Digital Technology Ministry Resources
Conversations about AI use in churches seems to have grown as exponentially fast as the technology has developed. Dr. Kate Ott, the Director of the […]
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Free Guidebook “Faith Mattering: Community-based Initiatives to Measure Environmental Racism”
We welcome you to download our free guidebook for faith-based communities, especially those that are Christian, to use citizen science approaches to engage environmental justice […]
Art of Ethics Training Resources
On November 16, 2023, Dr. Kate Ott, Director of the Stead Center on Ethics and Values and Elizabeth Emis, Art of Ethics Project Coordinator for […]
Liturgy and Art of Ethics
The Stead Center and the Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary worship team, guided by the creative liturgical leadership of Dean Karen Mosby, worked together to prepare an Art of Ethics service for and with the seminary community.
Oppenheimer: Touching on Affective Textures and Violent Technologies
The release of Christopher Nolan’s film Oppenheimer ignited extensive discussions online about war narratives, advanced technology, and the influence of emotions in storytelling through new media. While the term “affective textures” might not be familiar to everyone, it’s the reason why people spent over $500 million to watch a movie depicting the creation of the atomic bomb and its profound impact on the world in 1945.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Jesus paired these two—peacemakers and Children of God—because children have a way of reminding adults that moral formation is an active, creative process, not simply a list of unchanging rules. Peacemaking takes creativity, collaboration, and compromise; three things children are doing all the time. We explain it this way in the Art of Ethics project at the Stead Center.
A Place for Conversation
The Stead Center for Ethics and Values seeks to be a place for conversation on relevant, current, critical justice issues. This site is a platform […]
Stead Center Names New Director
The following announcement was released from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in April 2022. Dr. Kate Ott has been named the next holder of the Jerre L. […]
Profiles in the Metaverse
Politics, and how to engage in it, is always in a state of flux and motion. Sometimes politics progresses and takes on a new evolution […]
What’s the Dirt on Grit?
South Dakota Governor and former cattle rancher Kristi Noem has a beef with her fellow GOP governors: they aren’t gritty enough. In her 2021 address […]