Dear Reader, In the midst of the tragedies of this past year, perhaps the greatest challenge was being forced to walk much of it alone. Many of us have faced illness and grief while physically separated from our friends and family, and isolation has not only amplified those challenges, but become a form of suffering […]
Post-Election 2020: Where do we go from here?
The general sentiment on this college campus after Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election has been one of relief and celebration. Soon after major news networks called the election, dance parties and fireworks lit up parts of the city, and yet, on the steps of the Tennessee State Capitol, over a hundred Trump supporters […]
Dr. Douglas Heimburger: An Interview on Faith, Health, and Healthcare during the Pandemic
Transcribed and edited by Grace Liu, Andrew Warren, & Yuhang Zhang What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about health and healthcare? What deeper realities have been uncovered about the nature of suffering and true flourishing? How can the Christian worldview offer insight and hope in this current public health crisis? We recently spoke with […]
The False Dichotomy: Social Justice & the Christian Gospel
Bill Gates once donated 100,000 chickens to Bolivia in an effort to alleviate extreme poverty. [1] According to Gates, he was investing in long-term economic development, helping families establish a sustainable source of income. Bolivia rejected the offer. [2] It viewed the effort as demeaning and unnecessary, highlighting that often what we think is best […]
Jason Thacker: An Interview on Artificial Intelligence and Technology
Jason Thacker serves as the Creative Director and Associate Research Fellow at The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is also a founding member of AI and Faith, a consortium of faith communities and academic institutions whose mission is to bring the world’s major religions into discussion regarding the ethics […]
Dr. Jennifer Frey: An Interview on Virtue and the Meaning of Happiness
Dr. Jennifer Frey is an assistant professor in the philosophy department at the University of South Carolina. She studies the intersection of philosophy of action, ethics, and meta-ethics, and has contributed to a book titled Self-Transcendence and Virtue. She participated in the University of Chicago’s Virtue, Happiness, and Meaning of Life project, a collaboration of […]