Joseph E. Capizzi

Joseph E. Capizzi -

Joseph E. Capizzi is Associate Professor of Moral Theology at the Catholic University of America and Fellow at the Culture of Life Foundation. In 2002, he was appointed to The Cardinal’s Chair at The Intercultural Forum for Studies in Faith and Reason, The John Paul II Cultural Center, in Washington, D.C. He also served the Intercultural Forum as Acting Director from 2002-2003. He serves also on the Executive Council of the Law, Philosophy, and Culture Initiative at The Catholic University of America.

He teaches in the areas of social and political theology, with special interest in issues in peace and war, citizenship, and political authority. He has written, lectured, and published widely on just war theory, bioethics, the history of moral theology, and political liberalism. He is currently co-authoring a book on just war theory to be published by Oxford University Press.

He received his B.A. from the University of Virginia, his Masters in Theological Studies from Emory University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame. He lives in Maryland with his wife and four daughters.