He has been recognized as a leader in the development of “Theological Humanism”[4] and is the author of numerous books, with translations into Korean, Chinese, and essays in German.

In this text, Schweiker describes the cultural dynamics of a globalizing world, which he insists are “intrinsically bound to the representational, evaluative, and so motivational forces working on and in”[5] human agents.

[7] In the introduction, Schweiker describes the volume as a companion meant to "aid in understanding and addressing the moral beliefs, value, and practices of the world’s religions.”[8] He is also co-editor (with of David A Clarimont, Maria Antonaccio, and Elizabeth Bucar) of the "Encyclopedia of Religious Ethics," which is currently in press with Wiley-Blackwell Publishers.

This includes his role as principal investigator (together with Günter Thomas, Ruhr-University Bochum) of the "Enhancing Life Project", an interdisciplinary research project that brought together scholars from Germany, Iraq, Israel, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the USA together to discuss and study the essential aspirations of human beings and the expansion of human power in contemporary times.

On January 31, 2014, Schweiker received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Theology at Uppsala University for his "insightful studies of the epistemology of morality, especially his reinterpretation of the conscience in the light of post-modern criticism.