Baylor Ethics Initiative

The Baylor Ethics Initiative is a community of scholars and practitioners dedicated to critical and creative research about how Christian beliefs and practices relate—presently and potentially—to the broader cultural, social, economic, and political systems that we inhabit as local, national, and global citizens.

Highlights

UN Habitat World Urban Forum 12, November 4-8 in Cairo, Egypt

Josh King and Stephanie Boddie shared the excellent work of the Waco S.C.R.A.P. Collective (Sustainable Community and Regenerative Agriculture Project) and Paul Martens organized an interdisciplinary panel focused on Interfaith Human Dignity with Mike Waltner, Head of Global Capacity Building at KAICIID, and Brett Scharffs, Director of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at BYU Law. 

Learn more about S.C.R.A.P here: https://ethics.web.baylor.edu/.../featured-research-projects

Human Dignity in Interfaith Context, Roundtable

This roundtable discussion hosted guests Dicky Sofjan, Vice-President of Globethics and Professor at the Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies, and Brett Scharffs, Director of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University alongside our own Dr. Devan Stahl and Dr. Paul Martens. 

Bear Ethics Ink Podcast Episode 1: "Bioenhancement and the Vulnerable Body"

The Baylor Ethics Initiative is proud to introduce Bear Ethics Ink, a podcast devoted to Baylor faculty publications in ethics. Premiering Monday, October 7th, on Spotify and YouTube, our first episode features Devan Stahl's "Bioenhancement and the Vulnerable Body."

Global Ethics Forum 2024, Globethics

Dr. Martens, as a Knowledge Partner, moderated the "AI and Peace and Human Rights" panel on September 4th, 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.

AI and Human Dignity: Faith, Freedom, Fairness, and Flourishing Workshop

Gathering an international, interdisciplinary group of scholars and experts, the workshop tackled several of the difficult and interrelated challenges emerging in relation to AI, especially those challenges that threaten or undermine human dignity.