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Well Played (Hardcover)
Michael Shafer; Foreword by Robert Song
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Well Played (Paperback)
Michael Shafer; Foreword by Robert Song
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No other issue in recent times has proved as potentially divisive
for the churches as that of same-sex relationships. At the same
time as many countries have been moving towards legal recognition
of civil partnerships or same-sex marriage, Christian responses
have tended towards either finding alliances with proponents of
conservative social mores, or providing what amounts to theological
endorsement of secular liberal values. Against both trends, Robert
Song's book advances a theological account of marriage and
sexuality which appeals to the central biblical theme of the
fulfilment of creation in Christ, but is also open to the
possibility of same-sex relationships. Rejecting treatments of the
Bible which concentrate on a small number of well-rehearsed texts
on same-sex relationships to the exclusion of the Bible's
overarching narrative, this book provides a fresh interpretation of
the Christian tradition and defends a vision of the church which
embraces a plurality of callings, to marriage, celibacy, and
covenant partnership.
Liberalism forms the dominant political ideology of the modern
world, but despite its pervasive influence, this is the first
book-length treatment of liberal political thought from a Christian
theological perspective. Song discusses the different aspects and
interpretations of liberalism with reference to the critiques of
three twentieth-century theologians: the American Protestant
Reinhold Niebuhr on the liberal progressivist philosophy of
history; the lesser-known Canadian George Grant on the threat of
technology to fundamental liberal values, as articulated in the
recent work of John Rawls; and the French Thomist Jacques Maritain
on the defence of political pluralism. Further to this, Song
explores the implications of this political theology for the issues
in fundamental constitutional theory raised by a bill of rights and
judicial review of legislation, and concludes with an account of
the critical but supportive stance of liberalism Christian theology
should take.
Discussions and debates over the medical use of stem cells and
cloning have always had a religious component. But there are many
different religious voices. This anthology on how religious
perspectives can inform the difficult issues of stem cell research
and human cloning is essential to the discussion. Contributors
reflect the spectrum of Christian responses, from liberal
Protestant to evangelical to Roman Catholic. The noted moral
philosopher, Laurie Zoloth, offers a Jewish approach to cloning,
and Sondra Wheeler contributes her perspective on both Jewish and
Christian understandings of embryonic stem cell research.
In addition to the discussions found here, "God and the Embryo"
includes a series of official statements on stem cell research and
cloning from religious bodies, including the Roman Catholic Church,
the Orthodox Church in America, the United Methodist Church, the
Southern Baptist Convention, the United Church of Christ, the
Presbyterian Church (USA), and the Union of Orthodox Jewish
Congregations of America and the Rabbinical Council of America.
"Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry," from the
statement of the President's Council on Bioethics, concludes the
book.
The debates and the discussions will continue, but for anyone
interested in the nuances of religious perspectives that make their
important contributions to these ethically challenging and
important dialectics, "God and the Embryo" is an invaluable
resource.
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