Professorship of Theological Ethics and Social Ethics

The Chair of Theological Ethics focuses on the research and teaching of moral theology and social ethics (in particular via the Institute of Social Ethics ISE, which falls under the Chair of Theological Ethics). This includes scholarly reflection on issues at an individual ethical level (moral theology) on the one hand and on ethical topics at a social level (social ethics) on the other, as well as the interaction between both levels.

Within the framework of research and teaching, the Chair of Theological Ethics relies on a variety of methods as well as interdisciplinarity and takes the plurality of ethics into account.

This scientific basis has enabled the Chair of Theological Ethics to become a dialogue partner for politics, business, civil society on a local, regional, national, and international level.

MA Ethics since HS 2023
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New Publication on Robotics and “AI” in Care

Kaiser-Duliba, Alexandra (2025): Personalisiert – Entpersonalisiert. Ethische Beurteilung des Einsatzes von Robotik und Künstlicher Intelligenz in der Pflege anhand des Personkonzepts von Paul Ricœur. Published in the series Ethik | Ethics, Baden-Baden.

German translation published

Kirchschlaeger, Peter G. (2024): Digitale Transformation und Ethik. Ethische Überlegungen zur Robotisierung und Automatisierung von Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft und zum Einsatz von «Künstlicher Intelligenz», Baden-Baden.
English edition

Ethical Decision-Making

Kirchschlaeger, Peter G. (2023): Ethical Decision-Making, Baden-Baden.
German edition

Ethical decision-making challenges us every day - be it in our private or professional lives, be it on an organisational or institutional level, be it in a political or economic context. The textbook encourages ethical decision-making with ease and argumentative elegance - in the following four steps (SAMBA):

  1. See and Understand the Reality
  2. Analyze the Reality from a Moral Standpoint
  3. Be the Ethical Judge!
  4. Act Accordingly! 
ISE Ethick Kirchschläger

Video Portrait of Prof. Dr. Peter G. Kirchschlaeger

What is right? What is good? Insight into Theological Ethics.

Contact

University of Lucerne
Chair of Theological Ethics
Frohburgstrasse 3
P.O. Box
6002 Lucerne
Switzerland

T +41 41 229 54 73 (Administration), Room 3.B42
ise@unilu.ch
Office hours: Tues. 8.00 - 16.30, Wed. and Thurs. 8.00 - 13.00

Media Inquiries: T +41 41 229 52 27
(Melina Faeh, Coordinator Innovation & Communication)
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EthicsImpulses - Next event on May 26, 2025 with Prof. Dr. Bernd Scherer

South Africa and madagascar

Hans Kueng - Weltethos Lecture - Next event on November 24, 2025 with Prof. Dr. Nils Goldschmidt