Seminar 2: The Beginning and the End – Issues of Life and Death

‘On being human’ is a series of six thought-provoking seminars that provide an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a human being in the 21st Century.

Part of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s Church in the Public Square series [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/publicsquare], ‘On being human’ draws on the expertise of academics and professionals working in a variety of disciplines in Ireland and the UK to explore the essence and uniqueness of human life.

Professor John Wyatt is Emeritus Professor of Ethics and Perinatology at University College. In his seminar, ‘The Beginning and the End: Issues of Life and Death’, he explored whether orthodox Christian understandings of humanity provide insights for the rapidly changing world of medical ethics.

You can read Professor Wyatt’s Blog here [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/Blog/September-2016/On-being-human-Issues-of-life-death.aspx] and the original ‘On being human’ news story here [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/News/September-2016/Essence-of-humanity-at-heart-of-forthcoming-semina.aspx.]