"Begotten or Made?" - Chapter 3 (Pt. 1)

This week, Rhys and Colin continue their readthrough of Begotten or Made? by Oliver O"Donovan. In Ch. 3, O"Donovan finally addresses the topic of artificial insemination, addressing questions about the ends of medical intervention; the differences between cure, compensation, and circumvention in treatment; and the ethics of involving a third party in the reproductive process. Subscribe to Ad Fontes from just $2.50 per month! Gain access to our quaterly print editions and exclusive interviews, and support our work. Subscribe here: https://adfontesjournal.com/subscribe/ Timestamps 00:00:00 – 00:10:39 - Intro; recap; the possibility of artificial insemination by donor 00:10:50 – 00:24:43 - the ends of AID; the multiple goods of the procreative organs; cure, circumvention, and compensation 00:24:54 – 00:38:39 - ethics of the third party in AID; reproduction a private act; proxy relationships and their limits 00:38:38 – 00:50:14 - the Patriarchal and Levirate patterns in Scripture; problematic anonymity of AID 00:50:23 - end - What We’re Reading; Spotlight; wrap-up Currently Reading Colin: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky Rhys: Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes Texts Discussed Begotten or Made? by Oliver O"Donovan Spotlight Davenant Hall Hilary Term Class Registration (REGISTER NOW!) Music Intro and Outro: Midnight Stroll by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-sc Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/2gic0s Link Music: New Road by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-sc Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/l7ldfn To find out more about The Davenant Institute, visit our website.