Dr. Aimee Hein’s research focuses on social ethics, migration, responsibility, justice and peacebuilding, ecological ethics, and Catholic social teaching. Her book, Theology in Motion: Migration, History, and Responsibility (Fortress Press, 2024), explores the historical development of immigration discourse, policy, and trends in the United States and proposes a reparative, responsibility ethics framework for guiding Christian approaches to immigration ethics today. Hein holds a PhD in theological ethics from Boston College and is a member of the Society of Christian Ethics, College Theology Society, and American Academy of Religion. She is an avid sports fan (go Jays!) and a musical theater lover.
Research Focus
Social ethics, migration, responsibility, justice and peacebuilding, ecological ethics, and Catholic social teaching