The Bioethics Podcast

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, PhD https://www.letu.edu/academics/theology-and-vocation/fac-bio-lett.html Faith, Science, and Technology...

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

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 interview with Noor Siddiqui: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/opinion/genetics-children-noor-siddiqui.h...

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 era for CBHD at LeTourneau University! The alignment of mission, vision, and values between CBHD and Le...

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, you can mail checks to the address below or give online at https://www.letu.edu/development/give-now...

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 Johnson, a tech entrepreneur who is devoting his fortune to extending his life through careful and detailed...

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

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

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

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?" Philosophical Studies

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 Valley’s Trendy Ethic: Effective Altruism” by Heather Zeiger, Mind Matters News https://mindmatters.a...

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 Church Series" of articles, which are posted on our Intersections Forum at our website, https://ww...

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: ⁠https://www.tiu.edu/giving/bioethics/⁠ Show Notes: “What Silicon Valley’s New Ethical Thinking Gets Right–And Wro...

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, each in turn.  This episode of the bioethics podcast is the third of three that carries these talks. ...

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 Scott B. Rae, PhD, of Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, with a protestant approach.  The...

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 walked through their convictional approach to these issues, each in turn.  This episode, then, begins a...

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

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

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 on Chinese minority groups are being retracted — but not fast enough, critics say," Nature, h...

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

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 consideration of bioethics, and so, with Oscar season upon us, we are featuring pieces by CBHD staff member...

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 consideration of bioethics, and so with Oscar season upon us, we are featuring pieces in this epi...

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 moral status of the embryo and other ethical issues that arise at the beginning of life, which are esp...

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 questions that we at The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity have been addressing for 30 years now....

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 respond to AI? Show Notes: FREE Lecture, in person OR online, "How Assisted Dying Creates New Realities...