James A. Nash is doing research, writing, consulting, lecturing, and teaching in social and ecological ethics.

He served as Executive Director of the Churches' Center for Theology and Public Policy, an ecumenical research center in Washington, DC, from 1988 to September 1998. During that decade, he was editor of Theology and Public Policy, a scholarly journal bringing Christian ethical reflections to bear on social and political questions, and Lecturer in Social and Ecological Ethics at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington. He is now a Senior Scholar at the Churches' Center. He had served previously at the Massachusetts Council of Churches -- eight years as Associate Director for Strategy and Action and 13 years as Executive Director.

For Millian Byers Associates, Dr. Nash is the convener of a dialogue on ethics and sustainability. He is also now teaching ecological ethics at Boston University School of Theology.

Jim Nash received his Ph.D. in social ethics from Boston University, where he was also a Rockefeller Doctoral Fellow in Religion. He is a United Methodist Minister. Among his many writings is Loving Nature: Ecological Integrity and Christian Responsibility (Abingdon, 1991).