Explainer: The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling, IVF, and Christian ethics
A couple of weeks ago, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) healthcare system announced that it was pausing all in vitro fertilization (IVF) fertility treatments. This pause is due to the perceived fear of prosecution and lawsuits in light of…
What is the proper role of ethics in the Christian life?
In 1876, German Lutheran theologian Christoph Ernst Luthardt eloquently illustrated the relationship between theology and ethics. He wrote, “God first loved us is the summary of Christian doctrine. We love Him is the summary of Christian morality.” The wedding of…
Does AI Threaten the Human Future?
Everyone’s been trying to get up to speed on artificial intelligence (AI) and its role in our society since the public release of ChatGPT by OpenAI in November 2022. ChatGPT became the…
Book Review: The Wolf in Their Pockets
In the last few years, a considerable shift has occurred in how we think about the role of social media in our lives. We were once deluded by promises of…
Asking the Hard Questions About Our Faith and Our World
For this last installment of the book lists for my upcoming fall classes at Boyce College, we will focus on a class I have been teaching for a few years…