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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.
Table of Contents
PART 1: INSIGHTS FROM SCIENCE
2. John A. Bryant: Genetic Modification of Animals and Humans, Principles, Practice and Possibilities
3. Michael J. Reiss: "And in the World to Come, Life Everlasting"
PART 2: WHAT IS IT TO BE HUMAN?
4. Ruth Page: "The Human Genome and the Image of God"
5. Neil G. Messer: The Human Genome Project, Health and the "Tyranny of Normality"
6. Maureen Junker-Kenny: "Genes and the Self. Anthropological Questions in the HGP"
PART 3: CHALLENGES TO ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS
7. Julie Clague: Beyond Beneficence: The Emergence of Genomorality
8. Celia Deane-Drummond: How Might a Virtue Ethic Frame Debates in Human Genetics?
PART 4: THEMES IN HISTORICAL AND SOCIO-POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE
9. Bronislaw Szerszynski: The Human Awaits Its Laplace
10. Peter Scott: Is the Goodness of God Good Enough? The Human Genome Project in Theologico-Political Perspective
11. Esther D. Reed: Property Rights, Genes and Heredity
12. Conclusions
Index
Product details
| Published | Nov 01 2003 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 272 |
| ISBN | 9780567089366 |
| Imprint | T&T Clark |
| Dimensions | Not specified |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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