Jews and genes : the genetic future in contemporary Jewish thought / edited by Elliot N. Dorff and Laurie Zoloth ; foreword by Mark S. Frankel ; contributors Rebecca Alpert [and fifteen others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frankel, Mark S., author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Dorff, Elliot N., editor.

Zoloth, Laurie, editor.

Alpert, Rebecca, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genetic disorders--Popular works.

Genetic disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (804 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : The Jewish Publication Society, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Well aware of Jews having once been the victims of Nazi eugenics policies, many Jews today have an ambivalent attitude toward new genetics and are understandably wary of genetic forms of identity and intervention. At the same time, the Jewish tradition is strongly committed to medical research designed to prevent or cure diseases. Jews and Genes explores this tension against the backdrop of various important developments in genetics and bioethics-new advances in stem cell research; genetic mapping, identity, testing, and intervention; and the role of religion and ethics in shaping public policy

Contents:

Summary of the science of stem cell research / Elliot N. Dorff and Laurie Zoloth

Applying Jewish law to stem cell research / Elliot N. Dorff

Divine representations and the value of embryos : god's image, god's name, and the status of human nonpersons / Noam J. Zohar

"Like water" : using Genesis to formulate an alternative Jewish position on the beginning of life / Yosef Leibowitz

Reasonable magic : stem cell research and forbidden knowledge / Laurie Zoloth

Summary of the science of genetic mapping and identity / Elliot N. Dorff and Laurie Zoloth

Folk taxonomy, prejudice, and the human genome / Judith S. Neulander

What is a Jew? The meaning of genetic disease for Jewish identity / Rebecca Alpert

Yearning for the long-lost home : the lemba and the Jewish narrative of genetic return / Laurie Zoloth

Summary of the science of genetic testing / Elliot N. Dorff and Laurie Zoloth

Genetic testing in the Jewish community / Paul Root Wolpe

Jewish genetic decision making and an ethic of care / Toby l. Schonfeld

Summary of the science of genetic intervention / Elliot N. Dorff and Laurie Zoloth

Some Jewish thoughts on genetic enhancement / Shimon Glick

Curing disease and enhancing traits : a philosophical (and Jewish) perspective / Ronald M. Green

Genetic enhancement and the image of god / Aaron l. Mackler

"Blessed is the one who is good and who brings forth goodness" : a Jewish theological response to the ethical challenges of new genetic technologies / Louis E. Newman

Jewish reflections on genetic enhancement / Jeffrey H. Burack

Mending the code / Robert Gibbs

Religious traditions in a postreligious world : does halakhah have insights for nonbelievers? / John Lantos

How the unconscious shapes modern genomic science / Robert pollack

To fix the world : Jewish convictions affecting social issues / Elliot N. Dorff.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780827611924

0827611927

9780827611948

0827611943

OCLC:

900277107