A really interesting couple of Harvard lectures which made me question to what degree utilitarian principles are integrated in our faith and how they motivate our personal decisions.
An overview of the complete series is found here.
I also found this quote of Tim Keller on a recent article on authority quite striking in this context:
"People live increasingly fragmented lives, no longer thinking of themselves in terms of basic roles in communities (“Christian, father, lawyer.”) Instead, their identity constantly shape-shifts as they move through a series of life episodes that are not tightly connected to each other. They are always ready to change direction and abandon commitments and loyalties without qualms and to pursue, on a personal cost-benefit basis, the best opportunity available to them."
