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Center Highlights Top Student Papers in Bioethics

The Fall Edition of CedarEthics Online, our Web-based journal of top undergraduate student papers in bioethics, is now available. This edition features two new contributions : 1) Tia Zirkle’s piece, “The Tao and the Art of Feminine Beauty,” is a thoughtful reflection on Elizabeth Elliot, C.S. Lewis, natural law, and femininity. 2) Christina Kinch, in [...]

January 13th, 2012
A Christian Call to Action

As we begin the New Year, I have mixed feelings about the ethical direction of American society – a curious combination of unease and hope. Unease, because it appears that Congress and the courts are increasing their efforts to devalue human life and to attack the family. But I also have hope, in the growing [...]

January 6th, 2010
Courage Takes Many Forms

Prestigious scholar Mary Ann Glendon is the Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard, and former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican. She was informed last December that she was to receive Notre Dameâ€™s Laetare Medal at the university’s annual Commencement exercises, a great honor that she was looking forward to. Then came the news that [...]

April 28th, 2009
The Coming Bioethics Tsunami (17)

New biomedical technologies, combined with our current economic crisis and growing skepticism over values in our society, have formed a “perfect wave” of ethical challenges. The coming bioethics tsunami threatens to overwhelm our historical commitment to human value and dignity. This month’s podcast is based on an address Dr. Sullivan gave in the Cedarville University [...]

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March 3rd, 2009
We Have a New Look!

The Center for Bioethics Web site has undergone a make-over. We have made a number of changes to make the site more user-friendly. CedarEthics is now home to both the CedarEthics Podcast and the Director’s blog. We include more photos of students and faculty engaging in activities related to bioethics. Academic Resources (the heart of [...]

October 4th, 2007
Welcome to CedarEthics!

This blog is now the companion Web site for the CedarEthics Podcast, a commentary on contemporary issues in bioethics, with news, interviews, analysis, and music. For a preview, just click on the player below.

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November 30th, 2006
Getting Started

This Web log reflects my own views about human life, and what gives each one of us dignity and value. In spite of new biotechnologies and the marvels brought about by medical science, the basics of our existence haven’t changed throughout history. What does it mean to be human? Those who adhere to a high [...]

July 30th, 2006