Genetic Engineering and Theology: Exploring the Interconnections

This article provides an overview of the response of religious thinkers to the challenge of applying religious values and frameworks to the new and frequently unprecedented issues posed by genetic knowledge and technologies. It explores the kinds of issues that genetic developments raise for both th...

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Auteur principal: Chapman, Audrey R. 1942- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage Publ. 2002
Dans: Theology today
Année: 2002, Volume: 59, Numéro: 1, Pages: 71-89
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:This article provides an overview of the response of religious thinkers to the challenge of applying religious values and frameworks to the new and frequently unprecedented issues posed by genetic knowledge and technologies. It explores the kinds of issues that genetic developments raise for both theology and ethics. It then evaluates the efforts of religious thinkers and communities to interpret and illuminate genetic knowledge and significant ethical choices now before society.
ISSN:2044-2556
Contient:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004057360205900106