RT Article
T1 Genetic Manipulation and the Body of Christ
JF Studies in Christian ethics
VO 20
IS 3
SP 399
OP 420
A1 Song, Robert 1962-
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2007
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1776582241
AB 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.
K1 Giddens
K1 genetic enhancement
K1 cosmetic surgery
K1 Church
K1 body of Christ
K1 Body
DO 10.1177/0953946807082935