Science, Faith, and Culture Lecture: Christian Ethics and Sexual Anthropology - Miguel Endara, Ph.D.

Posted by: Center for Research in Science

In this lecture, Dr. Endara proposes that Matthew 15:18-20 (as well as other biblical passages) seems to prohibit sex outside of marriage. He believes that God wisely and benevolently gave us these and other prohibitions for our own good. In fact, God's entire moral law exists for our benefit, for our flourishing as human beings. If this idea is true, then Christians ought to be able to argue for God's moral laws independent of Scripture. In this lecture Endara presents a moral argument against extra-marital sex, grounded on reason and on features of our common humanity.

About the Speaker:  A scholar in philosophy, theology, and bioethics, Miguel Endara frequently addresses bioethical issues such as cloning, stem cell research, abortion, and more.. He has taught in several  Southern California universities, as well as internationally, and has lectured on various topics in ethics at conferences around the world.

Endara earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy from St. Louis University, a Master's in Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, and a Master's in Christian Apologetics from Trinity International University. He is a co-author of Una introduccion a la Bioetica, to be released in late 2009, in Quito, Ecuador, as well as numerous book chapters and magazine articles.