Justin Charles Gable

Fr. Justin Charles Gable, O.P., serves as Professor of Philosophy and Interim President at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT) in Berkeley, CA, representing the Dominican Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus (Western USA). His administrative leadership includes prior roles as Regent of Studies for the Western Dominican Province (2019-2023), prior of St. Dominic’s Priory, subprior of St. Albert’s Priory, and Vice-Chancellor of DSPT, alongside parish engagements in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Anchorage.

His academic credentials feature rigorous philosophical and theological training:

• Ph.D., Philosophy, Fordham University, Bronx, NY
• M.A., Philosophy, Fordham University, Bronx, NY
• M.Div., Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley, CA
• B.A., Philosophy, University of San Francisco, CA

Gable’s research centers on Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy, Ethics and Bioethics, Medieval Philosophy, Metaphysics, and Philosophy of Religion, with distinctive expertise in Thomistic engagement with modern phenomenology. His scholarship bridges Aquinas’s medieval framework with Husserl’s phenomenological methods, particularly examining ontology, ethics, and theological implications through lenses like Heidegger’s critiques and bioethical dilemmas in Catholic tradition.

His recent publications reveal a cohesive trajectory: Thomistic responses to contemporary philosophical challenges (2021), Catholic bioethical analysis of papal teachings (2017), and structural dialogues between philosophy and theology (2016). Collectively, these works demonstrate his commitment to revitalizing classical thought through modern phenomenological inquiry while addressing pressing ethical questions.

Active in scholarly communities, Gable served as Vice-President of the American Maritain Association (2012-2016) and maintains memberships in the American Catholic Philosophical Association, American Philosophical Association, and Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy. His pedagogy emphasizes critical thinking through courses like Philosophical Ethics, The Phenomenology of the Other, and Aquinas’s Metaphysics commentary, fostering student engagement with primary texts and truth-seeking dialogue inspired by Aquinas’s intellectual humility.