Dr. Conor M. Kelly

Dr. Conor M. KellyMarquette University

Marquette Hall, 115G/326

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 288-6522conor.kelly@marquette.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Associate Professor

Theology Department (Theological Ethics)

Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

Conor M. Kelly (Ph.D., Boston College) is a Catholic theological ethicist whose research and teaching focus on moral discernment in ordinary life. He specializes in Catholic social thought, health care ethics, and the theology of Catholic higher education.

He is the author of The Fullness of Free Time: A Theological Account of Leisure and Recreation in the Moral Life (2020); Racism and Structural Sin (2023); and, with Ryan Duns, S.J., Who Will You Become? An Ignatian Introduction to Catholic Theology (2025). He also coedited Poverty: Responding Like Jesus (2018) with Kenneth R. Himes and The Moral Vision of Pope Francis: Expanding the US Reception of the First Jesuit Pope (2024) with Kristin E. Heyer. His academic articles have appeared in Theological Studies, Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics, Journal of Catholic Social Thought, and Journal of Catholic Higher Education, among other venues.

Courses Taught

• Theological Ethics
• Sexual Ethics
• Health Care Ethics
• Foundations in Theology

Additional Information

Office Hours

Fall 2025

• By Appointment:  Tuesday 1:00pm - 2:30pm (Tory Hill Cafe)