Posts by Jason Thacker
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…
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…
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…
Jason Thacker
Jason serves as assistant professor of philosophy and ethics at Boyce College and a research fellow in Christian ethics at The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. He is the author or editor of several books, including "Following Jesus in a Digital Age" and "The Digital Public Square: Christian Ethics in a Technological Society."