Mark J. Cherry is the Dr. Patricia A. Hayes Professor in Applied Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas. He earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy from the University of Houston and his doctorate degree in philosophy from Rice University in Houston, Texas. His research compasses ethics and bioethics, together with social and political philosophy.
He is author of Bioethics After God: Morality, Culture, and Medicine (University of Notre Dame Press, 2024); Sex, Family, and the Culture Wars (Routledge, 2016); and Kidney for Sale by Owner: Human Organs, Transplantation, and the Market (Georgetown University Press, 2005/2015). He has also published numerous edited books, journal articles, book chapters, and other publications.
He is Editor of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (Oxford University Press), Senior Editor of Christian Bioethics (Oxford University Press), and Editor-in-Chief of HealthCare Ethics Committee Forum (Springer); he is Co-editor of the book series The Annals of Bioethics (Routledge) and Editor of the book series Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture (Springer).
