Madeleine LaForge

2nd Year PhD - Ethics

Maddie LaForge is a current PhD student at Loyola University of Chicago. She researches and teaches at the intersection of feminist ethics and Catholic social thought. At home with the Ignatian family, prior to Loyola Maddie completed her M.Div. at the Jesuit School of Theology and her undergraduate at Spring Hill College. She also served as a Jesuit volunteer in Peru. 

Research Interests

Feminist theology and ethics
Catholic social thought
Ecofeminism 
Liberation theology

Professional/Community Affiliations

Society of Christian Ethics

Publications/Research Listings

“Coming Close to Appalachia: A Theology of Kinship and Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining,”  Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology 7.1 (2021): 84-103.

Selected Presentations

"Embodied Integral Ecology: Experiential Learning for Ecological Conversion
Case Studies in Tacna, Peru and West Virginia, USA"

"Awajún Spirituality: Resilience and Resistance"

"Theology of Accompaniment: The Transformational Potential of Collective Desire in Post-carceral Community" 

"Coming Close to Appalachia: Theology of Kinship"

Awards

Gannon Graduate Leader
Mother Shannon Changemaker Award
Jesuit School of Theology graduation speaker, comprehensive exams passed with distinction
Spring Hill College Ignatian Award recipient, Valedictorian
Alpha Sigma Nu member
Theta Alpha Kappa member