Rethink by Quo Vadis Institute

In this episode, Jasper joins our long-time QVI team member Verena Schnitzhofer to explore the history of the Anabaptists. Together, they discuss her work in bringing their story back into public awareness, or unearthing it from archives through dedicated historical research. Much of this chapter of history has faded from our collective memory. While some may, at least vaguely, recall that the Ana...

In this episode of Rethink John Melville Baker, a former British banker, takes us on a journey that begins with a child passionately reading The Children’s Book of the World andcarries us from London to South Africa, Austria, and India. As a travel enthusiast, John shows us where a cheerful and spontaneous sense of adventure can lead, guided by an open heart and a deep curiosity for people, places...

Our Birdview building is based in Salzburg, a city that washome to the writer Stefan Zweig for some 14 years. In 1934, Zweig left Salzburg, first for London and later into exile in Brazil. He would never return – neither to Salzburg, nor to Europe. A committed advocate of European unity, Zweig becameincreasingly disillusioned as he watched that vision disintegrate in the face of rising fascism, di...

In this episode of Flourishing Stories , Jasper Knecht engages in a conversation with Kosovar performance artist, educator, author, screenwriter, and director Arijeta Ajeti .
 Together, they delve into the world of performative art, drama, and fiction – asking how the arts, shaped both by Kosovo’s multi-layered history and its present-day realities, can open up distinct forms of expression and com...

In this episode of  Flourishing Stories , Jasper Knecht and Andrzej Turkanik embark on a journey through history. Together, they explore Central Europe in the late 8th and early 9th centuries—a pivotal moment in European history: the Carolingian Renaissance. With Jasper and Andrzej, we uncover the foundations of Carolingian rule, its rise to power, and the lasting impact of its ambitious projects....

In this episode, we talk to Sarah-Joe Burn about what drives her as a scholar and a Christian. How does she see her role as a data scientist who works primarily with selection traits in dairy cattle and why we need to breed cattle that emit less methane? Is there a reason why she decided to pursue this field?   DIin Sarah-Joe Burn grew up at 1300m in the Bernese Alps (Switzerland). SJ has long bee...

Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast! Our host, Jasper, who will also guide you through the upcoming episodes, begins by introducing the podcast, along with our ideas and vision behind it. Our future episodes will unfold in two formats: Flourishing Stories and Flourishing Ideas. You’ll soon see that “flourishing” lies at the very heart of this podcast. In this episode, Jasper reflects o...

In this episode of our podcast #Rethink, Jasper Knecht engages in a conversation with Sam Mabley, a young Christian from Bristol (UK), who founded a fashion company (YesFriends) centered around the idea of making ethical clothing affordable. Sam shares his story and discusses how he became intrigued by issues in the fashion industry. To quote from their website: „Clothes are the products with the...

In this episode, Elaine Pountney shares about her life as a counsellor. She reflects on the nature of wellbeing, the connection between flourishing and relationships, and whether flourishing is possible after trauma. We loved our conversation so we hope you’ll enjoy it as well. Photo Credit of Featured Picture: Gary Barnes | Pexels

In this episode, Dr. Sarah Foot discusses her work as a Palliative Care Physician. What does good, holistic care look like? Foot explains that a physical problem does not always have a physical solution and that much of her job is also to help patients navigate choices and decisions. Important in this process is to define what success means in this context? Even though ‘curing’ a patient is not of...

Revd Dr Dave Bookless is Director of Theology for A Rocha International. A Rocha is an international Christian organisation engaging in scientific research, environmental education and community-based conservation projects across six continents. In this conversation, Dr Bookless talk more about his heart for Creation Care and the ways in which he think those issues are connected with Human Flouris...

Introduction to our new five-part series on "Human Flourishing": What does it mean for people to do well, to flourish? This is a difficult query that would probably lead to a variety of answers, depending on who is answering it. Nevertheless, how we understand human wellbeing influences many of our decisions in the public sphere, as ‘human wellbeing’ is oftentimes the explicit or implicit objectiv...

This episode features a conversation between Professor John Wyatt and Jasper Knecht.  Following the publication of his book Death Without Dignity? Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Europe, Prof John Wyatt discusses the reasons for writing this book. What are his observations about our societies’ thoughts about the issue? What does he think of the arguments used in favour of the practise? In this...

This third instalment within our series of the newly released book "The Robot Will See You now" features a conversation between Victoria Lorrimar and Johannes Knecht around the chapter Victoria wrote on “The Future of Humanity” in TRWSYN. Dr Victoria Lorrimar is originally from Perth. She started her academic journey in the sciences, but later switched to theology. She has also worked in the Weste...

The second instalment within our series of the newly released book "The Robot Will See You now" on QVI’s Podcast Rethink is out! This episode features a conversation between Andrzej Turkanik and Johannes Knecht around the chapter Andrzej wrote on "Art, music and AI: the uses of AI in artistic creation" in TRWSYN. Andrzej completed degrees in music and art in Poland as well as theology in Germany,...

This is the first installment of our series featuring the recently published book ‚The Robot Will See You Now‘ on QVI’s Podcast #Rethink! This episode features a conversation between Professor John Wyatt and Johannes Knecht. Prof John Wyatt is Emeritus Professor of Neonatal Paediatrics, Ethics & Perinatology at University College London, and a senior researcher at the Faraday Institute for Sci...

The latest instalment of QVI’s Podcast Rethink is now out! This episode features a conversation between Olivia Lyster and Johannes Knecht. Olivia is a researcher and manager with Levin sources, a UK based consultancy specialised in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining. In this conversation, Olivia shares about her experiences working in this field, explains what the current challenges are, and why thi...

This is the second of two conversations with Dr Eric Stoddart, lecturer in theology at the University of St Andrews, and Stefania Knecht. Dr Stoddart is a specialist in the intersection of theology and technology, specifically surveillance. In this episode, Dr Stoddart describes how we can helpfully think about surveillance in times of racial bias and in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement...

This is the first of two conversations between Dr Eric Stoddart, lecturer in theology at the University of St Andrews, and Stefania Knecht. Dr Stoddart is a specialist in the intersection of theology and technology, specifically surveillance. In this episode, Dr Stoddart describes how the current Coronavirus pandemic has influenced the level and types of surveillance, both governmental and societa...

In the third and last part of their conversation, Quentin Genuis and John Wyatt discuss some more personal and ethical questions they are confronted with as physicians amidst the Covid-19  crisis. How does this crisis change especially the perspectives of younger doctors who have never experienced that to be a physician can also involve great risk? What is the motivation behind risking your life f...

Medical professionals have to deal with ethical questions more than ever now during the Covid-19 crisis. How to decide who to treat is just one of them. How can we approach this crisis from an ethical point of view?  Part two of the conversation with Quentin Genuis (MD, MLitt St. Andrews, BMSc) and John Wyatt (Emeritus Professor of Neonatal Paediatrics, Ethics & Perinatology at University Coll...

Quentin Genuis (MD, MLitt St. Andrews, BMSc) and John Wyatt (Emeritus Professor of Neonatal Paediatrics, Ethics & Perinatology at University College London), talk about the current Covid-19 crisis - how medical professionals experience this unprecedented situation and how they can cope with it, not only from a medical perspective but also as a whole human being. For more content, please check...

Introduction to the new Quo Vadis Institute Podcast #Rethink  For more content, please check out our website https://qvi.eu!