ethics

William Cavanaugh responds to Stephen Webb’s critique.

Stephen Webb on why food is simply fuel, and nothing more.

In a recent re-reading of the classic graphic novel Watchmen (a reading spurred by the not-too-distant theatrical release), it was noticed that despite being written nearly thirty years ago near the climax of the Cold War, Watchmen holds its force still.  The classic work written by Alan Moore with art by Dave Gibbons, recounts a […]

This essay articulates how Derrida’s notion of hospitality may help us to overcome structural racism.

D. Stephen Long’s most recent book, SPEAKING OF GOD, probes the importance of metaphysics for theology, ecclesiology, and politics.

Distinguished theologian William T. Cavanaugh looks at the contemporary debate around torture (if the U.S. does torture and what torture constitutes) and gives a contrasting narrative to the one typically used to contextualize torture–the Eucharist.

On November 23, 1993, my wife and I were suddenly thrown into an unknown country, the one of people with disabilities and their families.1 Our daughter Karis was born with cerebral palsy. All four hemispheres of her body suffered significant movement damage; she could not eat, get dressed, brush her teeth, comb her hair, or […]

By helping people die well, the church can confront the new challenges of the posthuman project.

In this short essay, Chris Haw reflects on the internal and theological struggle against gadgetry and the promised hopes of iPhones.