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Bharat Ranganathan is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and inaugural Brooks Professor of Social Justice and Religion at the University of Nebraska Omaha's College of Arts and Sciences. His work bridges religious ethics, moral philosophy, and bioethics, focusing on issues in clinical and public health contexts. He holds a PhD in Religious Studies from Indiana University and has held prestigious fellowships from institutions like the National Endowment for the Humanities and the University of Chicago's MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics.
Education:
- PhD in Religious Studies, Indiana University
Research Interests:
- Intersection of religious ethics with bioethics and medical humanities
- Philosophy of religion, methodological approaches to studying religion
- Catholic social teaching, political theology, and social justice frameworks
Publications Trends: Recent articles examine moral distress in healthcare, Catholic social teaching's intersection with liberalism, and normativity in solidarity ethics. His co-edited volume Scripture, Tradition, and Reason in Christian Ethics (2019) and forthcoming books On Helping One’s Neighbor and Catholic Social Teaching, Liberalism, and Justice reflect his commitment to integrating theological rigor with contemporary ethical challenges.
Awards & Fellowships:
- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
- Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship
- de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture Fellowship
- MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics Fellowship
Grants & Advising: While no advisees are listed, his research has been supported through multidisciplinary fellowships. Collaborations include work with Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Mount Marty University scholars.
Labs/Teams: Engages in interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of medical humanities, ethics, and theology through UNO's Religious Studies department and affiliated centers.
