TY - BOOK ID - 136340030 TI - Genetic engineering : a christian response : crucial considerations for shaping life. AU - Demy, Timothy J. AU - Steward, Gary P. PY - 1999 SN - 0825423570 PB - Grand Rapids Kregel DB - UniCat KW - Genetic engineering KW - Medical genetics KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136340030 AB - Everyone needs to understand the potential benefits and risks that are posed by the genetics revolution. Are we moving to a new world in which sickness, disease and death can be conquered by direct control of the human genetic code, or are we moving toward the bleak "brave new world" of Aldous Huxley in which genetic determinism replaces individual freedom and autonomy? In the rush to apply the rapid advances in our knowledge of genetics, will we forget that what we can do is not always what we should do? These difficult questions are the focus of this work that brings together contributors from various scientific and professional backgrounds (physicians, medical researchers, medical professors, ethicists, theologians, ...) to provide a Christian response to the issues raised by genetic engineering. This work provides a distinctly Christian look at not only the broad question of science's role in our society, but also personal issues such as prenatal genetic testing and reproductive technology. ER -