Karen Peterson-Iyer: Theology, Sex and Relationships

Karen Peterson-Iyer serves on Santa Clara’s religious studies
faculty, teaching courses and writing on contemporary sexual
ethics, bioethics and human trafficking. Dr. Iyer got her B.A. in
Political Science from Stanford University, her M.Div. at the
Graduate Theological Union, and her M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in
Ethics (Religious Studies) at Yale University. Her research
interests are currently focused on sexual ethics (contemporary
sexuality), bioethics, and human trafficking. Dr. Iyer has also
worked in the past in campus ministry and on the writing and
editorial staff of Sojourners magazine in Washington, D.C.


Dr. Iyer teaches one of Santa Clara’s most popular courses:
Theology, Sex, and Relationships. From the course description:
“This course will explore the ethics of romantic and sexual
relationships, in light of Christian theological and scriptural
tradition(s) as well as reason (including social scientific
sources) and contemporary human experience. We will examine
overall relational patterns including friendship, dating, and
sexual intimacy, with the ultimate goal of integrating our best
insights into a creative, constructive, and fulfilling sexual
ethic for college students in 2019.”


In this conversation, we discuss why students are so drawn to
this course, human fulfillment, cultural influences, funny
stories, advice Dr. Iyer would give her college self, and
more. 


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