I’m to speak about “moral distress” again next week at an ethics workshop for managers in health care.  It’s the third or fourth time doing this talk, and I still feel ill-equipped for the task.

I understand the concepts, and I understand the research; it’s the solutions that perplex me.

“Moral distress” is a term that was coined a generation ago by a professor of nursing to describe the experience of feeling incapable of doing what one believes one ought to do… (Read More)

This month the Ethics Centre embarks on an adventure: a year of living ethically, if you will. Our intention is to supply resources to help you and your corps / church community deal with ethical questions and moral dilemmas that may be pressing in on you, or perhaps you ought to be thinking more about. Each month will bear with it a new topic for your consideration and new resources for your use.  This is an ongoing project, and we welcome your feedback and suggestions for additional resources or themes.  Please check back over the following weeks to see what resources have been added to the mix.

In this season of Thanksgiving, we begin with one of our favourite ethical issues, a hot topic these days: human responsibility for the earth… (Read More)

 Human trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, harbouring, or receipt of people for … (More)

We're thrilled to share with you a series of small group studies we've developed that are inspired … (More)