Franklin I. Gamwell

Franklin I. Gamwell

Franklin I. Gamwell is a scholar of Christian theology and philosophical ethics. He is the Shailer Mathews Professor of Religious Ethics, the Philosophy of Religion, and Theology at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, where he also has served as dean. He is a Presbyterian minister (B.D., Union Theological Seminary) with a strong interest in democracy and justice.

Gamwell also serves on the board of directors of Protestants for the Common Good, a nonprofit education and advocacy organization based in Chicago.

Selected works

* Democracy on Purpose: Justice and the Reality of God
* The Divine Good: Modern Moral Theory and the Necessity of God
* The Meaning of Religious Freedom: Modern Politics and the Democratic Resolution
* Politics as a Christian Vocation: Faith and Democracy Today


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