Michael F. Andrews, PhD, is associate professor of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago and recently served as Dean / Director of the Loyola Rome Center in Rome, Italy. The former McNerney-Hanson University Endowed Professor of Ethics at the University of Portland, Dr. Andrews specializes in the areas of Continental Philosophy, Philosophical Theology, and Phenomenology. He has lectured and published widely in ethics, metaphysics, and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. His areas of interest include Renaissance Philosophy of Art, Kierkegaard, and the intersection of philosophy and theology. He is a past member of the Executive Committee of the International Association for the Study of Philosophy of Edith Stein (IASPES) and former International Research Scholar at the Jesuit Historical Institute in Rome
Antonio Calcagno, PhD, is professor of philosophy at King's University College at Western University and an elected member of the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada. His areas of specialization include Continental Philosophy and Social and Political Philosophy. His areas of competence include Renaissance and Medieval Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Ethics, Philosophy of Education, and Philosophy of Art. He is a former president of the International Association for the Study of Philosophy of Edith Stein (IASPES) and has published and lectured widely on Edith Stein.Introduction by Michael F. Andrews
I. PART ONE: Ethics
1. Marian Maskulak, CPS, Saint John's University (New York), USA
"Edith Stein and Catholic Social Teaching"
2. Melinda Jolly, Australia Catholic University, Australia
"Putting the Emotion Back into Empathy: Edith Stein's Understanding of Empathy Applied to a Contemporary Issue"
3. Jacob W. Torbek, Loyola University Chicago, USA
"Mystical God-forsakenness and the Ethics of Solidarity"
"Love Divined: Discerning a Contemplative Ethic in the Philosophy of Edith Stein"
5. William Tullius, Gonzaga University, USA
II. PART TWO: Metaphysics
1. L.R.Lovestone, Florida State University, USA
"The Empathic Gaze: A Steinian Approach to the Study of Religion"
"Moral Interiority and Self-Realization: The Relationship Between Good and Being in Edith Stein's Metaphysics"
4. Eva Reyes-Gacitúa, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile
"Ethics and Ontology in Edith Stein: An Approach to Goethe's Faustus"
5. Angela Ales Bello, Lateran Pontifical University, Rome, Italy
"The Problem of Evil in the Political Philosophy, Ethics, and Metaphysics of Edith Stein"
6. Christof Betschart, OCD, Teresianum Pontifical University, Rome, Italy
"The Constitution of the Human Person as Discovery and Awakening"
III. PART THREE: Applications and Implications
1. Claudia Marièle Wulf, Netherlands
"Is and Ought Reconciled: The Contribution of Stein's Essentialism and Existentialism to Post-Modern Ethics
2. Antonio Calcagno, King's University College, Canada
"Stein's Understanding of a People and It's Implication for Community and A Priori Law"
3. Mary J. Gennuso, Independent Scholar, USA
"Beyond Ethics: Edith Stein on Suffering, Sacrifice, and Death"
"The Personal Identity: The Formation of Person in Edith Stein's Thought"
5. Paulina Monjaraz Fuentes, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico
6. Pamela Fitzpatrick, The University of Mount Olive, USA
"Stein's Inner Form and the 'Best Me': Ethical Schools to Improve Student Reading"
"Seeds of Care Ethics in Edith Stein's Philosophy"
8. John Sullivan, OCD, Independent Scholar, USA
9. Michael F. Andrews, Loyola University Chicago Rome Center, Italy
"Edith Stein's Understanding of the Personal Attitude:
Applications and Implications for a New Ethics"