Does "nature" still exist? Common wisdom now acknowledges the
malleability of nature, the complex reality that circumscribes and
constitutes the human. Weather patterns, topographical contours,
animal populations, and even our own genetic composition-all of
which previously marked the boundary of human agency-now appear
subject to our intervention. Some thinkers have suggested that
nature has disappeared entirely and that we have entered a
postnatural era; others note that nature is an ineradicable context
for life. Christian theology, in particular, finds itself in an
awkward position. Its Western traditions have long relied upon a
static "nature" to express the dynamism of "grace," making nature a
foundational category within theology itself. This means that any
theological inquiry into the changing face of nature must be
reflexive and radically interdisciplinary. This book brings leading
natural and social scientists into conversation with prominent
Christian theologians and ethicists to wrestle collectively with
difficult questions. Is nature undergoing fundamental change? What
role does nature play in theological ethics? How might ethical
deliberation proceed "without nature" in the future? What does the
religious drive to transform human nature have to do with the
technological quest to transcend human limits? Would the end of
nature make grace less comprehensible?
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