John Peck (conversation)

Charles Strohmer talks with John Peck, British theologian and philosopher, about how dramatically his life – as a Christian – changed with the discovery that God’s wisdom was for all of life. Read the interview here

GM Food: Hard to Swallow

Emerging genetic technology promises us vast new opportunities in the food industry. But there are many controversies and many unknowns, giving the question “What’s for dinner?” new weight and urgency.

This article is short primer on genetically modified (GM) foods, including its most controversial aspect, terminator seeds, and some ethical thoughts about their use and regulation.

Originally published in re:generation quarterly, 6.4; 2000. Edited slightly for the Web.

Ethical Realism (review)

Ethical Realism: A Vision for America’s Role in the World, Anatol Lieven & John Hulsman
(Pantheon Books/Random House, 200pp).

This review originally appeared in slightly shorter form in The Christian Century, March 20, 2007.