14th Annual Summer Conference
July 12-14, 2007
Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Plenary Speakers
Thursday, July 12
- How Did We Get Here? 25 Years of Bioethics Engagement - Nigel M. de S. Cameron, PhD
- Where Are We Now? Science and Religion: Why Does the Debate Continue? - Alvin Plantinga, PhD
Friday, July 13
- Love Me, Love My Birthmark: Recovering the Human in the Humanities - Christina Bieber Lake, PhD
- The Future of the Bedside - Beverly Hancock, MS, RN
- The Future of Bioethics and the Law - O. Carter Snead, JD
Saturday, July 14
- The Future of the Human Species - Brent Waters, DPhil
- The Future of Global Bioethics - David Prentice, PhD
- The Future of Bioethics Engagement - C. Christopher Hook, MD and C. Ben Mitchell, PhD
Parallel Papers
Friday, July 13
- Wisdom of the Synapse; from the Patterns of Neuronal Transmission to Principles of Human Communication - William P. Cheshire, Jr., MD
- Life, Death, and Brain Death - Paul A. Byrne, MD
- Chiseling Away at David - D. Joy Riley, MA, MD
- Future Tech: Ethical Issues in the Pipeline - Matthew Eppinette, MBA, MA
- Genetic Therapy and the Redemptive Work of Christ: Some Bioethical Implications for Church and Society - Phillip Lueck, DMin
- Body, Soul, and Biotechnological Enhancement - Susan Haack, MD
- The Costs of Technology in Women's Health - Susan Haack, MD
- The Murphy Gambit and the Doctrine of Sin: A Viable Paradigm - Hans Madueme, MD
Saturday, July 14
- Do Intentions Matter? An Evaluation of Donation after Cardiac Death and the Principle of Double Effect - Christian J. Vercler, MD, MA
- Can Technology Change Human Nature? - Christian J. Vercler, MD, MA
- Technological Tyranny: Mapping the Road from Therapy to Nihilism - Michael Poore, MA
- The Meaning of the Dignity of the Person - Brian V. Johnstone, PhD
- Teaching Bioethics Internationally: Benefits, Limitations, and Opportunities - Sharon Falkenheimer, MD
- Dominion, Providence, and Art: The Integral Role of Aesthetics in the Next Phase of Christian Bioethics - Eric Spaulding, MA
- Science Versus God - Donald O'Connor, MS
Courses
- Intensive Bioethics Institute - Paige Cunningham, JD
- Advanced Bioethics Institute - John Kilner, PhD
- Bedside Caregiving - Robert Orr, MD
- Pre-Med/Undergraduate Bioethics Institute - Joyce Shelton, PhD
- Wrap-Around Conference Graduate Course - Dennis Hollinger, PhD
- Wrap-Around Conference Undergraduate Course - Joyce Shelton, PhD
- Post-Conference Bioethics Seminar: The Healthcare Provider and Conscience - Nik Nikas, JD and Craig Mitchell, PhD
- Post-Conference Bioethics Seminar: Remaking Humanity - C. Christopher Hook, MD and Brent Waters, DPhil
