Home / National Book Prize / Mapping a Moral Consensus: Calibrating an Ethical Compass for the Future Research Mapping a Moral Consensus: Calibrating an Ethical Compass for the Future This Festschrift is dedicated to Mgr Professor Emmanuel Agius as a tribute to his long-standing academic contributions in various fields of research. Professor Agius has worked tirelessly for the wellbeing of society through serious research, open dialogue, and collaboration with distinguished institutions at both national and international levels. His work has been particularly influential in the areas of marriage and the family, ethics and public policy at a European level, and the moral responsibilities owed to future generations. The scholarly articles collected here, skilfully penned by international colleagues and friends, delve into highly topical issues and are intended to honour him by exploring areas of inquiry close to his heart. They invite us to take moral discernment seriously and encourage us to recalibrate our moral compass towards a deeper sense of truth, solidarity, and shared humanity. Buy the book Kite Group Research 2026 Raymond Zammit, Stefan Attard Rev. Prof. Raymond Zammit read for a B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology, and an S.Th.B. and an S.Th.L. at the University of Malta. He then obtained a Licentiate in Moral Theology from the Academia Alfonsiana (Lateran University, Rome) with a specialization in bioethics. His thesis was on Children's Right to Participate in Medical Decision Making. Zammit chairs the Professional Ethics Platform at the Faculty of Theology, is a member of the Health Ethics Committee of the Department of Health, and a member of the Bioethics Reflection Group of COMECE. Rev. Prof. Stefan M. Attard is Associate Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta, and Head of the Department of Sacred Scripture, Hebrew and Greek. He read for a philosophy and theology at the University of Malta, and later obtained a Licentiate and Doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. Attard joined the Faculty of Theology in 2013. His scholarly expertise lies in the Old Testament, particularly the Psalms. NEED ANY HELP? GET IN TOUCH contact us