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Books
The Tyranny of the Banal
On the Renewal of Catholic Moral Theology
For John Milbank, "This exceptional book ... is crucial reading for all Christian ethicists."
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Ratzinger Prize winner, Tracey Rowland, claims, "Deane explains not only what the Church teaches but the “engines” or foundations upon which an authentic Catholic moral theology is based. His thesis is that unless we get the foundations right and understand them, magisterial teaching will continue to have little persuasive force. This should be on every seminarian’s moral theology reading list!"
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Stephen Bullivant, of Saint Mary's University in London, notes this is "A very valuable book. Deane rightly emphasizes the wider contexts in which Catholic moral theology is (or increasingly isn't) "heard" in the contemporary world — and offers promising ideas as to what to do about it".
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While, for C.C. Pecknold of the Catholic University of America, “In this sharply argued book, David Deane shows us the murderous consequences of the enlightenment’s anthropology"
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A recent interview I gave to Catholic World Report can be found here
​The Catholic Register wrote an interesting feature on the book here
Nietzsche and Theology
Nietzschean Thought in Christological Anthropology
"… Deane has made an important contribution to understanding the import of Nietzsche's philosophy for contemporary theology." European Journal of Theology
Still Unhealed
Treating the Pathology in the Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis (Nuala Kenny, with David Deane)
"An essential reminder that the sex abuse crisis is not just a clerical crisis, but an ecclesial crisis...not just a legal crisis, but also a spiritual crisis that requires conversion and reform. Recommended for all Catholics who want an authoritative guide to a multidisciplinary approach to the Catholic abuse crisis." Massimo Faggioli, Professor of Historical Theology, Villanova University