Ad (Synodalem) Theologiam (Moralem) Promovendam

Abstract

Editorial introduction for the volume 13, number 1, January 2024 issue of the Journal of Moral Theology. M. Therese Lysaught revisits the Journal of Moral Theology’s initial rationale as articulated by founding editor David Matzko McCarthy. While that vision has developed over the intervening decade, many of his inaugural insights continue to shape our work. She then turns to documents produced by Pope Francis and the Synod on Synodality in Fall 2023, distilling five key themes and highlighting points of alignment with the Journal of Moral Theology. She closes with an overview of the current issue, suggesting how a dozen years later, the Journal of Moral Theology’s vision has matured and expanded, advancing what we might now call a synodal moral theology.