Blog
Welcome to our blog on Christian ethics. In today's secular age, Christian ethics serve as a vital moral compass, guiding us to act with integrity, compassion, and justice. Here, we explore how these biblical principles can help us navigate ethical dilemmas, foster trust, persuade the skeptic, and positively influence our communities. Join us as we delve into the wisdom and grace that Christian ethics bring to our everyday lives.
What is the Value of a Life?
My mother died recently at nearly 96, after a slow descent into dementia. As I cared for her through that final year, I kept wrestling with a question our culture is increasingly eager to answer the wrong way: does a person's value decrease when their body and mind begin to fail?
On the Virtue of the Medical Profession
Medicine is lonely, stressful, and draining—but it's also noble, necessary, and deeply meaningful. Explore why the medical profession pursues intrinsic goods, why hard ethical questions need Christian voices, and how good doctors bring hope.
Assisted Suicide and the Meaning of Life: A Christian Perspective
Behind every request for death, there is often a desire to live. Here's how the Christian perspective meets that desire with hope.
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About the Center
The Center for Christian Thought and Ethics exists to resource and support Christians for a post-Christian world. We resource by deploying scholars to research today’s most pressing issues from a Christian worldview. We support through teaching, coaching, and convening spaces that promote confessional Christian thinking.