Enhancing Life Project The Enhancing Life Project, partnered with the University of Chicago, explores an essential aspiration of human beings that moves persons and communities into the future. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu en Enhancing Life Project of University of Chicago 30 Does time flow from the past or the future? Can time flow backwards? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/hed-does-time-flow-from-the-past-or-the-future http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/hed-does-time-flow-from-the-past-or-the-future http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The History of the Future: A Q&A with Matthew O’Hara Understanding historical subjects’ ideas about the future from their own point of view http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-history-of-the-future-a-q-and-a-with-matthew-ohara http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-history-of-the-future-a-q-and-a-with-matthew-ohara http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Healing Eschatology: Enhancing Life or Enhancing Empire? Can the catacomb art of Rome help us respond to Doomsday warnings with transformative action and hope? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/healing-eschatology-enhancing-life-or-enhancing-empire http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/healing-eschatology-enhancing-life-or-enhancing-empire http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Finding Resilience and Hope in Apocalyptic Times: A Q&A with Barbara Rossing Coming back from the “eschatos,” how the Bible can be a resource for human life and the natural world http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/finding-resilience-and-hope-in-apocalyptic-times-a-q-and-a-with-barbara-rossing http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/finding-resilience-and-hope-in-apocalyptic-times-a-q-and-a-with-barbara-rossing http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Looking Up: Capstone Reflections William Schweiker, Principal Investigator of The Enhancing Life Project, looks back at the 2017 Capstone Conference and up toward the future of Enhancing Life Studies http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/looking-up-capstone-reflections http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/looking-up-capstone-reflections http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu In Favor of Echoing In the age of the “echo chamber effect,” can echoing be redeemed? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/in-favor-of-echoing http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/in-favor-of-echoing http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Difference Among Sameness & Redeeming Communication Breakdowns: A Q&A with Amit Pinchevski A theory of echo as enhancing rather than distorting—interrogating the fundamental questions of communication http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/difference-among-sameness-and-redeeming-communication-breakdowns-a-q-and-a-with-amit-pinchevski http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/difference-among-sameness-and-redeeming-communication-breakdowns-a-q-and-a-with-amit-pinchevski http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enjoy Relinquishing! Discovering the beauty of an “Ethics of Surrendering” http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enjoy-relinquishing http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enjoy-relinquishing http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Communicating Too Much, Too Little, and Toward Peace: A Q&A With Menahem Blondheim Menahem Blondheim discusses his work with the Truman Institute and The Enhancing Life Project, and how religion can reveal a real path forward to peace. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/communicating-too-much-too-little-and-toward-peace-a-q-and-a-with-menahem-blondheim http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/communicating-too-much-too-little-and-toward-peace-a-q-and-a-with-menahem-blondheim http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu What Do You Think I Am?: Navigating the Problem of Personhood What does it mean to be a ‘person’ and more importantly, who decides? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/what-do-you-think-i-am-navigating-the-problem-of-personhood http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/what-do-you-think-i-am-navigating-the-problem-of-personhood http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Public Theology in a Taiwanese Context: A Q&A With Stephen Lakkis Exploring the relevance of theological perspectives to the process Taiwanese nation-building. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/public-theology-in-a-taiwanese-context-a-q-and-a-with-stephen-lakkis http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/public-theology-in-a-taiwanese-context-a-q-and-a-with-stephen-lakkis http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Living Like Gandhi A Visit to Gandhi’s Cottage in Sevagram, India http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/living-like-gandhi http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/living-like-gandhi http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Gandhi and "Alternative Modernity": A Q&A With Karline McLain How Gandhi's intentional living communities, "ashrams", worked--and what we can learn from them http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/gandhi-and-alternative-modernity-a-q-and-a-with-karline-mcclain http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/gandhi-and-alternative-modernity-a-q-and-a-with-karline-mcclain http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enhancing Death, Enhancing Life: A Q&A With Daniel Sulmasy How to reframe the way we think about dying persons in the medical system, and what medicine can do to ameliorate suffering even when facing death http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-death-enhancing-life-a-q-and-a-with-daniel-sulmasy http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-death-enhancing-life-a-q-and-a-with-daniel-sulmasy http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu What is Medicine and How Does Medicine Enhance Life? Medicine: an ameliorative response to the suffering occasioned by the physical finitude of the human http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/what-is-medicine-and-how-does-medicine-enhance-life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/what-is-medicine-and-how-does-medicine-enhance-life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Lessons from the Enhancing Life Project: Why I marched; why I write OBGYN Ruth Farrell's perspective on attending the 2017 Women's March on Washington http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/lessons-from-the-enhancing-life-project-why-i-marched-why-i-write http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/lessons-from-the-enhancing-life-project-why-i-marched-why-i-write http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Humanistic Medicine and the Ethics of Prenatal Genetic Testing: A Q&A with Dr. Ruth Farrell What role can women’s personal values and beliefs, namely religion and spirituality, play in patient-centered care surrounding beginning-of-life decisions? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/humanistic-medicine-and-the-ethics-of-prenatal-genetic-testing-a-q-and-a-with-dr-ruth-farrell http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/humanistic-medicine-and-the-ethics-of-prenatal-genetic-testing-a-q-and-a-with-dr-ruth-farrell http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Un-Building Continuous Automated Surveillance: A Q&A with Nick Couldry Nick Couldry of the London School of Economics addresses problems of continued automated online surveillance http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/un-building-continuous-automated-surveillance-a-q-und-a-with-nick-couldry http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/un-building-continuous-automated-surveillance-a-q-und-a-with-nick-couldry http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Denaturalizing “The New Oil”: The Ethical Questions of Big Data How discourses about technological progress cover up ethical questions about surveillance that threaten our most basic freedoms http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/denaturalizing-the-new-oil-the-ethical-questions-of-big-data http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/denaturalizing-the-new-oil-the-ethical-questions-of-big-data http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Our Smartphones, Ourselves The counter-intuitive results of a study about teenagers and their smartphones http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/our-smartphones-ourselves http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/our-smartphones-ourselves http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Bridging the Gap Between Business and Academia: A Q&A with Christian Chautard Christian Chautard, an interlocutor for The Enhancing Life Project and a prominent businessman, on how business, policy, and academia can all work together http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/bridging-the-gap-between-business-and-academia-a-q-und-a-with-christian-chautard http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/bridging-the-gap-between-business-and-academia-a-q-und-a-with-christian-chautard http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu American Immanence, Resilient Democracy Michael Hogue explains how his concept of “resilient democracy” attends to the ecological dimensions of justice http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/american-immanence-resilient-democracy http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/american-immanence-resilient-democracy http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Vulnerability, Resilience, Liberation Theology: A Q&A with Michael Hogue Michael Hogue discusses Unitarian Universalist ministry, systems theory, and how the work of The Enhancing Life Project can have practical applications within specific communities. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/vulnerability-resilience-liberation-theology-a-q-and-a-with-michael-hogue http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/vulnerability-resilience-liberation-theology-a-q-and-a-with-michael-hogue http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Resilient Democracy in Theory and Practice: A Q&A with Michael Hogue How understanding communities’ particular vulnerabilities is interconnected with developing more resilient societies http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/resilient-democracy-in-theory-and-practice-a-q-and-a-with-michael-hogue http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/resilient-democracy-in-theory-and-practice-a-q-and-a-with-michael-hogue http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Transcending Adversity: A Q&A With Dr. Monique B. Mitchell How youth in the foster care system draw upon their intrinsic resources in the face of adversity, and what public discourse gets wrong about them http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/transcending-adversity-a-q-und-a-with-dr-monique-b-mitchell http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/transcending-adversity-a-q-und-a-with-dr-monique-b-mitchell http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Living in an Inspired World: Youth in Foster Care Transcending Adversity How purpose enhances life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/living-in-an-inspired-world-youth-in-foster-care-transcending-adversity http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/living-in-an-inspired-world-youth-in-foster-care-transcending-adversity http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Lessons from Germany’s Kirchentag The Enhancing Life Project’s interlocutor Ellen Ueberschaer discusses her work as the General Secretary for Germany’s Kirchentag http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/lessons-from-germanys-kirchentag http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/lessons-from-germanys-kirchentag http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Living at the Intersection of Technology and Humanity How the Fourth Industrial Revolution has changed our relationship with science http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/living-at-the-intersection-of-technology-and-humanity http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/living-at-the-intersection-of-technology-and-humanity http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu From Preschool to Post-Grad: Montessori Education and Interdisciplinary Pedagogy The Enhancing Life Project’s Communications Project Assistant offers her reflections on her interdisciplinary education—from preschool through early adulthood http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/from-preschool-to-post-grad-montessori-education-and-interdisciplinary-pedagogy http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/from-preschool-to-post-grad-montessori-education-and-interdisciplinary-pedagogy http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Why Enhancing Life Studies is crucial for academy, society, and the natural environment: A Q&A with Piet Naudé Our Public Interlocutor from South Africa takes a wide angle view of big problems http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/why-enhancing-life-studies-is-crucial-for-academy-society-and-the-natural-environment-a-q-and-a-with-piet-naude http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/why-enhancing-life-studies-is-crucial-for-academy-society-and-the-natural-environment-a-q-and-a-with-piet-naude http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Of man and machine: The evolution of transhumanism Enhancing Life Scholar Christopher Scott's research explores questions of transhumanism and what it means for our collective future. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/of-man-and-machine-the-evolution-of-transhumanism http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/of-man-and-machine-the-evolution-of-transhumanism http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Disability: Modern Understandings, Biblical Counter-Readings Three competing--and perhaps complementary--ways to understand disability http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/disability-modern-understandings-biblical-counter-readings http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/disability-modern-understandings-biblical-counter-readings http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Healing and Inter-Cultural Christology: A Q&A With Martin Wendte How “disability” within a contemporary framework relates to Jesus the healer http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/healing-and-inter-cultural-christology-a-q-and-a-with-martin-wendte http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/healing-and-inter-cultural-christology-a-q-and-a-with-martin-wendte http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Making Finitude Visible: The Ethics of Sustainability How sustainability confronts us with moral and existential questions in the here and now http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/making-finitude-visible-the-ethics-of-sustainability http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/making-finitude-visible-the-ethics-of-sustainability http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Imagining Sustainability: A Q&A with Maria Antonaccio Investigating sustainability beyond its strictly environmental dimensions http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/imagining-sustainability-a-q-and-a-with-maria-antonaccio http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/imagining-sustainability-a-q-and-a-with-maria-antonaccio http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Journalism, Academia, and the Future: A Q&A with Evelyn Finger A German newspaper editor, and interlocutor for The Enhancing Life Project, discusses the ongoing conversation between academia and the media, and how the Project can inform the direction of this conversation going forward. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/journalism-academia-and-the-future-a-q-and-a-with-evelyn-finger http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/journalism-academia-and-the-future-a-q-and-a-with-evelyn-finger http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Beyond Resilience: Lessons from and for Adult Jewish Learning Dean Bell on lessons that can be learned from how, and to what end, adult Jewish learners learn lessons. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/beyond-resilience-lessons-from-and-for-adult-jewish-learning http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/beyond-resilience-lessons-from-and-for-adult-jewish-learning http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Love Your Enemies How human freedom allows for human acts of divine power aimed at remaking and enhancing the world and human life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/love-your-enemies http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/love-your-enemies http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Remembering Enhancing Life Scholar Pamela Sue Anderson In Memoriam 1955-2017 http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/remembering-enhancing-life-scholar-pamela-sue-anderson http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/remembering-enhancing-life-scholar-pamela-sue-anderson http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu World and Counter-Worlds How the tension between what is religiously considered the world and the counter-world can be utilized in a creative way for the drive to transform this world http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/world-and-counter-worlds http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/world-and-counter-worlds http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Resistance Gardens and Critical Pedagogy Building Coalitions across Difference http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/resistance-gardens-and-critical-pedagogy http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/resistance-gardens-and-critical-pedagogy http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Exploring the Book of Urban Nature: A Q&A With Lea Schweitz The benefits of paying attention to the nature around you http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/exploring-the-book-of-urban-nature-a-q-und-a-with-lea-schweitz http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/exploring-the-book-of-urban-nature-a-q-und-a-with-lea-schweitz http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Religious Diversity and Practice in German Refugee Camps Alexander-Kenneth Nagel discusses his research on refugee camps in Germany, and what the rest of the world can learn from them. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/religious-diversity-and-practice-in-german-refugee-camps http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/religious-diversity-and-practice-in-german-refugee-camps http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Imagining Migration: A Q&A With Alexander-Kenneth Nagel Alexander-Kenneth Nagel discusses his research on migration—from how people think about their own migration, to how public discourse filters these experiences. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/imagining-migration-a-q-and-a-with-alexander-kenneth-nagel http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/imagining-migration-a-q-and-a-with-alexander-kenneth-nagel http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Beauty from Brokenness How honesty enables a way forward http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/beauty-from-brokenness http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/beauty-from-brokenness http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Merit-Making and Eco Karma: A Q&A With Anne Mocko Anne Mocko discusses her research on ascetic traditions, and what contemporary lifestyles have to learn from those traditions. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/merit-making-and-eco-karma-a-q-and-a-with-anne-mocko http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/merit-making-and-eco-karma-a-q-and-a-with-anne-mocko http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Wisdom of Breaking Down Walls A study of consumer behavior highlights the importance of "sophia" http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-wisdom-of-breaking-down-walls http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-wisdom-of-breaking-down-walls http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Consumer Insights for Innovation: A Q&A with Michael Luchs Michael Luchs discusses how to assess consumer wisdom, and how an understanding of consumer wisdom could guide policy moving forward. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/consumer-insights-for-innovation-a-q-and-a-with-michael-luchs http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/consumer-insights-for-innovation-a-q-and-a-with-michael-luchs http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Learning to Be Vulnerable Michael Ing discusses when to work toward harmonizing values, and when to accept that values sometimes cannot be harmonized. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/learning-to-be-vulnerable http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/learning-to-be-vulnerable http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Vulnerability of Integrity: A Q&A With Michael Ing Drawing from ancient Confucian texts, Michael Ing discusses conceptions of vulnerability, and how it’s not always a good thing to be invulnerable. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-vulnerability-of-integrity-a-q-and-a-with-michael-ing http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-vulnerability-of-integrity-a-q-and-a-with-michael-ing http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Challenges and Opportunities in Combating Harmful Traditional Practices: Female Genital Mutilation in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Dr. Nazar Shabila, a lecturer and public health researcher at Hawler Medical University in Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, writes about his efforts to understand and combat the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/challenges-and-opportunities-in-combating-harmful-traditional-practices-female-genital-mutilation-in-the-iraqi-kurdistan-region http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/challenges-and-opportunities-in-combating-harmful-traditional-practices-female-genital-mutilation-in-the-iraqi-kurdistan-region http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Understanding Harmful Cultural Practices: A Q&A With Dr. Nazar Shabila Dr. Nazar Shabila discusses his research on the roots of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/understanding-harmful-cultural-practices-a-q-und-a-with-dr-nazar-shabila http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/understanding-harmful-cultural-practices-a-q-und-a-with-dr-nazar-shabila http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Balancing Freedom and Constraint for the Enhancement of Life When is freedom life-giving and when is it destructive? When are limits exploitative and when do they enable flourishing? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/balancing-freedom-and-constraint-for-the-enhancement-of-life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/balancing-freedom-and-constraint-for-the-enhancement-of-life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Transcendence, Immanence, Clarity, Passion Two excerpts from the Religion and Culture Web Forum that situate the work of the Enhancing Life Project within a conceptual framework. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/transcendence-immanence-clarity-passion http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/transcendence-immanence-clarity-passion http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Forms of Life and Life's Enhancement An excerpt from The Enhancing Life Project’s report for the Religion and Culture Web Forum that outlines a taxonomy of life. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/forms-of-life-and-lifes-enhancement http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/forms-of-life-and-lifes-enhancement http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Arts Enhance Life In Excelsis: Remind Me About That… Author and essayist Ronne Hartfield, former Executive Director at the Art Institute of Chicago, offers her reflections on the role of the arts in enhancing life. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-arts-enhance-life-in-excelsis http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-arts-enhance-life-in-excelsis http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Patience, Impatience, and Political Life Today Drawing on the work of theological Karl Barth, Paul Dafydd Jones assesses what, to him, represents the ideal balance of patience and impatience with respect to our current political climate. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/patience-impatience-and-political-life-toda http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/patience-impatience-and-political-life-toda http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Virtues of Patience and Impatience: A Q&A with Paul Dafydd Jones “Patience is a virtue,” as the aphorism goes, but what does the concept of patience concretely have to do with Enhancing Life? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-virtues-of-patience-and-impatience-a-q-and-a-with-paul-dafydd-jones http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-virtues-of-patience-and-impatience-a-q-and-a-with-paul-dafydd-jones http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu A Letter to Shanidar 3 Some questions for Shanidar 3, a Neanderthal whose remains were discovered in Shanidar Cave, Iraq, in 1957. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/a-letter-to-shanidar-3 http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/a-letter-to-shanidar-3 http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Care and Culture: A Q&A with Jason Danely What Japan and the UK can learn from one another’s attitudes toward elder care, and what students can learn from thinking in terms of care and compassion, rather than solely in terms of power struggles. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/care-and-culture-a-q-and-a-with-jason-danely http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/care-and-culture-a-q-and-a-with-jason-danely http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Will, Value, and Power: A Q&A with William Schweiker Approaching ethical questions from a multidimensional framework. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/will-value-and-power-a-q-and-a-with-william-schweiker http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/will-value-and-power-a-q-and-a-with-william-schweiker http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Spiritual Laws and the Spirit of Laws How religions through their often paradoxical and ironic teachings can enhance worldly life. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/spiritual-laws-and-the-spirit-of-laws http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/spiritual-laws-and-the-spirit-of-laws http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Religion in the Public Sphere: A Q&A with William Schweiker How a deep understanding of the role of religion would help public policymakers as they strive to enhance life for us all. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/religion-in-the-public-sphere-a-q-and-a-with-william-schweiker http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/religion-in-the-public-sphere-a-q-and-a-with-william-schweiker http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Memory & Glorious Life: A Q&A With Dr. Kristine A. Culp Is life glorious, and how can “glory” help us to think about human life and its transformation? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/memory-and-glorious-life-a-q-and-a-with-dr-kristine-a-culp http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/memory-and-glorious-life-a-q-and-a-with-dr-kristine-a-culp http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Stopping by Rothko: Art, Memory, and Brain Science Kristine Culp discusses the possibility-expanding realm of Rothko's art and the brain science behind encountering it. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/stopping-by-rothko-art-memory-and-brain-science http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/stopping-by-rothko-art-memory-and-brain-science http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Theology and Social Analysis: A Q&A with Dr. Günter Thomas Dr. Günter Thomas discusses his Enhancing Life Project research, and the overlaps between Christianity, academia, and political life. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/theology-and-social-analysi http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/theology-and-social-analysi http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Faithfulness to the Earth and the Frame of Hope Political philosophy beyond groundless optimism and constraining pessimism. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/faithfulness-to-the-earth-and-the-frame-of-hope http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/faithfulness-to-the-earth-and-the-frame-of-hope http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Before We Enhance Life, Let's Preserve It Dr. Aasim I. Padela discusses the essential aspects of human health, through the lens of Islamic Law. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/before-we-enhance-life-lets-preserve-it http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/before-we-enhance-life-lets-preserve-it http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Faith and Flourishing: A Q&A with Dr. Aasim Padela How can medicine attend to the religious dimensions of human health? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/faith-and-flourishing http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/faith-and-flourishing http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Beyond a Zero-Sum Game A deep grammar of hope allows us to build bridges between this world and counter-worlds. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/beyond-a-zero-sum-game http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/beyond-a-zero-sum-game http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Berlin Residency Seminar: Cross-Disciplinary & Looking Outward How should academia aim to interface with the world around it? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/berlin-residency-seminar-cross-disciplinary-and-looking-outward http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/berlin-residency-seminar-cross-disciplinary-and-looking-outward http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Inter-Civilizational Dialogue in Azerbaijan A global forum to promote intercultural harmony turned surprisingly contentious. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/inter-civilizational-dialogue-in-azerbaijan http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/inter-civilizational-dialogue-in-azerbaijan http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Religion and International Relations: A Q&A With Dr. Jeffrey Haynes Dr. Jeffrey Haynes teaches students about how the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) can be a window into religion's role in international relations. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/religion-and-international-relations-a-q-und-a-with-dr-jeffrey-haynes http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/religion-and-international-relations-a-q-und-a-with-dr-jeffrey-haynes http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Buying Social Responsibility Governmental paternalism in public procurement. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/buying-social-responsibility http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/buying-social-responsibility http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Nanny State: A Q&A with Dr. Christoph Krönke What are the legal foundations and limitations for government paternalism? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-nanny-state-a-q-and-a-with-dr-christoph-kronke http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-nanny-state-a-q-and-a-with-dr-christoph-kronke http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu In Search of Lost Orientation Mapping the Landscape of Enhancement http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/in-search-of-lost-orientation http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/in-search-of-lost-orientation http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Kant and Enhancement Technology: A Q&A with Dr. Sarah Bianchi A new course will explore how Enlightenment philosophy can help us weigh the implications of new technologies http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/kant-and-enhancement-technology-a-q-and-a-with-dr-sarah-bianchi http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/kant-and-enhancement-technology-a-q-and-a-with-dr-sarah-bianchi http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enhancing Life Through a Journey An ancient pilgrimage creates its own reality http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-life-through-a-jour http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-life-through-a-jour http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enhancing Life Through Experiential Learning: A Q&A with Dr. Elizabeth Bucar A month-long study abroad course offers an immersive perspective on enhancing life. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-life-through-experiential-learning-a-q-and-a-with-dr-elizabeth-bucar http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-life-through-experiential-learning-a-q-and-a-with-dr-elizabeth-bucar http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Abundant and Abandoning Life The wisdom of the Bible inspires an “ethic of relinquishing.” http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/abundant-and-abandoning-life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/abundant-and-abandoning-life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enhancing through Relinquishment: A Q&A with Dr. Ruben Zimmermann How life flourishes in the tension between coming into being and passing away. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-through-relinquishment-a-q-and-a-with-dr-ruben-zimmermann http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-through-relinquishment-a-q-and-a-with-dr-ruben-zimmermann http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Without Echo We Are Lost Why the limits of communication may prove redemptive. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/without-echo-we-are-lost http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/without-echo-we-are-lost http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Echo that Precedes the Sound: A Q&A with Dr. Amit Pinchevski Is more communication always better? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-echo-that-precedes-the-sound-a-q-and-a-with-dr-amit-pinchevski http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-echo-that-precedes-the-sound-a-q-and-a-with-dr-amit-pinchevski http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu When Can We Say That Someone Is Dying? Just as there are phases of life, there are phases of death. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/when-can-we-say-that-someone-is-dying http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/when-can-we-say-that-someone-is-dying http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enhancing Life Near Death: A Q&A with Dr. Daniel P. Sulmasy Medicine should aim to help people flourish, even as they are dying. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-life-near-death-a-q-and-a-with-dr-daniel-p-sulmasy http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-life-near-death-a-q-and-a-with-dr-daniel-p-sulmasy http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Peace as a Religious Counter-World World harmony may be seen as universal religious aspiration. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/peace-as-a-religious-counter-world http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/peace-as-a-religious-counter-world http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enhancing Connectivity: A Q&A with Dr. Menahem Blondheim Can withdrawing from our cell phones enhance our lives? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-connectivity-a-q-and-a-with-dr-menahem-blondheim http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-connectivity-a-q-and-a-with-dr-menahem-blondheim http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Talking about Spirituality, Religion, and Reproductive Medicine More than ever, patients report a need to rely upon their values to navigate their options. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/talking-about-spirituality-religion-and-reproductive-medicine http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/talking-about-spirituality-religion-and-reproductive-medicine http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Navigating the Uncertainties of Prenatal Testing: A Q&A with Dr. Ruth M. Farrell How do values shape women’s decision-making processes around prenatal genetic testing? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/navigating-the-uncertainties-of-prenatal-testing-a-q-and-a-with-dr-ruth-farrell http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/navigating-the-uncertainties-of-prenatal-testing-a-q-and-a-with-dr-ruth-farrell http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Two Perspectives on "Brexit" What does the United Kingdom's "Brexit" vote mean for European unity? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/two-perspectives-on-brexit http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/two-perspectives-on-brexit http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Reassessing the Price of Connection There is a potential contradiction between the life-enhancing promise of online connection and its practical reality. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/reassessing-the-price-of-connection http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/reassessing-the-price-of-connection http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Data and the Expansion of Human Freedom: A Q&A with Dr. Nick Couldry As we become increasingly reliant on the internet and social media, are we undermining our own freedom? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/data-and-the-expansion-of-human-freedom-a-q-and-a-with-dr-nick-cou http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/data-and-the-expansion-of-human-freedom-a-q-and-a-with-dr-nick-cou http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Legacy of Gandhi's Ashrams Exploring the history of Gandhi’s intentional communities helps us understand his philosophy more deeply. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-legacy-of-gandhis-ashrams http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-legacy-of-gandhis-ashrams http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Exploring Gandhi’s Ashrams: A Q&A with Dr. Karline McLain In intentional communities in South Africa and India, Gandhi and his followers sought spiritual and social liberation. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/exploring-gandhis-ashrams-a-q-and-a-with-dr-karline-mclain http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/exploring-gandhis-ashrams-a-q-and-a-with-dr-karline-mclain http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Corruption and the Panama Papers Tacking a global problem in Taiwan. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/corruption-and-the-panama-papers http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/corruption-and-the-panama-papers http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enhancing Life Through Nation-Building: A Q&A with Dr. Stephen Lakkis In Taiwan, Christian theology contributes to the discourse on democracy and human rights. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-life-through-nation-building-a-q-and-a-with-dr-stephen-lakkis http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-life-through-nation-building-a-q-and-a-with-dr-stephen-lakkis http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Eat, Drink, and Make Merit How religious practices help us through illness, death, and the other inevitabilities of our embodied existence. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/eat-drink-and-make-merit http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/eat-drink-and-make-merit http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Incentivizing Asceticism in Buddhism and Jainism: A Q&A with Dr. Anne Mocko Through the concept of merit, Buddhist and Jain practitioners embrace lives of simplicity and limited consumption. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/incentivizing-asceticism-in-buddhism-and-jainism-a-q-and-a-with-dr-anne-mocko http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/incentivizing-asceticism-in-buddhism-and-jainism-a-q-and-a-with-dr-anne-mocko http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Should We Medicate Healthy Children to Fight Social Inequality? A proposed solution seeks a quick fix, without tackling the deep roots of the problem. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/should-we-medicate-healthy-children-to-fight-social-inequality http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/should-we-medicate-healthy-children-to-fight-social-inequality http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enhancing Children’s Lives: A Q&A with Dr. Sebastian Sattler How do parents feel about giving cognitive enhancement medications to their children? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-childrens-lives-a-q-and-a-with-dr-sebastian-sattler http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-childrens-lives-a-q-and-a-with-dr-sebastian-sattler http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Youth in Foster Care: Transcending Adversity and Inspiring Transformative Change Children in the foster care system draw on their innate spiritual resources to transcend adverse life events. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/youth-in-foster-care-transcending-adversity-and-inspiring-transformative-change http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/youth-in-foster-care-transcending-adversity-and-inspiring-transformative-change http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enhancing the Lives of Youth in Foster Care: A Q&A with Dr. Monique B. Mitchell A new project strives to inspire youth by emphasizing their intrinsic resources. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-the-lives-of-youth-in-foster-care-a-q-and-a-with-dr-monique-b-mitchell http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-the-lives-of-youth-in-foster-care-a-q-and-a-with-dr-monique-b-mitchell http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Are Innovation and Tradition Compatible? A new perspective on the tension between our need for continuity and our desire for change. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/are-innovation-and-tradition-compatible http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/are-innovation-and-tradition-compatible http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Studying the History of an Imagined Future: A Q&A with Dr. Matthew O’Hara What can we learn about a country’s history by exploring the way its inhabitants thought about the future? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/studying-the-history-of-an-imagined-future-a-q-and-a-with-dr-matthew-ohara http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/studying-the-history-of-an-imagined-future-a-q-and-a-with-dr-matthew-ohara http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Healing the World with Hope: A Q&A with Dr. Barbara Rossing Images from the New Testament can offer a positive—yet realistic—vision for the future in the age of climate change. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/healing-the-world-with-hope-a-q-and-a-with-dr-barbara-rossing http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/healing-the-world-with-hope-a-q-and-a-with-dr-barbara-rossing http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The New Tree of Life and the Biblical Tree of Life: Imagining our Future How the biological tree of life can remind of us our connection to God, each other, and every living cell and creature. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-new-tree-of-life-and-the-biblical-tree-of-life-imagining-our-future http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-new-tree-of-life-and-the-biblical-tree-of-life-imagining-our-future http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Jesus the Healer in the Era of Health-Idolatry The case for broadening the focus on enhancing our bodies to include our spiritual lives. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/jesus-the-healer-in-the-era-of-health-idolatry http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/jesus-the-healer-in-the-era-of-health-idolatry http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Health in Body and in Spirit: A Q&A with Dr. Martin Wendte Drawing on the resources of global Christianity can help reframe the way we think about healing. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/health-in-body-and-in-spirit-a-q-and-a-with-dr-martin-wendte http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/health-in-body-and-in-spirit-a-q-and-a-with-dr-martin-wendte http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu "Data Paternalism": A Viable Concept for Enhancing Digital Life? What pancake recipes and online banking passwords have in common. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/data-paternalism-a-viable-concept-for-enhancing-digital-life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/data-paternalism-a-viable-concept-for-enhancing-digital-life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Role of the State in Enhancing Life: A Q&A with Dr. Christoph Krönke Who gets to decide what a good life means—the individual or the government? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-role-of-the-state-in-enhancing-life-a-q-and-a-with-dr-christoph-kronke http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-role-of-the-state-in-enhancing-life-a-q-and-a-with-dr-christoph-kronke http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enhancing Life in the Aftermath of Collective Violence Lessons from a visit to South Africa. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-life-in-the-aftermath-of-collective-violence http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-life-in-the-aftermath-of-collective-violence http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Breaking the Cycle of Violence: A Q&A with Dr. Andrea Bieler Exploring different approaches to healing after collective trauma. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/breaking-the-cycle-of-violence-a-q-and-a-with-dr-andrea-bieler http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/breaking-the-cycle-of-violence-a-q-and-a-with-dr-andrea-bieler http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Trains of Our Time: Vulnerable Humans Facing Enhancement How reflections on Kant and Nietzsche can help us evaluate technological advancements. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/trains-of-our-time-vulnerable-humans-facing-enhancement http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/trains-of-our-time-vulnerable-humans-facing-enhancement http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Tipping Point Between Enhancement and Endangerment: A Q&A with Dr. Sarah Bianchi Why debates over enhancement technology can’t only focus on risks and benefits for the individual. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-tipping-point-between-enhancement-and-endangerment-a-q-and-a-with-dr-sarah-bianchi http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-tipping-point-between-enhancement-and-endangerment-a-q-and-a-with-dr-sarah-bianchi http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu What Are We Worried About When We Worry About “Sustainability”? Understanding visions of our planet’s future at a time of unprecedented global challenges. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/what-are-we-worried-about-when-we-worry-about-sustainability http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/what-are-we-worried-about-when-we-worry-about-sustainability http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Hopes and Anxieties of Sustainability: A Q&A with Dr. Maria Antonaccio What can our preoccupation with sustainability tell us about the way we see the future? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-hopes-and-anxieties-of-sustainability-a-q-and-a-with-dr-maria-antonaccio http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-hopes-and-anxieties-of-sustainability-a-q-and-a-with-dr-maria-antonaccio http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Countercultural Power of Enhancing Life: A Q&A with Dr. Greg Cootsona What can The Enhancing Life Project bring to the public discourse? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-countercultural-power-of-enhancing-life-a-q-and-a-with-dr-greg-cootsona http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-countercultural-power-of-enhancing-life-a-q-and-a-with-dr-greg-cootsona http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Ancient Rituals, Intergenerational Gifts, and Scientific Research These contrasting and complementary elements can enhance our lives. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/ancient-rituals-intergenerational-gifts-and-scientific-research http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/ancient-rituals-intergenerational-gifts-and-scientific-research http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Re-Naturing the City How can we experience God's creative activity in urban spaces? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/re-naturing-the-city http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/re-naturing-the-city http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Searching for Nature in the City: A Q&A with Dr. Lea Schweitz A theologian explores Chicago's wild spaces. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/searching-for-nature-in-the-city-a-q-and-a-with-dr-lea-schweitz http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/searching-for-nature-in-the-city-a-q-and-a-with-dr-lea-schweitz http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Female Genital Mutilation: Understanding the Roots of a Hidden Problem New research will shed light on the cultural and religious beliefs behind female genital mutilation in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/female-genital-mutilation-understanding-the-roots-of-a-hidden-problem http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/female-genital-mutilation-understanding-the-roots-of-a-hidden-problem http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Female Genital Mutilation in Kurdistan: A Q&A with Dr. Nazar Shabila Why does this harmful practice persist in places like northern Iraq? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/female-genital-mutilation-in-kurdistan-a-q-and-a-with-dr-nazar-shabila http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/female-genital-mutilation-in-kurdistan-a-q-and-a-with-dr-nazar-shabila http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Democracy in a Time of Ecological Emergency: A Q&A with Dr. Michael Hogue A dissenting tradition of political theology emphasizes pluralism and collaboration over sovereign power. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/democracy-in-a-time-of-ecological-emergency-a-q-and-a-with-dr-michael-hogue http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/democracy-in-a-time-of-ecological-emergency-a-q-and-a-with-dr-michael-hogue http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Suspending Democracy or Enhancing Life: Rick Snyder, Carl Schmitt, and the Poisoning of Flint Recent events in Michigan are indicative of a broader threat to our democracy. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/suspending-democracy-or-enhancing-life-rick-snyder-carl-schmitt-and-the-poisoning-of-flint http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/suspending-democracy-or-enhancing-life-rick-snyder-carl-schmitt-and-the-poisoning-of-flint http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Cultivating Our Co-Humanity A Confucian perspective on vulnerability. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/cultivating-our-co-humanity http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/cultivating-our-co-humanity http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Managing Vulnerability Through Ritual: A Q&A With Dr. Michael Ing In early Confucian texts, relationships with other people are crucial for enhancing life. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/managing-vulnerability-through-ritual-a-q-and-a-with-dr-michael-in http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/managing-vulnerability-through-ritual-a-q-and-a-with-dr-michael-in http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enhancing the Life of the Church and the Academy A summer seminar drew valuable lessons from religious leaders, while offering important insights for their work. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-the-life-of-the-church-and-the-academy http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-the-life-of-the-church-and-the-academy http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enhancing Life in the Context of the Church: A Q&A With Dr. Heike Springhart A public interlocutor shares her perspective on the Enhancing Life Project’s value for students and religious leaders. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-life-in-the-context-of-the-church-a-q-and-a-with-dr-heike-springhart http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-life-in-the-context-of-the-church-a-q-and-a-with-dr-heike-springhart http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enhancing Human Embryos Restraint or full speed ahead? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-human-embryos http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-human-embryos http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu “Snowzilla” and the Importance of Being Flexible The challenges of inter-civilizational dialogue at the United Nations. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/snowzilla-and-the-importance-of-being-flexible http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/snowzilla-and-the-importance-of-being-flexible http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Promise of Global Dialogue: A Q&A with Dr. Jeffrey Haynes A new United Nations initiative could enhance life through international cooperation. Will it succeed? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-promise-of-global-dialogue-a-q-and-a-with-dr-jeffrey-haynes http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-promise-of-global-dialogue-a-q-and-a-with-dr-jeffrey-haynes http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Patience, Christian Theology, and Enhancing Life When should we wait, and when should we be impatient? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/patience-christian-theology-and-enhancing-life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/patience-christian-theology-and-enhancing-life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Patience to Face the Future: A Q&A With Dr. Paul Dafydd Jones Theology can be a resource for embracing the unknown. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-patience-to-face-the-future-a-q-und-a-with-dr-paul-dafydd-jones http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-patience-to-face-the-future-a-q-und-a-with-dr-paul-dafydd-jones http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Transformative Power of Vulnerability We can find genuine love through openness to loss and change. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-transformative-power-of-vulnerability http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-transformative-power-of-vulnerability http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Life-Giving Philosophy: A Q&A With Dr. Pamela Sue Anderson On the importance of mutual vulnerability in enhancing life. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/life-giving-philosophy-a-q-and-a-with-dr-pamela-sue-anderso http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/life-giving-philosophy-a-q-and-a-with-dr-pamela-sue-anderso http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Yearning for Wonder A popular exhibition in Washington, DC explores the glories of mundane things. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/yearning-for-wonder http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/yearning-for-wonder http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Glorious, Vulnerable Life: A Q&A With Dr. Kristine A. Culp In art and in nature, perishability and glory go hand in hand. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/glorious-vulnerable-life-a-q-and-a-with-dr-kristine-a-culp http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/glorious-vulnerable-life-a-q-and-a-with-dr-kristine-a-culp http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Importance of Being Bored, Tired, and Limited Smart drugs might allow us to work harder or more efficiently, but would they make our lives better? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-importance-of-being-bored-tired-and-limited http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-importance-of-being-bored-tired-and-limited http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Beauty of Limits: A Q&A with Dr. Nicole Vincent Why life should be about more than competition. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-beauty-of-limits-a-q-and-a-with-dr-nicole-vincent http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-beauty-of-limits-a-q-and-a-with-dr-nicole-vincent http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Meeting the Wise Consumer The art of getting a lot more from a lot less. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/meeting-the-wise-consumer http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/meeting-the-wise-consumer http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Moving Beyond Sustainable Consumption: A Q&A With Dr. Michael Luchs How wisdom can manifest in our daily choices. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/moving-beyond-sustainable-consumption-a-q-and-a-with-dr-michael-luchs http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/moving-beyond-sustainable-consumption-a-q-and-a-with-dr-michael-luchs http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Merkel, the Abyssinian: Imaginaries of Refuge and Migration Creating new narratives for Muslim migrants in Germany http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/merkel-the-abyssinian-imaginaries-of-refuge-and-migratio http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/merkel-the-abyssinian-imaginaries-of-refuge-and-migratio http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Stories of Migration: A Q&A with Dr. Alexander-Kenneth Nagel How do visions of a better life shape migrants' experiences? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/stories-of-migration-a-q-and-a-with-dr-alexander-kenneth-nagel http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/stories-of-migration-a-q-and-a-with-dr-alexander-kenneth-nagel http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Dangerous Compassion What caregivers can teach us about enhancing life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/dangerous-compassion http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/dangerous-compassion http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Care and Global Aging: A Q&A with Dr. Jason Danely What can informal family caregivers teach us about the value of compassion for enhancing life? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/care-and-global-aging-a-q-and-a-with-dr-jason-danely http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/care-and-global-aging-a-q-and-a-with-dr-jason-danely http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu What Religious Terrorism Can Teach Us About the Uncanny Power of Counter-Worlds Extremists aren't blinded by hate, they're motivated by desperate hope. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/what-religious-terrorism-can-teach-us-about-the-uncanny-power-of-counter-worlds http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/what-religious-terrorism-can-teach-us-about-the-uncanny-power-of-counter-worlds http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Enhancing Life Through a Framework of Hope: A Q&A with Dr. Günter Thomas How does the hope for God’s creative presence stimulate human striving for the enhancement of life? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-life-through-a-framework-of-hope-a-q-and-a-with-dr-gunter-thomas http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/enhancing-life-through-a-framework-of-hope-a-q-and-a-with-dr-gunter-thomas http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu What Does Caitlyn Jenner Have to Do With Enhancing Life? What can religion tell us about the embodied nature of gender? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/what-does-caitlyn-jenner-have-to-do-with-enhancing-life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/what-does-caitlyn-jenner-have-to-do-with-enhancing-life http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Sexual Reassignment Surgery in Iran: A Q&A with Dr. Elizabeth Bucar Are body modifications an enhancement or a violation of life? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/sexual-reassignment-surgery-in-iran-a-q-and-a-with-dr-elizabeth-bucar http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/sexual-reassignment-surgery-in-iran-a-q-and-a-with-dr-elizabeth-bucar http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Living Long and Living Well Let's say technology will allow us to stay healthy until age 100 or beyond. What happens next? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/living-long-and-living-well http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/living-long-and-living-well http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Elixirs for the American Immortal Should we be working to lengthen our lives without simultaneously improving the quality of health in old age? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/elixirs-for-the-american-immortal http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/elixirs-for-the-american-immortal http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Paradox of a Long Life: A Q&A with Dr. Christopher Scott Dr. Christopher Scott, the director of Stanford University’s Program on Stem Cells in Society, is using his support from the Enhancing Life Project to investigate the future of human longevity research. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-paradox-of-a-long-life-a-q-and-a-with-dr-christopher-scott http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-paradox-of-a-long-life-a-q-and-a-with-dr-christopher-scott http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu The Origin of Marvels How the Enhancing Life Project bridges the divide between reason and imagination. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-origin-of-marvels http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/the-origin-of-marvels http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Making Connections at Banff What do longevity research and new media have in common? Can we draw meaningful connections between a study of Gandhi's ashrams and an analysis of human migration patterns? And what on earth is the difference between a bear and a hoodoo? http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/making-connections-at-banff http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/making-connections-at-banff http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu Before We Enhance Life, Let's Preserve It Dr. Aasim Padela discusses the essential aspects of human health, through the lens of Islamic law. http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/before-we-enhance-life-lets-preserve-i http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu/blog/before-we-enhance-life-lets-preserve-i http://enhancinglife.uchicago.edu