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About
Dr. Stelmach joined the faculty of Dominican in 1997. He is past president of the Board of the Marin Interfaith Council, co-founder and board member for The Center for the Common Good. Dr. Stelmach is married to Madelyn, a retired physical therapist. They have two grown children, Amy and Megan, and five grandchildren. In his limited spare time he enjoys photography, history of regional architecture, garden "sculptures" and sports memorabilia.
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Education/Academic qualification
Walter Haas School of Business, Post Doctoral Study, University of California, Berkeley
1982 → 1983
Religion and Society, Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union
1970 → 1977
Joint program with the University of Geneva and the World Council of Churches on the "Future of the Ministry.", Certificate, Graduate School of Ecumenical Studies, Ecumenical Institute; Bossey, Switzerland
1969 → 1970
The Divinity School, M.T.S., Harvard University
1967 → 1970
International Affairs and Latin American Studies, B.A., Whittier College
1963 → 1967
Research Interests
- Evolutionary theories in the study of religion
- Protestant mission history in Latin America
- The future of the Humanities in professionally-oriented higher education
- Religion and public life
- Social ethics and religion
- Business Ethics
- Moral Philosophy
Disciplines
- Philosophy
- Ethics and Political Philosophy
- Religion
- Bioethics and Medical Ethics
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Bortolini's Bellah and Bellah's Bortolini: A Reading of an Ethical Biography
Stelmach, H., Nov 16 2023, In: Collected Faculty Scholarship.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Welcome and Keynote - How We Recovered from the Cave Metaphor: A Conversation
Baranow, J., Clow, C. & Stelmach, H., Jun 18 2021Research output: Other contribution
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Big History Philosophy, Curriculum, and Writing
Stelmach, H., Apr 30 2017Research output: Other contribution
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Teaching Big History or Teaching about Big History? Big History and Religion
Stelmach, H., Dec 23 2014, Teaching Big History. Simon, R. B., Behmand, M. & Burke, T. (eds.). University of California Press, p. 318-335Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Toward a Constructive ‘Religious Realism,’: Robert Bellah and Reinhold Niebuhr
Stelmach, H., Sep 9 2014, Applied Christian ethics : foundations, economic justice, and politics.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Prizes
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Honoree, International Association of Sufism’s Annual Dinner, San Rafael, CA (November 2011)
Stelmach, H. (Recipient), 2011
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Hall of Fame Inductee, Oceanside High School, Oceanside, California, (2008)
Stelmach, H. (Recipient), 2008
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Community Leaders Mission to Israel, two-week study trip sponsored by San Francisco Jewish Community Relations Council for twenty leaders from government, business and community groups (1996)
Stelmach, H. (Recipient), 1996
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Moral Leadership in Public Life Award, The Center for Ethics and Social Policy (1987)
Stelmach, H. (Recipient), 1987
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Ford Foundation Research Grant to study "new religions," with Drs. Charles Glock and Robert Bellah, University of California, Berkeley, (1971-75)
Stelmach, H. (Recipient), 1971
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