Bioethics & Being Human

The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL

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Our 25th annual summer conference explored our individual and common humanity in light of the ever-evolving developments in medicine, science, and technology. Plenary speakers addressed being and remaining human in an age of science & technology, genetics, and neuroscience & the BRAIN Initiative; bioethics in literature and pop culture; human rights & dignity; and theological examinations of contentment, human flourishing, particularity, and embodiment as they relate to bioethics.

Conference Objectives:

Identify the prospects and challenges for the evolving landscape of bioethical engagement within the context of shifting global and societal realities and advances in medicine and biotechnology.

Explore & discuss the ethical implications of recent developments in medicine, science, and technology with respect to our individual and common humanity.

Evaluate contemporary bioethical discourses in light of ethical approaches that include philosophical, religious, and other perspectives from the medical humanities.

Promote interdisciplinary engagement on pressing bioethical issues.

2018 Audio Set Available for Purchase
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Plenary Speakers
It’s (Still) Alive!”: Dr. Frankenstein’s Hideous Progeny - Christina Bieber Lake, PhD
Framing the Discussion: Why Humanness is the Key to Bioethics - Dennis Hollinger, PhD
Bad Ghostwriters in God’s Grand Narrative of Creation: Idolatry, Biotechnology, and Bioethics - C. Christopher Hook, MD
Being Human in an Age of Brain Politics - Warren Kinghorn, MD, ThD
From Selection to Surveillance: The Evolving Relationship between Genetics, Ethics, and Human Identity - Paul Scherz, PhD, PhD
Mortal Shock: Shelley’s Frankenstein and the Monsters We Have Become - Read Mercer Schuchardt, PhD
Bioethics & Being Human: Reframing the Discussion - Michael Sleasman, PhD
Humanae Vitae and Pope Paul VI’s Vision of the Human Person - Pia de Solenni, SThD
Pursuing Justice for Humans - Morse Tan, JD
Biotechnology and Human Flourishing in Christian Perspective - Stephen Williams, PhD
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Courses
Intensive Bioethics Institute (BE5100) - Paige C. Cunningham, JD, PhD
Advanced Bioethics Institute (BE6500) - Michael J. Sleasman, PhD
Bioethics for Professionals Institute (BE476x) - Joyce Shelton, PhD
Contemporary Issues in Bioethics (BE7700) - Michael J. Sleasman, PhD
Bioethics National Conference (BE5900) - Hans Madueme, MD, PhD
Post-Conference Seminar - Global Health & Justice - Claretta Y. Dupree, PhD & C. Christopher Hook, MD

1-Day Preconference Workshops
Conflicts in Medicine & Healthcare | Led by Lisa Anderson-Shaw, DrPH, MA, MSN & Cheyn Onarecker, MD, MA
Controversies in Death & Dying Co-sponsored by The Ohio State University Center for Bioethics | Led by Ryan Nash, MD, MA, FACP, FAAHPM & Courtney Thiele, JD, MA

Sponsored Workshops
Embryos: Person or Property? | Hosted by American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians & Gynecologists with Christina Francis, MD
Rights of Conscience for Healthcare Professionals | Hosted by Alliance Defending Freedom with Ken Connelly, Esq.
Hellerstedt in the Courts: The Mathematical Illusion of Constitutionally Adequate Abortion Access | Hosted by Americans United for Life with Steven H. Aden, JD
Perinatal Revolution | Hosted by Charlotte Lozier Institute with Colleen Malloy, MD, and Tara Sander Lee, PhD
Restoring Wholeness to Healthcare: The Value, Use, and Impact of Whole Person Medicine | Hosted by Christian Medical & Dental Associations with Sharon A. Falkenheimer, MD, MPH, MA, PhD
Disability, Dignity, and Being Human | Hosted by Joni & Friends with D. Christopher Ralston, PhD
Dietary Dangers and the Dysphagia Patient: When "First, Do No Harm" Is Exchanged for "First, Sign a Waiver" | with Linda Bevington, MA; Robert D. Orr, MD, CM; and David E. Smith, MD, MA

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