Events at The Center for Applied Christian Ethics
The Center for Applied Christian Ethics holds events throughout the year to promote and encourage the formation of moral character and the application of biblical ethics to contemporary moral decisions.
Feature Film: Black + Evangelical
Created by CACE at Wheaton College and Christianity Today
About the Film
Black + Evangelical is a feature-length documentary profiling the history, struggles, and contributions of African American evangelicals.
Taking us to the crossroads of faith and racial identity, Black + Evangelical is filled with candid interviews and eye-opening portraits of the resilient men and women who find themselves straddling the often clashing worlds of Black and white evangelicalism in America.
Black + Evangelical challenges us to hear anew the voices of these men and women, whose unique theological and social journeys have much to say about challenges faced by today's church.
Narrator and co-creator Vicent Bacote, Ph.D., is Professor of Theology and Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Learn more at the official website.
Would you like to host a screening?
If you are interested in hosting a screening of the Black + Evangelical documentary in the near future, please let us know via this online form. Contact the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at CACE@wheaton.edu.
AI at the Moment
3:30 p.m., Mon., Nov. 3
Meyer Science Center, Classroom 105, 430 Howard St., Wheaton
The Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College presents this panel discussion with Nigel M. de S. Cameron, Richard Gibson, Ph.D. and William Struthers, Ph.D.
Come learn about Artificial Intelligence. What developments are on the horizon? What might be especially useful? What are some myths about where AI research and development is at the moment?
Mr. de S. Cameron is former chief executive officer of the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies, Dr. Gibson is a Professor of English, and Dr. Struthers is a Professor of Psychology.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jill Caballero at 630.752.5886 or CACE@wheaton.edu.
Dr. Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General
7 p.m., Mon., Nov. 3
Blanchard Hall, Room 339, 501 College Ave., Wheaton
The Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College presents "Dr. Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General," a book signing by Nigel M. de S. Cameron
Dr. Koop, the evangelical Surgeon General who astonished both supporters and critics as he went after Big Tobacco, led America through the 1980s AIDS crisis, and as an octogenarian helmed DrKoop.com, the world's top healthcare website. The world's most celebrated pediatric surgeon, Koop was invited to Wheaton's 1973 Commencement. In a stunning speech, just months after Roe vs Wade, he launched the evangelical pro-life movement. Eight years later, after his collaboration with Francis Schaeffer had made him America's best-known anti-abortion physician, President Reagan appointed him Surgeon General. Activists on both sides of the abortion debate assumed he would carry on his pro-life speech-making, and were taken aback when he said no. He would focus on issues like smoking (which dropped by nearly one-quarter during his time in office) and then AIDS - where he became an unlikely hero to the gay community. There was talk of tattooing HIV-infected patients or sending them all to Alaska. He said no: God is the judge, I'm a doc and I'll save your lives. Famed ethicist Harold O.J. Brown, a Koop friend but also critic, described him as the most important evangelical in American public life since William Jennings Bryan.
Among a long list of accomplishments, Nigel M. de S. Cameron, Ph.D. has experience as President and CEO of start-up companies, served as Provost of Trinity International University, was Commissioner, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, and written many books, his most recent Dr. Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jill Caballero at 630.752.5886 or CACE@wheaton.edu.