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Stem-cell research. Cloning. Genetic engineering. Today,
discoveries in biotechnology are occurring so rapidly that we can
barely begin to address one ethical debate before another looms
overhead. This brave new world we ve entered is a daunting one as
well, with disturbing implications for the sanctity of life and for
human nature itself. How should we respond as Christians? Drawing
on an abundance of cutting-edge information and life experience,
Joni Eareckson Tada and Nigel M. de S. Cameron help you think
through issues no Christian can afford to ignore. As a quadriplegic
who has spent three decades advocating for the disability community
out of a wheelchair, Joni offers the insights of a woman intimately
acquainted with suffering and struggle. Dr. Cameron shares from his
vast knowledge as one of today s foremost bioethics. Together, they
offer deeply informed perspectives on such pressing issues as Human
cloning Designer babies Redefining human nature Human harvesting
Here is thoughtful, passionate, and gripping reading about the
world that is coming---that, indeed, is already here---and how to
live out your faith with conviction in its midst."
Conservative Protestants are mentioned repeatedly in the ongoing
conversation about social capital, individualism, and community in
the United States. As John Wilson notes in his introduction,
evangelicals are frequently discussed either as a threat to civil
society or as apparent counterexamples to the prevailing view of
American society's fragmentation. The essays in this volume take
another look at the role of evangelicals in American civic life.
The prominent contributors examine evangelicals' beliefs and
activity on topics ranging from bioethics to race relations and
welfare reform to international human rights. Taken together, the
essays show that, contrary to what critics have proclaimed, the
social commitment of evangelicals extends considerably beyond
family-related issues, and that their activity in the public sphere
makes an essential contribution to the public good. Clearly written
and persuasively argued, A Public Faith: Evangelicals and Civic
Engagement is a powerful correction to the misconceptions about
evangelicals that abound in the current civil-society debate.
Co-published with the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
What will be the greatest moral challenge facing our society
throughout this century? Are we ready to face it? Editors Charles
W. Colson and Nigel M. de S. Cameron, along with a panel of expert
contributors, make the case in this book that the greatest
watershed debates of the twenty-first century concerning ethics and
public policy will surround the issue of biotechnology. In twelve
essays they address several of the legal and ethical challenges
before us: embryo research, stem cell research, cloning, genetic
engineering, gene therapy, pharmacogenomics, cybernetics,
nanotechnology and, of course, abortion. Contributors include
William L. Saunders, J. D., Family Research Council Christopher
Hook, M.D., The Mayo Clinic Henk Jochemsen, Ph.D., Free University
of Amsterdam David A. Prentice, Ph.D., Indiana State University
Nathan A. Adams IV, Ph.D., J.D., Christian Legal Society David
Stevens, M.D., Christian Medical Association Paige Comstock
Cunningham, J. D., Americans United for Life C. Ben Mitchell,
Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Richard Doerflinger,
M.A., Secretariat for Pro-life, National Conference of Catholic
Bishops Wesley J. Smith, J.D., International Task Force on
Euthanasia and Assistend Suicide Leaders in their fields, these
contributors point out the crucial role Christians can and should
play in the public square. The well-informed and forward-looking
perspectives they present will help us prepare for the challenges
ahead.
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