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Pacific School of Religion’s Dr. EunHye Grace So was among the featured panelists in this year’s GTU Conversation: Moral Imagination and the Economics of Consumption, an annual gathering that brings together scholars from across the Graduate Theological Union to engage pressing ethical questions shaping our world.
Now in its second year, the event—sponsored by the deans of the GTU’s member schools—invited faculty-nominated scholars to respond to a central question:
To what extent does an economy of consumption affect our moral imagination, and how can our moral imagination reshape how we understand relationships of consumption?
Each panelist offered a concise, five-minute reflection grounded in their disciplinary perspective, naming key assumptions and articulating a focused response. These opening insights gave way to a dynamic, facilitated conversation among panelists and attendees, creating space for deeper theological, ethical, and practical engagement.
Dr. So, representing PSR, contributed a perspective shaped by her work in theology and ethics, inviting participants to consider how systems of consumption not only shape human behavior but also form the moral and spiritual contours of our lives. Her contribution highlighted the importance of cultivating a moral imagination capable of resisting extractive systems and reimagining relationships rooted in justice, interdependence, and care.
This year’s panel reflected the rich diversity of scholarship across the GTU consortium, featuring:
- Eric Sias (BST)
- Fr. Brad Elliott, O.P. (DSPT)
- Ahmed Khater (GTU)
- Dr. Thomas Calobrisi (IBS)
- Leocadie Lushombo (JST)
- Sheryl Johnson (PLTS)
- Dr. EunHye Grace So (PSR)
- Paul Gaffney (SFTS)
Held in the Dinner Board Room, the conversation embodied the GTU’s ongoing commitment to interdisciplinary dialogue and public-facing theological inquiry.
At a time when consumer culture profoundly shapes both individual lives and global systems, this gathering invited participants to reflect not only on critique—but on possibility: how moral imagination, informed by faith and scholarship, might open pathways toward more just and sustainable ways of living together.
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