Greensboro College Religion Professor Publishes Chapter in Book on Reinhold Niebuhr

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Dan Malotky, Lucy H. Robertson Professor of Religion, Ethics and Philosophy at Greensboro College, has published a chapter in a new book on theologian Reinhold Niebuhr and virtue.

The book, “Paradoxical Virtue: Reinhold Niebuhr and the Virtue Tradition,” edited by Kevin Carnahan and David True, is published by Routledge. Many of its essays focus on virtue ethics – emphasizing the role of character and virtue in moral philosophy – but disagree as to whether Niebuhr’s ethics should be considered a form of, or an alternative to, virtue ethics.

Malotky’s chapter pertains to Niebuhr’s approach to myth as a key to understanding a Niebuhrian approach to virtue.

Malotky, also dean of the college’s School of Humanities and chairman of the Department of Religion, Ethics and Philosophy, holds a B.A. from St. Olaf College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He joined the faculty in 2003.

Greensboro College provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located in downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia, and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and six master’s degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.greensboro.edu.

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