Ralf Lutz

Ralf Lutz is a University Professor for Moral Theology at the University of Graz's Catholic Theological Faculty. His work bridges foundational and applied aspects of moral theology, with a focus on moral psychology.

• Research emphasizes psychological foundations of moral experience, judgment, and action
• Key themes: emotions in ethics, moral motivation, and ethical vocabulary

Active in third-party funded projects since 2013, including a €70,000 BMBF retreat week on medical quality of life (2014, published by Springer-Verlag) and a €400,000 DFG grant (2016). Current projects in preparation.

• Long-term member of ethics committees for Diocesan Caritas Association Rottenburg-Stuttgart
• Associate member of International Center for Ethics in Science and Humanities (IZEW/Tübingen)
• Member of International Association for Moral Theology and Social Ethics since 2011

Recipient of the 2012 Promotionspreis from the Catholic Theological Faculty at Tübingen University.