Episodes
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Bored in a Digital Age
In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Jonathan Lett presents for us his recent article addressing the phenomenon of boredom and the particular contours it bears in our present, digital age. Show Notes Bored in a Digital Age https://www.cbhd.org/intersections/bored-in-a-digital-age Jonathan Lett…
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The Future of CBHD
We’re moving to Texas! Read the full announcement: https://www.cbhd.org/announcements/cbhd-to-letu We are deeply grateful to our supporters and donors who have stood by us as we sought a new home. If you would like to make a celebratory gift for the Center to help launch our work at LeTourneau…
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The Challenge of Pastoral Leadership Today: What Is Our Technological Age Doing to Us?
Show Notes: The Challenge of Pastoral Leadership Today: What Is Our Technological Age Doing to Us? Kelly Liebengood, Ph.D. Intersections Forum Shared Convictions: CBHD and LeTourneau on Mission 2026 Annual Conference, Polytechnic Bioethics, June 25-27
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The Future of CBHD
We’re moving to Texas! Read the full announcement at https://www.cbhd.org/announcements/cbhd-to-letu We are deeply grateful to our supporters and donors who have stood by us as we sought a new home. If you would like to make a celebratory gift for the Center to help launch our work at LeTourneau,...
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20 Years of The Bioethics Podcast: The One Who Smiles A Lot
This episode of the podcast celebrates the 20th anniversary of The Bioethics Podcast. The inaugural episode was uploaded on February 3, 2006, and we thought it might be interesting to listen again to that first episode as we mark the 20th anniversary of this project. Show Notes Ross Douthat’s...
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Spoken Word Poetry Podcast – Emmanuel: The Word Made Flesh
This poem, written by and read for us by CBHD Research Scholar Anna Vollema, intersperses poetic reflection with quotations from Scripture and excerpts from “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” Read the poem at https://www.cbhd.org/intersections/emmanuel-the-word-made-flesh We are very excited about a new...
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The Future of CBHD
We're moving to Texas! We are deeply grateful to our supporters and donors who have stood by us as we sought a new home! Read the full announcement: https://www.cbhd.org/announcements/cbhd-to-letu If you would like to make a celebratory gift for the Center to help launch our work at LeTourneau…
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Don’t Die
In this episode of The Bioethics podcast, CBHD Research Scholar Anna Vollema and CBHD Research Analyst Heather Zeiger join CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette for a discussion of the Netflix documentary film Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever. The film is a profile of Bryan…
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Walking with Those Who Weep
When we desire to walk well with those who suffer, it is a beautiful reflection of God’s heart in his children. When we are invited into the sacred spaces of loss, we can feel paralyzed in knowing how to do it. Read the piece on our Intersections Forum Kirsten’s website, Faithful Paradox
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Center Update: We Need Your Help
This episode of the podcast features Executive Director Matthew Eppinette's update from this year’s conference on CBHD’s future in light of the changes coming at our host institution, Trinity. Show Notes: Give Now: https://www.tiu.edu/giving/bioethics/ Our Latest Letter CBHD Case for Giving
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Cradled in Glass: An Interview with Filmmaker Savannah Crossfield
Lucidity Pictures and Cradled in Glass: https://luciditypictures.com/projects/cradled-in-glass/ International Institute or Restorative Reproductive Medicine: https://iirrm.org/ Register for Living in the Biotech Century: The First 25 Years https://www.cbhd.org/conference
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Review and Comment on Recent Bioethics News Items
Show Notes "AI and All Its Splendors," Christianity Today "AI Is Making Dating Even Harder," Men’s Health Magazine "Moral Resilience: Nurses experience deep suffering when they can’t act according to their moral compass. Our research shows a way forward," Aeon "What is a Relational Virtue?"...
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After IVF, Effective Altruism, and More: An Interview with Ari Schulman of The New Atlantis
Show Notes: “The World Isn’t Ready for What Comes After I.V.F.” by Ari Schulman, New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/opinion/ivf-debate.html “Open Wallets, Empty Hearts” by Ari Schulman, The New Atlantis https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/open-wallets-empty-hearts “Silicon...
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The Burdens and Privileges of Caregiving
In this episode of The Bioethics Podcast, we have one of the most powerful pieces we have ever published. It is read for us by the author, Lori Way, and it comes from her experience caring for her husband through illness, recovery, and a “new normal.” This piece is part of our "Faces of the…
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Review and Comment on Bioethics News
In this episode of the podcast, CBHD Research Scholar Anna Vollema and CBHD Research Analyst Heather Zeiger join CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette for a discussion of several recent bioethics-related news items. Support the work of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity:...
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An Orthodox Approach to Reproductive Technologies
We at CBHD have been addressing reproductive technologies throughout our history. In 2017, at our 24th annual conference, we held a colloquium on Catholic, Protestant, & Orthodox Approaches to Reproductive Technologies. Three speakers walked through their convictional approach to these issues…
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Protestant Approaches to Reproductive Technologies
This episode is the second in a series of three looking at reproductive technologies from Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox perspectives. In the first episode, Marie T. Hilliard of the National Catholic Bioethics Center presented a Catholic approach to Reproductive technologies. This episode has...
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A Catholic Approach to Reproductive Technologies
Reproductive technologies, especially in vitro fertilization (IVF), remain at the forefront of the news and societal conversation in 2024. In 2017, at our 24th annual conference, we held a colloquium on Catholic, Protestant, & Orthodox Approaches to Reproductive Technologies. Three speakers…
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Details on The Future of Health: Faith, Ethics, and Our MedTech World
Show Notes: Conference Information and Registration: https://www.cbhd.org/conference Register for the Friday Night Dinner: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/9fyzevg/lp/c604e9b9-db55-45c4-85f9-81ae6554caf8
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An Invitation
Our 31st annual conference, "The Future of Health: Faith, Ethics, and Our MedTech World," will take place June 27-29 of this year on the Campus of Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. For more information and to register, visit https://www.cbhd.org/conference
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Dual-Use Technologies and Genetic Surveillance of Ethnic Minorities in China: An Interview with Yves Moreau
CBHD Research Analyst Heather Zeiger interviews Yves Moreau, professor of engineering at the University of Leuven, Belgium. His research is located at the interface between artificial intelligence and genetics, focusing in particular on mass surveillance technology. SHOW NOTES "Unethical studies…
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CBHD Current Work, Future Plans
As you may know, April marks the end of our fiscal year, so our Executive Director, Dr. Eppinette, provides updates on some of the work we’ve been doing and some of the plans we have for the future. Read the full letter Give Now: https://give.tiu.edu/CBHD
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Barbenheimer & Bioethics Part II – The Manhattan Project and the Seduction of Technology
This is a special episode of the podcast featuring the second half of our own Barbenheimer, a phenomenon you may remember from the summer of 2023 when both Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenhiemer were in theaters. Both of these movies highlight themes relevant to our...
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Barbenheimer & Bioethics Part I – On Being Human: Reflections on Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Movie
This is a special episode of the podcast featuring the first half of our own "Barbenheimer," a phenomenon you may remember from the summer of 2023 when both Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Movie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer were in theaters. Both of these movies highlight themes relevant to our...
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Christian Psychologist Responds to Megan Best, “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made”
In this talk, Dr. Stephen Greggo, Chair of the Counseling Department and Professor of Counseling at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, part of our host institution, responds to and extends Dr. Megan Best’s presentation, which we featured on the previous episode of the bioethics podcast, on the...
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Megan Best, “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made”
The recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling regarding cryogenically preserved human embryos raises numerous questions about the process of in vitro fertilization (IVF), the moral status of human embryos, the cryopreservation of embryos, the status of embryos as a matter of law, and more. These are...
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Artificial Intelligence: More than Byte-Sized Issues
This episode of the podcast features an article written by our Executive Director on recent developments in artificial intelligence, particularly within the realm of healthcare. What do we need to know about these rapidly developing new technologies, and how might Christians think about and…
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Bonus Episode
As we close out 2023, our Executive Director wanted to take a few minutes to talk about where we’ve been this year and where we’re planning to go next year. Show Notes: Our 31st annual conference, The Future of Health: Faith, Ethics, and our MedTech World, June 27–29, 2024 Intersections:...
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Review and Comment on Bioethics News
In this episode of the podcast, we try something new and different. CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette, CBHD Research Scholar Anna Vollema, and CBHD Research Analyst Heather Zeiger discuss current bioethics news items posted on bioethics.com. Topics they discuss include artificial...
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The Challenges and Opportunities of Genomic Editing: A Christian Perspective
In this episode of the podcast—our second ever video episode—we have an address given by William Hurlbut, MD, of Stanford University on genomic editing. This is a topic that is much in the news – in fact, the United Kingdom has just become the first country to approve a treatment using the gene...
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The Most Pressing Bioethics Issues
In this edition of the podcast, our Executive Director, Matthew Eppinettte, provides an update on the work of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity, framed by what he sees as the most pressing bioethics issues of the coming years. We cannot do the work of unpacking and addressing these vital...
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Bioethics Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
This episode of the podcast features our Executive Director's Plenary Address from 30th annual summer conference. In the talk, he makes a few comments on the history of bioethics over the past 30 years before spending the bulk of the time talking about the present state of bioethics and what it...
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The Meaning of Children: Competing Narratives
Welcome to our first video podcast! This episode features Dr. Gilbert Meilaender’s presentation of the 2023 John F. Kilner Bioethics Lectureship from March of this year. The lecture is entitled "The Meaning of Children: Competing Narratives," and it encourages us to consider whether it is best to...
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Edmund Pellegrino (2002): “The Needs of the Patient vs. the Needs of Others”
As we prepare for our 30th annual conference, this episode of The Bioethics Podcast features a plenary addresses from our 2002 conference, "Bioethics at the Bedside." The speaker is the late Dr. Edmund Pellegrino, and in this address he looks at issues of justice with respect to the...
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Allen Verhey (1994), “Luther's 'Freedom of the Christian' and Patient Autonomy”
As we prepare for our 30th annual conference – The Christian Stake in Bioethics Revisited, June 22-24, available in person and online – this podcast episode features another of the plenary addresses from the very first conference, The Christian Stake in Bioethics, in 1994. Our speaker in this...
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An Update on The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
In this episode of The Bioethics Podcast, CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette shares an update on the Center. In short, as we approach the end of our fiscal year on April 30, we need to raise $60,000 to maintain our momentum and continue providing leadership in supporting and training…
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“From Science Fiction to Reality: The Bioethics of Emerging Technologies”
In this episode of the podcast, we have a recent lecture by Michael J. Sleasman, PhD, Associate Professor of Bioethics and Director of Bioethics Degree Programs at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Trinity International University. His lecture is entitled “From Science Fiction to Reality…
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“The Moral Health of Medicine” by Dr. Nigel M. de S. Cameron
As we look forward to our 30th annual conference – The Christian Stake in Bioethics Revisited, June 22-24 – this episode of the podcast looks back to the very first address from the very first conference, way back in May of 1994. In this address, Dr. Cameron identifies a profound cultural shift…
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Two Big Announcements from CBHD
First, CBHD Membership is now open -- become a member today! For information on the benefits of membership and to join, visit https://www.cbhd.org/sign-up Second, Conference Registration is now open -- and early bird pricing is in effect! The theme for this, our 30th annual conference, is The...
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Intersections: Embodied Souls and Ensouled Bodies
Our first podcast episode of 2023 features the latest article from our Intersections forum, which is now hosted on our all-new website at cbhd.org. The article is entitled "Embodied Souls and Ensouled Bodies," and it was written by our own Bryan Just, MA. Bryan also serves as our reader for this...
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2022 Recap, 2023 Preview
In this episode of the podcast, CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette provides an end-of-year update and a preview of things to come in 2023. The challenges to life and health have only increased in significance. Genuinely Christian engagement is needed as much now as it has ever been. Please...
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"Why Intersections?" Revisited
This episode of The Bioethics Podcast marks the launch of an all new cbhd.org website. The new website has a new look and feel and is mobile-friendly! In addition, we are moving our Intersections Forum (and the other content from Everyday Bioethics) to cbhd.org. To mark this occasion, we’ve...
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New Book from CBHD -- Listen to the Editors' Introduction
This episode is all about a new book just released by The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity entitled Bioethics in Real Life: Lessons We’re Learning from COVID-19. While we may be a bit weary of thinking about COVID, this book is actually forward-looking. It asks: what can we take away from the...
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A Letter From A Current Bioethics Student | Stephen Largent & The Work Of CBHD
At the start of this semester, one of our MA in Bioethics students, Stephen Largent, wrote a letter describing his appreciation for CBHD's work, and urging those who can to financially support the work of the center. Here is the letter in it's entirety: "Dear Friend of CBHD, The work of The…
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Heather Zeiger - Fetal Tissue Research & Christian Bioethics
In this episode of the podcast, CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette interviews Heather Zeiger, CBHD Research Analyst as well as editor and project manager of our recently released report on “Fetal Tissue Research and Christian Bioethics.” This report has been several years in the making…
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Rev. W.F. “Bo” Collins, III | Senior Pastor of Lakeview Presbyterian Church in Vernon Hills, IL
CBHD Executive Director, Matthew Eppinette, interviews his senior pastor, Bo Collins regarding his recent attendance at CBHD's summer conference Pastors Workshop in Deerfield Illinois at the end of June. Bo gives insight and feedback into the topics covered within the workshop, and even turns the...
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Dr. Jeff Barrows - Conscience on the Front Lines (2022 Annual Conference Plenary)
This episode features Dr. Jeff Barrows (Senior Vice President of Bioethics and Public Policy for the Christian Medical & Dental Associations) and will provide stories of conscience involving healthcare professionals seeking to practice medicine according to Biblical and Hippocratic principles…
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Dr. Brent Waters - An Introduction to Reproductive Technologies
Join us as we hear Bryan Just read an Introduction to Reproductive Technologies by Dr. Brent Waters who is part of the Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity as a Senior Fellow. This comes to us at the perfect time as our Pastors Conference, in conjunction with our CBHD Annual Conference, focuses…
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CBHD Staff Roundtable Discussion
Join the CBHD staff as we discuss the general topic of bioethics, meet team members you may not know yet, and discuss what the near future holds for the center!
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