Disruptive Reproductive Technologies: In vitro fertilization (IVF) represented a transformative technological innovation. Now in vitro gametogenesis (IVG)–the generation of eggs and sperm from pluripotent stem cells in a culture dish–is is poised for future success in humans and promises new possibilities for the fields of reproductive and regenerative medicine. At the same time, IVG raises vexing […]
The Importance of Clarity in Religious School Codes of Conduct: This current case study from Telios Law on bringing a same-sex date to a campus-sponsored event provides clear examples and recommendations regarding discrimination, breach of contract, and other tort claims. “Religious schools should consult legal counsel familiar with this area of law to advise on the […]
Bioethics in 2017: This inventory overviews five areas to watch in the months to come: 1) assisted suicide; 2) futile care and hospital ethics committees; 3) the brave new world of genetic engineering; 4) health workers providing services against conscience; and 5) animal research.
The martyrs of Debre Libanos: In 1937, soldiers and militias slaughtered some 300 Ethiopian monks at one of that country’s holiest religious houses. In this instance, the perpetrators were neither communists nor Islamists but Catholic Italians, serving the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. Christians have always remembered their martyrs, but they do so selectively.
Is Addiction a Disease? Yes, and Much More: Four core aspects of recovery are essential for addressing addiction, says this article, arguing that we need to recognize at least four dimensions: moral, social, biological, and spiritual. Students can use this piece to explore a multiple-model approach to complex human behavior.
Love of Literature Feeds Karen Swallow Prior’s Faith: “There is a literary way of approaching not just literature, but culture and the church,” says this English professor at Liberty University, author, pro-life activist, and research fellow with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention—all roles that require her to share her faith […]
The Finest Traditions of My Calling: One Physician’s Search for the Renewal of Medicine by Abraham Nussbaum (Yale University Press, 2016) — “Most books on medicine either completely ignore Christianity (and assume medicine started in the 20th century) or see it as a tactic for converting patients. But here, faith is a surprising source of hope. […]
A Distinctive of Christian Higher Education: Educating for Vocation — The Jan-Feb 2017 edition of CHE journal includes ten articles on vocation from a variety of perspectives. The papers are drawn from a recent conference hosted by the European region of the International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education.
University settles with Christian counseling student: Missouri State University will pay $25,000 to a former student expelled for his views on homosexuality, who alleges the university expelled him out of the master’s in counseling program because he expressed a religious objection to counseling same-sex couples.
The Neighbor: The Winter 2017 edition of Word & World addressed the Biblical theme of neighbor. What can the concept of a needy neighbor mean when there are literally billions of them? Are we secretly with that biblical lawyer, wondering about the limits of our own obligation? It is a question without any easy solution; perhaps […]
