Dr. Michael Polnik is back with a bimonthly podcast on Orthodoxy and Bioethics. This episode is a ​reintroduction of the podcast and a discussion on the role of science, asking questions, and the formation of our conscience as Orthodox Christians.

Orthodoxy and Bioethics

Reintroduction of Orthodoxy and Bioethics

This week we explore questions asked by one of YOU! Topics include teaching bioethics in a secular setting and common questions students have regardless of their background.

Special Episode - Listener Questions

This week, Dr. Polnik continues to look at clinical ethics by exploring the value ladened reality of ethics, the principlist method of reasoning, and exploring other areas where clinical ethics could be useful.

An introduction to clinical ethics part 2

This week Dr. Polnik begins a series on what clinical ethics is, what an ethics committee is, and how do actually begin the process of ethics consultation.

What is the need for clinical ethic?

This week, Dr. Polnik begins an exploration of The Freedom of Morality by Christos Yannaras. This seminal text in Orthodox Moral thought is founded on the idea that freedom is the key facet of moral action and spiritual development. Eastern moral thought is much more than simply following rules and laws.

Orthodox Moral Theology and Freedom

This week, Dr. Polnik explores the idea of moral courage and how this is a disposition that is needed for ethical behavior in our everyday lives.

Moral Courage and Bioethics

This week Dr. Polnik explores the issue of a Belgium minor being able to request and granted euthanasia.

Belgium Youth Granted Euthanasia

This week, Dr. Polnik discusses the new weekly format of the podcast and begins to look at how the ideas and universal truths of Orthodoxy are used in specific cases.

Episode 9. Orthodoxy and Bioethics will now be a weekly show!

This episode will introduce the listener to the terms and distinctions of end-of-life bioethics such as: physician-assisted suicide, and active, passive, voluntary, and involuntary euthanasia.

Introduction to End-of-Life Issues

What allows us to transcend time and space as Christians and human beings?

Listening to Infinity

Is there a universal system of approaching ethics in Orthodoxy?

Method and Orthodoxy

Dr. Micheal Polnik continues to discuss the method of the human mind and it’s intricacies. Today, Dr. Polnik covers how the mind uses past experiences and what that means in the life of an Orthodox Christian.

Experience and the Human Mind

What are the methods of bioethics? What is the point of the method? Why are we going to be talking about method a lot? Dr. Polnik answers these questions and more.

Methodology

Where did bioethics come from? How long has it been in existence? Is bioethics even a field? Dr. Polnik answers these questions and more.

Origin of Bioethics

Dr. Polnik discusses the concepts of bioethics, freedom, questioning, and objective reality.

What Is Bioethics?

An Ancient Approach to Contemporary Questions - Dr. Michael Polnik presents a weekly guide to the world of contemporary bioethics as informed by his Orthodox faith.