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010			_a 2009014707
020			_a9781587432514 (pbk.)
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082	0	0	_a241.64957/WAT
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100	1		_aWaters, Brent.
245	1	0	_aThis mortal flesh : _bincarnation and bioethics / _cBrent Waters.
260			_aGrand Rapids, MI : _bBrazos Press, _c2009.
300			_a205p ; _bpbk ; _c23.5cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPreface -- How brave a new world? : God, technology, and medicine -- A theological reflection on reproductive medicine -- Are our genes our fate? : genomics and Christian theology -- Persons, neighbors, and embryos : some ethical reflections on human cloning and stem cell research -- Extending human life : to what end? -- What is Christian about Christian bioethics? -- Revitalizing medicine : empowering natality vs. fearing mortality -- The future of the human species -- Creation, creatures, and creativity : the Word and the final Word.
520			_aAlthough a proper concern for health is compatible with Christian faith, recent and anticipated advances in extending human longevity are often based on philosophical presuppositions and religious values that are adverse to core Christian beliefs and convictions In this solid text, theologian and ethicist Brent Waters reflects on the formation, practice, and meaning of the Christian moral life in light of selected bioethical issues. Theologically grounding his reflections on the doctrine of the incarnation, Waters considers issues such as biotechnology and physical/cognitive enhancement reproductive technology human genetics embryonic stem cell research regenerative medicine. He also examines the "posthuman project," exploring what it means to be human in light of denying mortality -Publisher.
650		0	_aBioethics _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aMedical ethics _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aChristian ethics.
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