Veritas Riff is a diverse group of thought leaders who are committed to making their expertise accessible to the public. The Riffers share a calling to communicate relevant out-workings of faith-influenced worldviews in a way that is intelligible and useful to all people. This year, Fellows Becky Groves and Julia Thompson have had the chance to work with Riff founder Curtis Chang researching podcast topics and helping to disseminate valuable insights from Christian Academics answering questions...
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Week 26: Following the Academy's Annual Alumni Weekend, Dr. Peter Feaver (Political Science, Duke University) led the Fellows through a theory of Christians in politics - including Feaver's Iron Law of Potomac Fever: The closer you are to power, the more acutely you will resent the gap that remains. On Tuesday, based on his experience with the National Security Council, Peter covered the maze of ehtical concerns facing the US in Libya. On Wednesday, Barbara Armacost (Law, UVA) unwound her story...
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Week 25: Pastor and author Charlie Drew led the Fellows through his book A Journey Worth Taking, addressing how our identity in Christ and our vocations should be shaped by our hope in the coming of God's kingdom. Reading: Eze 2, 20, 43, 47, Dan 1, 4, 9, Hos 3
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Dr. Nigel Cameron, Founder and President of the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies, presents the second keynote address from our 2011 Annual Conference, The TOTAL Phenomenon: The Undecided Future of Technology, Efficiency, and Human Meaning. In this talk he lays out a framework for leading a values-based conversation in the public-square around the most important ethical issues in innovation. He examines life extension, human enhancements, cyborgs, the impact of brain wave communication...
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