Bioethics technologies expert to speak at LCU on Tuesday

[April 12, 2012]  Dr. Michael Sleasman, managing director and research scholar for the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity, will be at Lincoln Christian University on Tuesday. Sleasman will deliver two presentations addressing emerging technologies -- such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive sciences -- from within the context of Christian bioethics. LCU welcomes the public to attend both presentations on the campus.

Sleasman's first presentation, "Technology, Dispositional Values, and Virtue: Proposals for Addressing Emerging Technologies in Bioethics," will be at noon in Restoration Hall, Room R23, as part of LCU's weekly symposium in theology and philosophy. He will discuss the notion of value-ladenness in technology within the philosophy of technology. This presentation seeks to develop the concept by using Christian virtue traditions to assist in navigating the complex issues raised by emerging technologies.

A second opportunity to hear Sleasman will be at 7 p.m. in Room R49 of Restoration Hall. The evening presentation is the third in the series of bioethics conversations presented this spring by LCU's School of Adult & Graduate Studies.

Sleasman earned his doctorate in systematic theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He also serves on faculty at Lincoln Christian University for the master's degree program in bioethics, which offers classes at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. Sleasman has co-authored and co-edited several publications, including "Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends" (Baker Academic, 2007), co-edited with Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer and Charles Anderson. Additionally, Sleasman has been interviewed on a range of bioethical issues by media sources such as ABC News Radio, Atlanta Magazine, Family News in Focus, Medill News, and at the Christian Medical and Dental Associations 2008 national conference.

The symposium in philosophy and theology meets every Tuesday during academic semesters as a way to provide an outlet for the discussion of biblical scholarship at Lincoln Christian University. Presenters typically present a paper on their most recent scholarly work.

LCU is at 100 Campus View Drive, just off Route 10 on the east side of Lincoln.

[Text from file received from Lincoln Christian University]