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Michael PorterChurchHealth & MedicineFormation

The Church, the Medical Profession, and Applied Ethics

Because we have lost the idea of medicine as a profession we have lost a clear idea of what medicine is actually for.

Joshua HeavinFamilyCultureHealth & Medicine

In Relation to God: A World Down Syndrome Day Reflection

When God took on flesh, he did not show us that through conquest or domination, but through quiet virtue and faithfully embracing the call on his life.

Nadya WilliamsFamilyTechnologyHealth & Medicine

Freebirth in an Age of Hospitals

The Free Birth Society is a dangerous reaction to the many ways that hospitals fail to care well for pregnant women.

Phil CotnoirCultureHealth & Medicine

The Coming Psychedelic Moment

Soaring rates of mental illness will almost certainly mean increased use and acceptance of psychedelics in the coming years.

Samuel C HeardTechnologyHealth & Medicine

The Rise of Hyperpleasures

Hyperpleasures are strong dopamine hits that overwhelm the brain. They are an existential problem for people seeking to follow Jesus... or just be human.

Matthew LoftusHealth & MedicineCurrent Politics

How to Think About Using Government Funds for Christian Charity

The church has traditionally been neither statist nor libertarian in its understanding of how to use public funds for purposes of Christian charity.

Daniel HindmanTechnologyHealth & Medicine

An Epitaph for John Henry

The story of John Henry has a way of repeating itself in American history because our nation values ethereal 'progress' more than its sons and daughters.

Brewer EberlyHealth & Medicine

Unsouling the Patient: Notre Dame's Lessons for Medicine

Doctors face constant difficulties in caring for their patients. But it helps if you recognize you're dealing with someone who has a soul.

Samuel C HeardTechnologyHealth & Medicine

Best of 2024: The Rise of Hyperpleasures

Hyperpleasures are strong dopamine hits that overwhelm the brain. They are an existential problem for people seeking to follow Jesus... or just be human.

Seth TrouttHealth & MedicineSexuality

Queer Theory as Actualized Cartesianism

Though originally an epistemological argument, Descartes' 'cogito' has profound and disturbing anthropological entailments.

Warren KinghornHealth & Medicine

Against the Moral / Medical Divide

Mental distress nearly always has moral and medical components. To deny one or the other will cause us to mistreat those who suffer from mental illness.

Warren KinghornHealth & Medicine

Against the Moral / Medical Divide

Mental distress nearly always has moral and medical components. To deny one or the other will cause us to mistreat those who suffer from mental illness.