Cutting-edge bioethics : a Christian exploration of technologies and trends / edited by John F. Kilner, C. Christopher Hook, and Diann B. Uustal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kilner, John Frederic.

Hook, C. Christopher.

Uustal, Diane B.

Series:

Horizons in bioethics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical innovations--Moral and ethical aspects.

Medical innovations.

Medical ethics.

Christian ethics.

Medicine--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Medicine.

Medical ethics--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xii, 201 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, MI : W.B. Eerdmans, 2002.

Summary:

This new volume from the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity provides a faith-based evaluation of recent technologies and trends in bioethics -- including the current debate surrounding stem cell research. Fifteen noted scholars and medical practitioners discuss some of today's new and controversial work in biomedicine -- xenotransplantation, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, and more -- and appraise from a Christian perspective both the science and the ethical questions it raises. Designed to orient general readers to the current state of biomedical research, Cutting-Edge Bioethics is must reading for anyone wishing to confront and wrestle with the challenging moral issues posed by this ever-advancing field.

Contents:

I. Emerging Technologies

1. Human Genetics / Francis S. Collins 3

2. Xenotransplantation / E. David Cook 18

3. Transgenics / Nancy L. Jones, Linda Bevington 31

4. Artificial Intelligence and Personhood / Robert K. Garcia 39

5. Cybernetics and Nanotechnology / C. Christopher Hook 52

II. Growing Cultural Challenges

6. Multiculturalism / John Patrick 71

7. Reliance on Technology: Stem Cell Research and Beyond / Daryl Sas 82

8. The Need for Bioethical Vision / Francis Cardinal George 90

III. The Changing Face of Health Care

9. Money Matters in Health Care / Scott B. Rae 103

10. Spirituality and Alternative Medicine / Donal P. O'Mathuna 116

11. Preventing AIDS and STDs / Mary B. Adam 131

12. The Ethic and Spirit of Care / Diann B. Uustal 142

IV. Proactive Perspectives

13. Facing the Future / Richard A. Swenson 159

14. Media and Public Policy Challenges / Helen Alvare 174

15. Ethical Challenges / C. Ben Mitchell 181.

Notes:

At head of title: The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0802849598

OCLC:

49305734