Mark Gedney

About:

Gedney has been teaching in the philosophy program at Gordon since 1998, after completing an MLitt at the University of Edinburgh and his PhD in 1995 from Boston University. His most recent work has focused on the central role of recognition in social and political life. In particular, he has examined the power of radical hospitality to open up new pathways to restoring mutual recognition in places burdened by persistent violence. In addition to his work at Gordon, Professor Gedney has taught regularly in Croatia at the European Center for the Study of War and Peace. In his teaching and scholarship, Gedney has sought to develop resources in Christian teaching that connects the command to welcome and care for the others in our midst to the possibility of undoing violence in the name of peace.

Selected Recent Presentations

2024 The Good of Recognition, Faculty Forum: Gordon College, February 2024.

2022 The Self and Self Recognition, conference of the European Center for War and Peace: Zagreb, Croatia, May 2022).

2021 The Test of the Stranger, the Test of the Translator, Five Ponds Festival: Gordon College, April 2021.

2018 Bound by Recognition, keynote address, Salem State University Philosophy Conference: Salem, MA, May 2018.