{"podcast":{"title":"Doctor John Patrick","slug":"doctor-john-patrick-5582517","podcast_index_feed_id":5582517,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/doctorjohnpatrick/feed.xml","website_url":"https://doctorjohnpatrick.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6470650/Podcast_-_1400x1400_haa8ik.jpg","author":"John Patrick","episode_count":100,"summary":"With a history that spans three continents, and over 50 years experience in the medical community John Patrick speaks to Christian and secular groups around the world, communicating effectively on medical ethics, culture, public policy, and the integration of faith and science.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T08:19:07.166659+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517"},"episode":{"title":"Why Ethics Cannot Be Taught","slug":"why-ethics-cannot-be-taught","published_at":"2026-07-22T17:26:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/why-ethics-cannot-be-taught","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517","url":"https://doctorjohnpatrick.podbean.com/e/why-ethics-cannot-be-taught/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gzkqht2yftraq2h6/2026-07-22-why-ethics-cannot-be-taught.mp3","summary":"Join our weekly book club and keep thinking deeply about faith, culture, and truth: 🔗 https://pxllnk.co/bookclubpod Considering college? Explore Augustine College, a one-year classical Christian program in Ottawa that prepares students to think and live faithfully in a secular age: 🔗 https://pxllnk.co/augustinepodcast In this episode, Dr. John Patrick argues that ethics is caught, not taught, drawing on decades of experience teaching medical students in Ottawa. He reflects on the writings of the Apostle Paul, particularly Romans, to show how theology must lead to a renewed mind before genuine ethical living follows, and he contrasts this with the failure of university ethics courses. Dr. John Patrick also discusses Oliver O'Donovan's book The Disappearance of Ethics, Immanuel Kant's moral law within, and Psalm 19 as described by C.S. Lewis as the greatest poem he knew. He touches on the crisis of meaning among young men in the West and China, the role of fathers and mothers in shaping character, and closes with a recommendation of Ephraim Radner's essay on beautiful sermons and Michael O'Brien's novel Island of the World. 🎬 Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/LCWnyZHAs0Y // LINKS // Website: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/ Podcast: https://doctorjohnpatrick.podbean.com/ Biblical Literacy Quiz: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/meaning-metaphor-and-allusion/ Recommended Reading list: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/book-list/ Ask Doctor John: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/ask/ LINKS: https://beacons.ai/doctorjohnpatrick","meta_description":"Join our weekly book club and keep thinking deeply about faith, culture, and truth: 🔗 https://pxllnk.co/bookclubpod Considering college? Explore Augustine…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2749,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/episodes/why-ethics-cannot-be-taught/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/why-ethics-cannot-be-taught.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}