Jonathan Tran
Take & Read: Ethics
New books that are shaping discussions about ethics in a capitalist society
Hope, oppression, and Ta-Nehisi Coates
Can Christian hope survive the onslaught against black life?
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, by Anne Fadiman
One of my grad school teachers said that anyone teaching bioethics should adopt Anne Fadiman’s The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down....
Theology and misconduct: The case of John Howard Yoder
Yoder defined violence in terms of violating someone's dignity. This sounds ready made as a description of his own abusive behavior.
The new black theology: Retrieving ancient sources to challenge racism
When black theologians focused on nontraditional and extra-Christian sources, white theologians had an excuse to ignore them. Not anymore.
Sold into slavery: The scourge of human trafficking
Those who want to make lots of money and don’t care about breaking the law to do it have three main options: they can deal in drugs, deal in guns or deal in humans beings....
