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Capable or Incapable?: Disability and Justification in Martha Nussbaum’s Capabilities Approach

I wrote an article for Religious Studies & Theology. Journal link. Download preprint version.

I also presented a version of this paper at the 2013 regional meeting of the American Academy of Religion.

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Designing Humans: Thinking About New Genetic Technologies in Light of God’s Identity

I wrote an article for the Christian Courier on gene editing. Read it here.

Christian Ethics (Conrad Grebel)

With Dr. Kim Penner, I co-taught an introduction to Christian Ethics for Master’s students at Conrad Grebel University College. Download syllabus.

Review of Harris Wiseman, The Myth of the Moral Brain: The Limits of Moral Enhancement

I wrote a review of Harris Wiseman’s The Myth of the Moral Brain: The Limits of Moral Enhancement for The Review of Metaphysics. Journal link. Download preprint version.

Intended and Merely Foreseen Effects: Clarifying Double Effect with Anscombe’s Intention

I presented a paper at the 2018 Conference for Collaborative Philosophy, Theology, and Ministry. Contact me for a copy of this presentation.

Beyond Bumper Stickers: Christian Ethics for Ministry

With Jonathan Clemens, I co-taught an introduction to Christian Ethics for Master’s students at Wycliffe College. Download syllabus.

Saving God? Contemporary Theology

I taught an introduction to modern theology for undergraduate students at The King’s University. Download syllabus.

Earthly Good: Christian Ethics

I taught an introduction to Christian Ethics for undergraduate students at The King’s University. Download syllabus.

Review of Jason Reimer Grieg, Reconsidering Intellectual Disability: L’Arche, Medical Ethics, and Christian Friendship

I published a review of Jason Reimer Greig’s Reconsidering Intellectual Disability: L’Arche, Medical Ethics, and Christian Friendship in Modern Theology. Journal link. Download preprint version.

Politicizing Religion: Cavanaugh, Lévinas and Lonergan in Dialogue

With Matthew Eaton and Nick Olkovich I published an article in Didaskalia. Download preprint version.

We also presented a version of this paper at the 2015 annual meeting of the Canadian Theological Society.

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