An edition of The nature of our humanity: ethical issues in genetics and biotechnology
(2009)
The nature of our humanity
ethical issues in genetics and biotechnology
by Paul T. Jersild
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The nature of our humanity: ethical issues in genetics and biotechnology
2009, Fortress Press
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Christian faith and our biological past
The emergent human being
Relating faith to evolutionary biology
God the creator
The emergent human being
Sin and the fall
Redemption in Jesus the Christ
Relating evolutionary biology to faith
To be human is to be in relationship
Biological evolution and human nature
Reconceptualizing the soul
Concluding thoughts
Human nature and biological reductionism
Scientific materialism
The response of intelligent design
A critique of scientific materialism
Searching for the biological basis of religion
Human nature and the gene
From mendel to watson and crick
The structure and function of DNA
Continuing questions about the gene
The human genome project
The interaction of organism and environment
A God gene?
Genes, culture, and faith in God
Part II: Christian faith and our biotech future
Human nature and the impact of biotechnology
Theses concerning human nature
Defining biotechnology
Developments in biotechnology
Creating a superior human being
The human machine
Scenarios of the future
Human nature and genetic engineering
What is genetic engineering?
From therapy to enhancement
The enhancement argument
The anti-enhancement argument
The "genocentric" fallacy
Ethics and human fulfillment
Theological concerns
Human nature and the human future
Human nature and the quest for immortality
Living with the prospect of death
The controversial embryonic stem cell
Stem cells, telomeres, and the lifespan
Other aging factors
Biblical insights on human mortality
A critique of the immortality quest.
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Includes index.
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