Meg Stapleton Smith

Background

About Meg Stapleton Smith

The Rev. Dr. Meg Stapleton Smith is a theological ethicist, educator, and ordained pastor in the Episcopal Church. Meg’s academic interests are wide ranging, but she is principally interested in exploring the contemporary retrieval of virtue ethics from a feminist and liberationist perspective. Her work explores how the intersection of these two fields might serve as a challenge for both virtue ethics and liberationist thought, as well as guide how we think about Christian social ethics and sexual ethics today. Meg is also interested in the role of experience in moral decision making, the development of conscience, contemporary approaches to natural law, and the ethical implications of queer theology. While at Fordham, Meg has taught "Introduction to Bioethics," “Catholic Social Teaching,” “Faith and Critical Reason,” “The Bible and Social Justice,” and “Church in Controversy.” For her dedication to teaching, Meg was the recipient of the “Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award” (Honorable Mention). She has also received the “Beacon Exemplar Award” twice, which is given in recognition of outstanding dedication to inspiring, supporting, and motivating students. For more information, please visit https://megstapletonsmith.wordpress.com/