Travis Pickell
PhD 2017. University of Virginia, College of Arts and Sciences, Post-Doc
Education
- The College of William & Mary, BA (2006)
- Princeton Theological Seminary, MDiv (2011)
- University of Virginia, MA (2014)
- University of Virginia, PhD (expected 2016)
Research Interests
- Biomedical Ethics
- Religion and Public Life
- Ethics of War and Conflict
- Comparative Religious Ethics (Abrahamic Traditions)
- Catholic Social Teaching
- Environmental Ethics
Teaching
AS INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD
- Spring 2014: "Business, Ethics & Society" (RELG2630)
- Fall 2014: "Business, Ethics & Society" (RELG2630)
AS HEAD TEACHING ASSISTANT
- Fall 2013: "Theology, Ethics & Medicine" (RELG2650), Childress
- Spring 2013: "Religion, Ethics & the Environment" (RELG2210), Childress
- Fall 2012: "Theology, Ethics & Medicine" (RELG2650), Childress
AS TEACHING ASSISTANT
- Spring 2012: "Religious Ethics & Moral Problems" (RELG2300), Mathewes
- Fall 2011: "Theology, Ethics & Medicine" (RELG2650), Childress
Publications
- “Augustine and Latin Christianity,” co-authored with Charles T. Mathewes in The Oxford Handbook of Political Theology, ed. Shaun Casey and Michael Kessler (forthcoming).
- “Hearing Holy Saturday,” The Ridley Theological Journal 1, no. 1 (forthcoming).
- “Choosing My Tradition,” The Other Journal 23, no. 5, Special Edition: “Tradition & Traditions” (2014).
- “To See Darkness, To Hear Silence: Saint Augustine, Herman Bavinck & the Incomprehensibility of Evil,” The Bavinck Review 2 (2011).
- “Thou Hast Given Me a Body: Theological Anthropology and the Virtual Church,” The Princeton Theological Review 16, no. 2 (2010).
Book Reviews
- “Review of Political Affections: Civic Participation and Moral Theology by Joshua Hordern.” Political Theology (forthcoming).
- “Review of Constantine Revisited: Leithart, Yoder, and the Constantinian Debate ed. by John Roth.” Studies in Christian Ethics 28, no. 1 (February 2015): 124-127.
- “Review of Forgiveness and Love by Glen Pettigrove.” Studies in Christian Ethics 27, no. 3 (2014): 374-377.
- “Review of Christian Ethics: A Guide for the Perplexed by Victor Lee Austin.” Theology 117, no. 1 (2014): 67-68.
Digital Teachings Resources
- Tom L. Beauchamp and James F. Childress, Principles of Biomedical Ethics, 7th ed., OUP, 2013. “Instructor Resources” and “Student Resources,” with Laura Alexander and Matt Puffer.https://jme.bmj.com/content/28/5/332.2.
- Ruth Gaare Bernheim, James F. Childress, Alan Melnick, and Richard J. Bonnie, Essentials of Public Health Ethics, Jones & Bartlett, 2013. “Instructor Resources,” with Betsy Mesard and Matt Puffer. http://www.jblearning.com/catalog/9780763780463/.
Fellowships, Awards, and Grants
- University of Virginia, BB&T Fellowship, 2011-2016.
- Tomorrow’s Professor Today Program Participant, University of Virginia, 2013-2015.
- Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture (IASC), Associate Fellow, 2012-2015.
- Course Development Fellowship, University of Virginia “Religion, Ethics & The Environment,” 2013.
- Emory University Arts & Sciences Graduate Fellowship, 2011 (declined).
- PTS Grant, 2008-2011.
- Abraham Kuyper Center for Public Theology, Travel Grant, 2010.
- The Bavinck Institute, Travel Grant, 2010.
- Teaching Ministry Program, Princeton Theological Seminary, 2009-2010.
Memberships in Professional Societies
- American Academy of Religion (AAR)
- Society of Christian Ethics (SCE)
Comprehensive Exam Areas
- Moral, Social, & Political Thought
- Islamic Ethics
- Catholic Social Teaching
- Biomedical Ethics
- Christian Ethics