Dr. James H. Toner
Dr. James H. Toner is Professor of Political Science at Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut and Professor Emeritus of International Relations & Military Ethics at Air University/Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL, where he taught from 1990 to 2008. A frequent lecturer both at home and abroad on ethics, character development, and moral issues in national security, Dr. Toner served as The Ambassador Holland H. Coors Distinguished Visiting Chair of Character Development at the U.S. Air Force Academy from July 2002 to June 2004.
His books include The American Military Ethic: A Meditation (1992); The Sword and the Cross: Reflections on Command and Conscience (1993); True Faith and Allegiance: The Burden of Military Ethics (1995); Morals Under the Gun: The Cardinal Virtues, Military Ethics, and American Society (2000); and Worthy of the Promises: Building Catholic Character (2008). He has published widely--articles, reviews, monographs, essays, and columns--in scores of scholarly journals, popular magazines, and newspapers, and he frequently serves as a consultant for religious, military, media, educational, and athletic leaders.
A graduate of Infantry OCS and of the airborne school at Fort Benning, Georgia, Dr. Toner served as an Army officer on active duty from 1968-1972, principally in USAREUR, and was honorably discharged in 1974. He holds the A.B. from St. Anselm College (Manchester, NH), the A.M. from The College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, VA), the Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN), and a diploma from Air University (Montgomery, AL). In 2000-2001, he was selected to write on ethics as a panelist for the nationally important Army Professionalism Study, which met at West Point, NY, three times in 2001. Dr. Toner's essay on reconciling Christian ethics with contemporary duty was selected for inclusion in the resulting volume, The Future of the Army Profession, published by McGraw-Hill in April 2002.
He has coached baseball at the college, high school, and youth league levels. His principal area of teaching and research interest lies in moral and political philosophy,military ethics, character education, and bioethics. He has published widely in the Catholic press, presented numerous parish missions and retreats, and appeared on EWTN. He and his wife Rebecca are parents of three grown sons and grandparents of seven. An ordained deacon, he and his wife Rebecca make their home in Wethersfield, Connecticut.
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