TY - BOOK AU - Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity AU - Kilner,John F. AU - Pentz,Rebecca D. AU - Young,Frank E. TI - Genetic ethics: Do the ends justify the genes? T2 - Horizon in bioethics SN - 085364814x U1 - 241.6425/GEN PY - 1997/// CY - Grand Rapids, MI PB - Eerdmans KW - Human genetics KW - moral and ethical aspects KW - religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Genetic engineering N1 - Presented by The Centre for Bioethics and Human Dignity; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : the experience of genetic challenges: The riddle of suffering / David B. Biebel -- The disease of isolation / Markie Jackson -- The search for shalom / Hessel Bouma, III. --; Pt. 1. Genetic perspective: History:Eugenics in historical and ethical perspective / Arthur J. Dyck -- Technology, history, and worldview / Nancy R. Pearcey -- Sovereignty: God;s sovereignty and genetic anomalies Michael S. Beates -- Playing God / Allen H. Verhey -- Humanity: Reducing people to genetics / Henk Jochemsen -- Resisting reductionism by restoring the context / V. Elving Anderson. --; Pt. 2. Genetic information: The search: The human genome project / Francis S. Collins ; Behavioural and germ-like genetic research / Leroy B. Walters ; The incentive of patents / Stephen Sherry. -- The use: Genetic testing and confidentiality / C. Christopher Hook ; Prenatal genetic testing, abortion, and beyond / Scott B. Rae ; Genetic counseling / Elizabeth J. Thomson ; The educational challenge / Martha Newsome. --; Pt. 3. Genetic intervention: Assessment: Genetic therapy / Frank E. Young ; A theological basis for genetic intervention / John S. Feinberg ; Ethical standards for genetic information / James C. Peterson ; The case of human growth hormone / Dónal P. O'Mathúna. -- Engagement: Contemporary Christian responsibility / Charles W. Colson ; The church and the new genetics / C. Ben Mitchell ; The church as a welcoming community / Marsha D.M. Fowler. --; Glossary of genetic terms / Hessel Bouma, III ER -