Genetic Manipulation and the Body of Christ

Efforts to distinguish therapeutic from non-therapeutic genetic interventions in the human body have floundered on the assumption that the body should be understood as a psycho-physical corpus. This article argues by contrast that the body of Christ, that is the church, should be seen as the hermene...

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主要作者: Song, Robert 1962- (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: Sage 2007
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2007, 卷: 20, 發布: 3, Pages: 399-420
Further subjects:B cosmetic surgery
B Church
B genetic enhancement
B body of Christ
B Body
B Giddens
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總結:Efforts to distinguish therapeutic from non-therapeutic genetic interventions in the human body have floundered on the assumption that the body should be understood as a psycho-physical corpus. This article argues by contrast that the body of Christ, that is the church, should be seen as the hermeneutical key to interpreting the body, and therefore that features of the corporate life of the church can provide criteria for distinguishing acceptable from unacceptable forms of genetic intervention. Formation of the bodies of Christians in the church is contrasted with the formation of the body by the reflexive project of modern self-identity.
ISSN:0953-9468
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946807082935