Thinking Tools on AI, Religion, & Culture
Kate Ott, Director of the Stead Center is part of the new eBook “Thinking Tools in #AI, #Religion and #Culture” edited by Dr. Heidi A […]
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Discipleship and Reparations: Reconciliation as Redistribution
Over the last thirty years, public discussions and private initiatives have tried to address longstanding issues of white-Black and settler-Indigenous tensions in North America. These […]
Celebrating 2022-2023!
Over the past year, the Stead Center hosted and partnered with other Garrett centers and institutes to bring audiences a wider variety of lectures, panels, […]
Self-Centered Indifference in Luke and in Pandemic Times
Public crises drive Christian readers to make meaning with Scripture, work that requires a disciplined imagination. I propose a rhyming association between Luke’s Gospel and […]
Hermeneutics of Food in Times of Crisis
As we taste the world, we perceive it. Hence losing taste, which is one of the symptoms of Covid-19, entails losing a primary connection to the […]
Exodus 16 on Affording to #Stayathome
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, #stayathome spread on social media. However, it entails privilege. The hashtag assumes the widespread availability of housing for […]
Parenting for a Better World: Social Justice Practices for Your Family and the Planet
Dr. Ellen Ott Marshall and Dr. Susanna Snyder explore what motivated them to write Parenting for a Better World. They address the press of managing […]
Exploring the Values of University Chaplaincy: An Interfaith Conversation
On March 14, 2023, The Stead Center of Ethics and Values welcomed faith leaders Chaplain Tahera Ahmad, Dr. Kate Ott, Rev. Julie Windsor Mitchell, and […]
Wealth, Virtue, and Moral Luck: Resisting Having More Than We Need
Dr. Kate Ward discusses her book, Wealth, Virtue, and Moral Luck, which examines the pressing ethical issue of economic segregation. This type of segregation, of […]
Is It Ethical for a Pastor to Use ChatGPT?
Foreboding headlines describe a dystopian future where ChatGPT replaces human jobs, entices students into pervasive cheating, and finally offers a strong competitor to Google search. […]