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Last month, Nigel Biggar was the keynote speaker for an event at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. In his lecture, Biggar discussed what it means for religious believers to engage with others on moral debates generally, as well as on specific matters related to medical ethics, such as abortion and euthanasia. The event, entitled Why Religion Deserves…
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The Financial Times Magazine has recently been exploring the morality, and the alleged effectiveness, of torture in cases where it would seem to save lives. John Lloyd, an news editor at Financial Times who has worked with the McDonald Centre on ethics and the media, wrote the initial article. Nigel Biggar’s response is now generating comments in the magazine’s letters column.
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On 14 December 2009, Nigel Biggar addressed The Westminster Forum on the topic, ‘Forgiving Enemies in Northern Ireland.’ A response was offered by Lord Trimble, former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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On 30 October 2008, Richard B. Hays of Duke University and Nigel Biggar debated non-violence in the New Testament. The event was co-sponsored by the Hursley Theological Society and chaired by Markus Bockmuehl of Keble College. Hays is the author of the the bestselling The Moral Vision of the New Testament. A printed version of their…