Quo Vadis Institute #Rethink

In this episode of our podcast #Rethink, Jasper Knecht engages in a conversation with Sam Mabley, a young Christian from Bristol (UK), who founded a fashion company (YesFriends) centered around the idea of making ethical clothing affordable. Sam shares his story and discusses how he became intrigued by issues in the fashion industry. To quote from their website: „Clothes are the

In this episode, Elaine Pountney shares about her life as a counsellor. She reflects on the nature of wellbeing, the connection between flourishing and relationships, and whether flourishing is possible after trauma. We loved our conversation so we hope you’ll enjoy it as well. Photo Credit of Featured Picture: Gary Barnes | Pexels

In this episode, Dr. Sarah Foot discusses her work as a Palliative Care Physician. What does good, holistic care look like? Foot explains that a physical problem does not always have a physical solution and that much of her job is also to help patients navigate choices and decisions. Important in this process is to define what success means in this context? Even though ‘curing’

Revd Dr Dave Bookless is Director of Theology for A Rocha International. A Rocha is an international Christian organisation engaging in scientific research, environmental education and community-based conservation projects across six continents. In this conversation, Dr Bookless talk more about his heart for Creation Care and the ways in which he think those issues are connected wi

Introduction to our new five-part series on "Human Flourishing": What does it mean for people to do well, to flourish? This is a difficult query that would probably lead to a variety of answers, depending on who is answering it. Nevertheless, how we understand human wellbeing influences many of our decisions in the public sphere, as ‘human wellbeing’ is oftentimes the

This episode features a conversation between Professor John Wyatt and Jasper Knecht. Following the publication of his book Death Without Dignity? Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Europe, Prof John Wyatt discusses the reasons for writing this book. What are his observations about our societies’ thoughts about the issue? What does he think of the arguments used in favour of the

This third instalment within our series of the newly released book "The Robot Will See You now" features a conversation between Victoria Lorrimar and Johannes Knecht around the chapter Victoria wrote on “The Future of Humanity” in TRWSYN. Dr Victoria Lorrimar is originally from Perth. She started her academic journey in the sciences, but later switched to theology. She has also

The second instalment within our series of the newly released book "The Robot Will See You now" on QVI’s Podcast Rethink is out! This episode features a conversation between Andrzej Turkanik and Johannes Knecht around the chapter Andrzej wrote on "Art, music and AI: the uses of AI in artistic creation" in TRWSYN. Andrzej completed degrees in music and art in Poland as well as the

This is the first installment of our series featuring the recently published book ‚The Robot Will See You Now‘ on QVI’s Podcast #Rethink! This episode features a conversation between Professor John Wyatt and Johannes Knecht. Prof John Wyatt is Emeritus Professor of Neonatal Paediatrics, Ethics & Perinatology at University College London, and a senior researcher at the Far

The latest instalment of QVI’s Podcast Rethink is now out! This episode features a conversation between Olivia Lyster and Johannes Knecht. Olivia is a researcher and manager with Levin sources, a UK based consultancy specialised in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining. In this conversation, Olivia shares about her experiences working in this field, explains what the current challenge