Synopses & Reviews
"A comprehensive and useful discussion of Christian ethics applied to avariety of difficult and timely issues is no simple task, but Reichenbachand Anderson have risen to it. They have provided a book that is a great starting place for further consideration of topics such as the environment, assisted reproduction, abortion, surrogacy, the human genome, the pursuitof knowledge, the brain-mind issue, and human sexuality. Their treatmentof these issues is integrated by the adoption of a biblically based paradigmfrom Genesis: 'filling, ' 'ruling over, ' and 'caring for.' This is a bookpacked with information, suggestions, and challenges."-Richard Bube, Stanford University"An important book for the Christian community. The authors have rescuedcreation from the polemical battlefield it has become for too many Christiansand have applied God's creation ordinances to some of the pressing practicalissues of our time. Their approach is wide-ranging and novel, getting usaway from the tired debates about conservatives and liberals. On Behalf of God may provide the fresh look at ethics that is badly missing in entrenchedChristian circles. I believe we may look back ten years from now and see this book as a watershed for Christian witness in the real world."-R.J. Berry, University College London
Synopsis
This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. This timely work develops a stewardship model of Christian ethics that delivers solid biblical insight into the moral controversies surrounding such biological issues as assisted reproduction, genetics, technology and experimentation, human sexuality, and environmental care. By applying the three divine commands of Genesis 1 and 2 -- to fill, rule over, and care for creation -- to the most recent research in biology, the authors bridge the expanding gap between science and ethics.
Synopsis
This timely work develops a stewardship model of Christian ethics that delivers solid biblical insight into the moral controversies surrounding such biological issues as assisted reproduction, genetics, technology and experimentation, human sexuality, and environmental care. By applying the three divine commands of Genesis 1 and 2 -- to fill, rule over, and care for creation -- to the most recent research in biology, the authors bridge the expanding gap between science and ethics.
Synopsis
Adiscussion of Christian ethics applied to such topics as the environment, assisted reproduction, abortion, surrogacy, the human genome, the pursuit of knowledge, and human sexuality.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-352) and index.
Table of Contents
Introduction -- Science as a human endeavor -- A Christian ethic of stewardship -- Stewardship of the environment -- Stewardship and assisted reproduction: motives and rights -- Stewardship and assisted reproduction: methods -- Stewardship and the human genome -- Knowing and doing -- Brains, genes, and moral responsibility -- Stewardship and human sexuality -- Epilogue.