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10 Questions with Christopher Kaczor | From Bioethics to the West Coast

Dr. Matthew Petrusek

November 26, 2024

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Christopher Kaczor, Honorary Professor for the Renewal of Catholic Intellectual Life, joins Matthew Petrusek, Senior Director of the Word on Fire Institute, for a game of 10 Questions. In a world filled with ambiguity, guests are tasked with answering questions with precision and clarity: Yes or No.

01:26 | Is morality subjective and contextual?
04:09 | Are faith and reason (and faith and science) incompatible?
05:56 | Is niceness the most important dimension of religion?
08:02 | Can abortion, in some contexts, be morally acceptable or praiseworthy?
10:35 | Do those who promote singleness over family give good advice?
14:04 | Are in vitro fertilization and surrogacy permissible options for infertility?
16:22 | Can children reasonably consent to surgical modifications?
18:52 | Has higher education in the US lost its way?
20:55 | Are philosophers generally the smartest people in the university?
22:23 | Is the West Coast ultimately the best coast?

Christopher Kaczor leads weekly discussions in his Word on Fire Institute community, Apologetics for Evangelists.

Matthew Petrusek

About the author

Dr. Matthew Petrusek

Matthew R. Petrusek, PhD is the Senior Director of the Word on Fire Institute and its Professor of Catholic Ethics. He has authored/edited several books, including Evangelization and Ideology: How to Understand and Respond to the Political Culture; Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity, The Search for a Meaningful Life; Ethics and Advocacy: Bridges and Boundaries; and Value and Vulnerability: An Interfaith Dialogue on Human DignityPetrusek lectures broadly in both English and Spanish on moral philosophy/theology, politics, social issues, and the Catholic intellectual tradition.