Genetic testing & screening : critical engagement at the intersection of faith and science /

Genetic testing & screening : critical engagement at the intersection of faith and science /

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Imprint:Minneapolis, Minn. : Kirk House Publishers, c1998.
Description:210 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Genetic screening -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Religion and science.
Philosophy and science.
Genetic screening -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Philosophy and science.
Religion and science.
Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4819063
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Varying Form of Title:Genetic testing and screening
Other authors / contributors:Willer, Roger A., 1955-
ISBN:1886513112 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-198) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Contributors
  • Understanding Genetic Testing and Screening
  • A Basic Guide: Facts and Issues
  • Personal Stories: Cases from Genetic Counseling
  • Genetics in the Marketplace: A Biotech Perspective
  • Engaging Worldviews and Proposing Alternatives
  • The Genetic "Fix": Challenge to Christian Faith and Community
  • Genes in Society: Whose Body?
  • Love and Dignity: Against Children Becoming Commodities
  • Individualism vs. Faith: Genetic Ethics in Contrasting Perspectives
  • Confronting Professional Challenges
  • A Geneticist's Synthesis: Evolution, Faith, and Decision Making
  • A Pastoral Perspective: Companionship Beyond Innocence
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Index

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