Paideia College Society Spring 2004 Conference

Seventh Annual Paideia College Society Student Conference

Dates: April 2-3, 2004

Theme: "The Abolition of Man? Bioethics and the Christian Faith"

Guest Lecturer: Nigel M. De S. Cameron, Ph.D. (view more info on Dr. Cameron)

Dr. Cameron's Lecture Topics:

  • Lecture One: "Theological Foundations of Bioethics"
  • Lecture Two: "Old Business: The Sanctity of Life and Medicine"
  • Lecture Three: "New Business: The Integrity of Life — Imago Dei in the 21st Century"

Student Presentations: Past and present DBU Pew/Paideia students are invited to present academic papers at this conference on any worthwhile topic from any discipline.

Kate Campbell

  • Concert - Rogers Baptist Student Ministry Center (BSM Room) Spence Hall
  • 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 2, 2004

Presentation of Student Papers

  • Strickland Building, Rooms 211, 212, 216, 217, 222
  • 9:00 a.m. - 3:10 p.m. Saturday, April 3, 2004
black & white headshot of Dr. Nigel M. de S. Cameron

Nigel M. de S. Cameron

Dr. Nigel M. de S. Cameron, Dean of The Wilberforce Forum, is former Provost and Distinguished Professor of Theology and Culture at Trinity International University/ Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Known internationally for his work on bioethics, Dr Cameron founded the journal Ethics and Medicine and the Centre for Bioethics and Public Policy (bioethics.ac.uk) in London, England; he also chairs the board of the Center for Bioethics in the Church (thecbc.org).

Dr. Cameron has appeared on CNN, ABC, Nightline, Frontline, and other network media as a spokesman for Judeo-Christian perspectives on old and new issues in medicine and bioethics. He testified before the congressional hearings on human cloning. He has written and edited nine books in bioethics, including his seminal volume The New Medicine (Crossway, 1992).

Dr. Cameron's work spans theology as well as ethics. He edited the major reference The Dictionary of Scottish Church History and TheologyM (InterVarsity) as well as other volumes on systematic theology, and has written on issues as diverse as the authority of the Bible, evolution, and the Christian life.

Originally from the United Kingdom, Nigel Cameron is a naturalized US citizen. He and his wife Shenach, parents of five children, live in Deerfield, Illinois.


Click the play button above to hear a lecture by Nigel Cameron

For more information on Dr. Cameron, log on to this website: http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~hsci158v/stemcell/sarah/Cameron.html