Critical Conversations about Culture, Ethics, and Faith: September 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 22, 29 (Group will NOT meet on Oct. 15) in 203

We live in a beautiful and ever-changing world, a world in which moral questions continuously present themselves to us as we interact with one another and organize society. For six weeks, this group will explore issues that require urgent and deep ethical reflection in our own time, built upon a nuanced understanding of what ethics is (forget the trolley problem!) and what moving in the world with ethical sensitivity entails. Topics will include race, capitalism, social media, climate change, and abortion.

This course will be led by Dr. Ryan Newson, Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics/Program Director of Biomedical Humanities at Campbell University. Dr. Newson joined the Religion Department in 2015. He teaches courses in theology, ethics, and at the intersection of theology and science, particularly the growing field of biomedical humanities. His publications include Cut in Stone: Confederate Monuments and Theological Disruption (Baylor University Press, 2020), Radical Friendship: The Politics of Communal Discernment (Fortress Press, 2017), and Inhabiting the World (Mercer University Press, 2018). He has also edited several publications, including Practicing to Aim at Truth (Cascade, 2015) and The Collected Works of James Wm. McClendon, Jr. (Baylor University Press, 2014, 2016). Ryan lives in Raleigh with his wife—an ordained minister—and two kids.

Contact: Nancy Petty