345-353
and in the Seventh Edition, 2002.
- "'Playing God' or
Properly Exercising Human Responsibility?: Some Theological Reflections on
Human Germ-line Therapy," New Theology Review 10 (November
1997): 39-59. Reprinted in Timothy Shanahan & Robin Wang,
ed. Reason & Insight: Western and Eastern Perspectives on the
Pursuit of Moral Wisdom (New York: Wadsworth/Thomson
Learning, 2002), pp. 379-388.
- "Notes on Moral
Theology: Issues in Genetics," Theological Studies 60 (March
1999): 111-147. With Thomas A. Shannon & M. Cathleen Kaveny.
- “One Map Down … One to
Go,” Vistas 4(October 2000): 18-21.
- "Human Gene Transfer:
Some Theological Contributions to the Ethical Debate," The Linacre
Quarterly: A Journal of the Philosophy and Ethics of Medical Practice
68(November 2001): 314-334.
- “Signs of the Times:
Implications of the New Genetics,” New Theology Review 15(February
2002): 64-69.
- "The Bioengineering of
Planet Earth: Some Scientific, Moral and Theological
Considerations," New Theology Review 15(August 2002):
41-54.
- “Terminal Sedation: A
Catholic Perspective." Update: Loma Linda University Center
for Christian Bioethics 18(September 2002): 6-8, 12.
- “Catholic Reflections on
the Human Genome,” The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly
3(Summer 2003): 275-283.
- Contributor to the Catholic
Health Association document, “A Theological Vision for Genomics,” Origins
33(May 15, 2003):4-9.
- “A Christian Interpretation
of Contemporary Issues in Bioethics: The Human Genome Project and the
Forgoing/Withdrawal of Medical Treatment at the End of Life,” Bulletin
of The International Cultural Research Institute of Chikushi
Jogakuen University 15(August 2004):
112-126. (in Japanese & English).
- “Health Beat: Artificial
Nutrition, Hydration: Assessing Papal Statement,” National Catholic
Reporter 40(April 16, 2004): 9-10. [with Thomas A. Shannon]
- “Implications of the Papal
Allocution on Feeding Tubes,” Hastings Center Report 34(July/August
2004): 18-20. (With Thomas A. Shannon)
- “Assisted Nutrition &
Hydration and the Catholic Tradition: The Case of Terri Schiavo,” Theological
Studies 66(September 2005): 1-12. [with Thomas A. Shannon]
- “Medical Futility: What Is
It and How Might We Help Clinicians?” Practical Bioethics 1(August
2005): 1, 6-8.
- “Human
Embryonic Stem Cell Research: A Catholic Christian Perspective,” Buddhism,
Science, and Contemporary Thought: The Ryukoku
University Project in Pure Land Buddhism and the Natural Sciences (November
2005): 1-8. (In English and Japanese)
- “Quaestio Disputata: Reply to Professors Paris, Keenan, and Himes,” Theological
Studies 67(March 2006): 169-174. [with Thomas A. Shannon]
·
“A Catholic Reflection on Embryonic Stem Cell
Research,” Linacre Quarterly
73(August 2006): 255-263.
·
“Artificial
Nutrition & Hydration: Five Shifts in the Catholic Tradition.” See http://www.jesuitbioethics.net/files/JWalter_1208.pdf. (This article is located on the website of
the Consortium of Jesuit Bioethics
Programs: www.jesuitbioethics.net) The article is the lead article
that I published for the Consortium on the issue of artificial nutrition and
hydration for patients in a permanent unconscious state. The website includes the commentaries on my
article by 4 of the other Directors of
the Consortium of Jesuit Bioethics Programs in the U.S. January 10, 2009.
·
Aita,
Mark; Bennett-Woods, Debra; Clark, Peter; Dubois, James; Haddad, Amy; Kuczewski, Mark; Taylor, Carol; and Walter, James J., “Undue Burden? The Vatican &
Artificial Nutrition & Hydration,” Commonweal: A Review of Religion,
Politics and Culture
136(February 13, 2009):. I co-authored
this article with the other Directors of Jesuit Bioethics Programs in the US.
·
Mark G. Kuczewski, Debra Bennett-Woods, Peter Clark, James DuBois, Amy M.
Haddad, Carol Taylor, and James J. Walter, “Jesuit Bioethics Group Endorses Health Care
Reform,” Bioethics Forum: Diverse
Commentary on Issues in Bioethics.
Located at: http://www.thehastingscenter.org/Bioethicsforum/Post.aspx?id=3834.
·
“Healthcare Reform in the United States: The Status Quaestionis
of the Ethical Debate,” Louvain Studies
35(2011): 117-138.
·
“A Catholic Perspective on Cosmetic Psychopharmacologic Enhancement
Technologies.” Invited manuscript by The
Centre for Values, Ethics and
Law in Medicine at the University of Sydney,
Australia. Forthcoming in The Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal.
·
“Healthcare Reform: Six Ethical Elephants in the
Room,” Health Care Ethics USA 20(Winter
2012): 2-8.
ARTICLES
IN ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES
- "Conversion" (pp.
233-235),
"Repentance" (pp. 875-877),
and "Virtue" (pp. 1081-1085),
in Joseph A. Komonchak, Mary Collins and Dermot A.Lane, eds., The New Dictionary of Theology
(Wilmington, DL: Michael Glazier, 1987).
- "Discipleship," in
Judith A. Dwyer, ed., The New Dictionary of Catholic Social Thought
(Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1994), pp. 294-296.
- "Quality of Life in
Clinical Decisions," in Warren T. Reich, ed., Encyclopedia of
Bioethics, Revised Edition, Vol. 3 (New York: Macmillan Publishing
Co., 1995), pp. 1352-1358.
- "Ignorance" (p.
653), "Intention" (p. 671), "Invincible Ignorance"
(pp. 674-675), "Louis Janssens" (p. 688), "Morality of
Ends" (pp. 465-466), "Proportionalism" (p. 1058),
"Quality of Life" (p. 1075), and "Vincible
Ignorance" (p. 1313), in Richard P. McBrien,
ed., The HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism (San Francisco:
HarperCollins Publishers, 1995).
- "Conscience" (pp.
164-165) and "Liberty"
(pp. 555-556), in Carroll Stuhlmueller, ed., The
Collegeville Pastoral Dictionary of Biblical Theology (Collegeville,
MN: The Liturgical Press, 1996).
- “Quality of Life in Clinical
Decision Making,” in Stephen G. Post, ed., Encyclopedia of Bioethics,
Third Edition, Vol. 3 (New York: Gale
Publishing Group, 2004), pp. 1388-1394.
·
“Genetic Research,” in Daniel Smith-Christopher,
ed., Battleground: Religion, Vol. 1
(Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2009), pp. 206-211.
·
“Quality
of: I. Quality of Life in Clinical
Decisions.” Invited entry by the Editor-in-Chief. Forthcoming in The Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 4th edition, Spring 2013.
INVITED
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
- Response to Patrick G. Derr's Letter to the Editor: "Patients &
Patience," Commonweal 114 (February 27, 1987): 123-125.
- Response to Carol Tauer's article: "Lives at Stake: How to Respond
to a Woman's Refusal of Cesarean Surgery When She Risks Losing Her Child
or Her Life," Health Progress 73 (December, 1992): 6-7.
- “Letter to the Editor: A
Response to Repenshek and Slosar,”
Hastings Center Report 35(May/June 2005): 4-5. (With Thomas
A. Shannon)
·
Aita, Mark;
Bennett-Woods, Debra; Clark, Peter; Dubois, James; Haddad, Amy; Kuczewski, Mark; Taylor, Carol; and Walter, James J., “Continuing the
Conversation: The Vatican & Artificial Nutrition and Hydration,” Commonweal: A Review of Religion, Politics
and Culture 136(April 24, 2009): 4-5.
INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS
- Contributor to the Catholic
Health Association’s Harnessing the Promise of Genomics: Resources for
Catholic Health Ministry (St. Louis, MO: CHA,
2004).
BOOK
REVIEWS
- Germain
Grisez and Russell Shaw. Beyond The New
Morality: The Responsibilities of Freedom, in The Thomist 38 (July, 1974): 681-682.
- William P. Frost. The Future
Significance of Civilization, Nature, and Religion, in The American
Ecclesiastical Review 168 (September, 1974): 501.
- Susan Teft
Nicholson. Abortion and the Roman Catholic Church, in Horizons:
The Journal of the College Theology Society 7 (Spring, 1980): 132-134.
- Charles E. Curran. Moral
Theology: A Continuing Journey, in Horizons: The Journal of the
College Theology Society 10 (Spring, 1983): 183-184.
- Brian Hebblethwaite.
The Adequacy of Christian Ethics, in The Heythrop
Journal 25 (January, 1984): 65-66.
- Edward Batchelor,
Jr., ed. Abortion: The Moral Issues, in Horizons: The Journal of
the College Theology Society 10 (Fall, 1983): 402-403.
- Philip J. Rossi, S.J. Together
Toward Hope: A Journey to Moral Theology, in Horizons: The Journal
of the College Theology Society 11 (Fall, 1984): 466-467.
- Robert J. Daly, S.J. Christian
Biblical Ethics: From Biblical Revelation to Contemporary Christian
Praxis: Method and Content, in Horizons: The Journal of the College
Theology Society 12 (Fall, 1985): 418-419.
- John T. Pawlikowski,
O.S.M. and Donald Senior, C.P., eds. Biblical and Theological
Reflections on The Challenge of Peace, in Worship 59 (November,
1985): 551.
- John Gallagher, C.S.B. The
Basis for Christian Ethics, in Religious Studies Review 12
(July-October, 1986): 276.
- James C. Livingston. Modern
Christian Thought: From the Enlightenment to Vatican
II, in Bibelot 2 (Spring, 1987): 8.
- James P. Hanigan. As I Have Loved You: The Challenge of
Christian Ethics, in Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology
Society 14 (Fall, 1987): 403.
- Wilfred Desan.
The Planetary Man: Vols. I & II and Let the Future Come:
Perspectives For Planetary Peace, in The Journal of Religion 69
(January, 1989): 135-136.
- Richard Grecco.
A Theology of Compromise: A Study of Method in the Ethics of Charles E.
Curran, in Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology Society
20 (Spring, 1993): 188-189.
- Thomas A. Shannon. The
Ethical Theory of John Duns Scotus: A Dialogue
with Medieval and Modern Thought, in Theological Studies 58
(March, 1997): 198.
- Charles E. Curran. History
and Contemporary Issues: Studies in Moral Theology, in The Jurist 57(1997):
599-600.
- Scott B. Rae and Paul M.
Cox. Bioethics: A Christian Approach in a Pluralistic Age, in New
Theology Review 13(May 2000): 88-89.
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Joseph H. Howell and William Frederick Sale,
editors. Life Choices: A Hastings Center
Introduction to Bioethics in Health Progress 82(January-February
2001): 54-55.
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Charles E. Curran. Catholic
Moral Theology in the United States: A History.” Forthcoming in Horizons: Journal of the College Theology Society in 2010.
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Allen Verhey. Nature and Altering It. Grand Rapids,
Mich.: Eerdmans, 2010 in Theological Studies 85(December 2011). Forthcoming
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