David E. Smith

Healthcare Ethics and Human Dignity Initiative

The Good Profession: Cultivating Virtue

Cultivating virtue in what is possible, permissible and beneficial in science, law and ethics.

Dr. Robert Lawrence

Nov. 3, 2025 - 7 p.m.

Cone Chapel

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Executive Director: Dr. Nathan Guy

Dr. Nathan Guy smiling wearing a black suit with a white dress shirt and black tie.

Nathan Guy, Ph.D. is the executive director of the David E. Smith Health Care Ethics and Human Dignity Initiative. In addition, he serves the College of Bible and Ministry as associate professor of philosophy, theology and ethics, and is the full-time preaching minister for West Side Church of Christ in Searcy.

Guy received his training from Freed-Hardeman University, Harding School of Theology, the London School of Economics & Political Science, the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. He is currently pursuing certification in Health Care Ethics from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School’s Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity in Deerfield, Illinois.

The former president of Mars Hill Bible School in Florence, Alabama, Guy is the author of Finding Locke’s God: The Theological Basis of John Locke’s Political Thought (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019). He enjoys life with his wife, Katie, and two children, Grace and Henry.

Assistant Professor Daniel Crouch

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Daniel Crouch is the first full-time faculty member for the David E. Smith Health Care Ethics and Human Dignity Initiative. He comes to Harding from Baylor University, where he is completing a Ph.D. in theology and ethics. His research focuses on bioethics, emerging technologies and the natural law tradition. Before beginning doctoral work, Crouch earned a master’s degree from Harding School of Theology and completed undergraduate degrees in computer science and Bible at Harding University. While at Baylor, he taught undergraduate theology courses, and he collaborated on medical ethics instruction for Baylor College of Medicine. A lifelong lover of film and an occasional painter, Crouch is especially excited to return to his alma mater to help grow the David E. Smith Center for Health Care Ethics and Human Dignity. He hopes to contribute to making Harding a hub of bioethical wisdom for the church and broader community.

Board Members

Caleb Clanton, PhD Distinguished University Chair in Philosophy and Humanities, Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN)
Monte Cox, PhD Dean of the College of Bible and Ministry, Harding University (Searcy, AR)
Layne Keele, JD Associate Professor of Law, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (Birmingham, AL)
Robert Lawrence, MD Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska (Anchorage, AK)
Mendy McClelland, PA-C Associate Professor Biology, Harding University (Searcy, AR)
Michael McGalliard, SC.D, PT, COMT Dean of College of Allied Health, Associate Provost of Health Sciences, Harding University (Searcy, AR)
Dennis Matlock, PhD Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Harding University (Searcy, AR)
Stacey Rodenbeck, PhD Teacher of the Year, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Harding University (Searcy, AR)
Rubel Shelly, PhD Former President, Rochester College, Teaching Minister, Harpeth Hills Church of Christ (Nashville, TN)
Michael Sleasman, PhD Director of Bioethics Program, Associate Professor of Bioethics, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, IL)
David Smith, MD Palliative Care Physician, Baptist Health (Little Rock, AR)
Kraig Martin, PhD Professor of Philosophy and Bible, Harding University (Searcy, AR)
Monty Self, D.Min Director, Dewey Center for Chaplaincy, Charleston Southern University (Charleston, SC)
Dr. Leah Fullman, MBA ScD CC-SLP Inaugural Dean, School of Speech-Language Pathology, Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)

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