Brave New World?: Theology, Ethics and the Human GenomeCelia Deane-Drummond One of the key issues facing us in the next millennium is the ability to manipulate the genetics of living organisms. The possibility of manipulating human genetics raises many theological, ethical and socio-political issues. These include specific decisions about whether the technology will be developed, how it will be applied and more general questions about the technical manipulation of 'natural' processes. From a theological perspective the human genome project not only challenges particular doctrines, such as that of creation, eschatology and anthropology, but also raises particular issues of social justice and medical ethics. The purpose of this book is to bring together the collective expertise of theologians, scientists and social scientists in order to provide a forum for critique and public debate focused on the human genome project.It is hoped that the results presented in this book offer a sophisticated theological and ethical response. |
Contents
Some | 27 |
And in the World to Come Life Everlasting | 49 |
The Human Genome and the Image of God | 68 |
The Human Genome Project Health and | 91 |
Anthropological Questions | 116 |
The Human Genome Project | 145 |
The Emergence | 189 |
How Might a Virtue Ethic Frame Debates | 225 |
Whose Genes Are They? Genetics Patenting | 257 |
Thinking Liturgically | 274 |
Is the Goodness of God Good Enough? | 294 |
Postscript | 319 |
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