All ethics articles
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ArticleShould Christians break the law? Civil disobedience, climate protest and heavy-handed policing
Radical climate activists have been handed lengthy jail sentences over peaceful, but disruptive, protests against fossil fuels. As discussed in a recent episode of the Matters of Life and Death podcast, journalist Tim Wyatt asks whether Christians be joining the barricades and take part in civil disobedience, or is breaking the law – even for a good cause – a red line we must not cross?
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ArticleDefinitely, maybe? Should Christians pursue hedonistic pleasures such as attending the upcoming tour of the reunited Oasis?
The upcoming Oasis tour presents a dilemma for Christian fans who face temptations to spend a lot of time and money on the once-in-a-lifetime musical event
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ArticleCan we have virtue without god?
Erik Strandness looks at where virtue comes from, exploring an Unbelievable show on the topic with atheist philosopher Julian Baggini and Christian author Dominic Done
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ArticleAre we all guilty of murder?
As we approach Easter, Marsh Moyle, author of Rumours of a Better Country, reflects on murder
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ArticleThe psychological toll of witnessing animal cruelty online
Dustin Kieschnick and Katie Lawlor, on behalf of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, share their thoughts on the impact of trauma and social media
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ArticleWhy Christianity is the best foundation for a better future
Younger generations hunger for a better world. Christian speaker Sara Stevenson, in a recent Premier Unbelievable podcast, argues that this goal is best understood using the truth of the Christian worldview
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ShowsMatters of Life & Death: Q&A: The contradictions which underpin anti-suicide efforts in an era of euthanasia, and are there any honest and unbiased journalists left these days?
Join us as we tackle listener questions on the ethical line crossed with euthanasia legalisation and the contradiction of suicide prevention. Can this worldview stand? We’ll also discuss finding unbiased news amidst conspiracy theories and commercial concerns.
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ShowsUnapologetic #75 Sarah Irving-Stonebraker: How an atheist academic moved towards belief in God
Former atheist-turned Christian Associate Professor Sarah Irving-Stonebraker shares how studying some of the founders of modern science challenged her assumption that religion and science were fundamentally opposed. She also highlights the moment she realised her atheism could no longer sustain her moral commitments.
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ShowsMatters of Life & Death: Q&A: The science of the billions-of-years-old Earth, has God deceived us, and are philosophers so useless after all?
Our latest episode tackling questions from the listeners starts by considering whether we can harmonise a belief in modern science and a literalistic reading of the Genesis account of creation.
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ShowsMatters of Life & Death: Lucy Letby: Murder on the neonatal ward, Munchausen’s by proxy, doctors versus nurses, and the banality of evil
Britain has been gripped by horror by the recent conviction of a neonatal nurse called Lucy Letby, who murdered seven premature babies and attempted to kill six others at the hospital where she worked. In this episode we discuss this horrifying and tragic story and whether Letby could or should have been stopped earlier.
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ShowsUnbelievable? The Abortion Debate: Life, Equality, and Choice
Get ready for a riveting episode of Unbelievable? part of our ongoing series Rights of Life and Death. Today in The Abortion Debate: Life, Equality, and Choice, we’re diving headfirst into the contentious and thought-provoking topic of abortion.
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ShowsMatters of Life & Death: Genetics 2: Whole genome sequencing, Gattaca, de-identification versus anonymity, and Big Data Towers of Babel
In this episode we pick up our conversation with clinical geneticist Melody Redman to talk about a new NHS programme in England which is piloting whole genome sequencing of newborn babies.
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ShowsMatters of Life & Death: Genetics 1: Rare diseases, libraries of recipe books, BRCA1, and precision medicine
Each of us carries around in our cells about 20,000 different genes – a unique set of biological code which shapes how our bodies develop.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Overturning Roe: A victory for life or step back for abortion rights? Lois McLatchie vs KS
Following the landmark reversal of Roe vs Wade by the US Supreme Court, pro-life advocate Lois McLatchie and pro-choice guest KS debate the legal and ethical implications.
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ShowsMatters of Life & Death: Simulation 1: Deep fakes, David Beckham speaking Mandarin, Jean Baudrillard’s four phases, and image as sacrament
For the next two weeks we’re dipping back into the Matters of Life and Death archive to bring you an episode we first broadcast last year. It’s all about simulation.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Shane Claiborne vs Kyle Thompson - Mass shootings, gun violence and the USA 2nd Amendment
Recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, NY have brought the issue of gun violence and mass shooting in the USA back into the spotlight.
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ShowsUnbelievable? God Unmuted Conference highlights - Glen Scrivener, Alister McGrath and guests plus John Lennox
Justin presents talks and clips from panel discussions at Unbelievable? the Conference 2022, live from The British Library in London. Glen Scrivener on ‘Why Christ Alone Can Win The Culture Wars’, Alister McGrath on ‘How to transform our culture and not be consumed by it’, and snippets from panel discussions on transgender and vocation.
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ShowsMatters of Life & Death: Robot rights 2: Rejecting self-definition, the citadel of human uniqueness, rehashing ‘God of the gaps’, and evangelising at androids
In the second part of our conversation on robot rights, we explore three Christian responses to calls for robot personhood, spanning the spectrum of hostility to optimism about the development.
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ShowsMatters of Life & Death: Robot rights 1: Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws, fauxbots, whimpering miniature dinosaurs, and inherent or conferred personhood
If and when autonomous and intelligent robots come into existence, should they be granted rights, or even personhood?
