Disability's challenge to theology : genes, eugenics, and the metaphysics of modern medicine / Devan Stahl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stahl, Devan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genetic disorders--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Genetic disorders.

Genetic engineering--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Genetic engineering.

Medical ethics--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Medical ethics.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame, [2022]

Summary:

"Theologians have been debating genetic engineering for decades, but what has been missing from many theological debates is a deep concern for persons with genetic disabilities. In this ambitious and stimulating book, Devan Stahl argues that engagement with metaphysics and a theology of nature is crucial for Christians to evaluate both genetic science and the moral use of genetic technologies, such as human genetic engineering, gene therapy, genetic screenings, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and gene editing. Using theological notions of creation ex nihilo and natural law alongside insights from disability studies, the book seeks to recast the debate concerning genetic well-being. Following the work of Stanley Hauerwas, Stahl proposes the church as the locus for reimagining disability in a way that will significantly influence the debates concerning genetic therapies. Stahl's project in 'genethics' proceeds with an acute awareness of her own liberal Protestant tradition's early embrace of the eugenics movement in the name of scientific and medical advancement, and it constructively engages the Catholic tradition's metaphysical approach to questions in bioethics to surpass limitations to Protestant thinking on natural law. Christianity has all too frequently been complicit in excluding, degrading, and marginalizing people with disabilities, but the new Christian metaphysics developed here by way of disability perspectives provides normative, theological guidance on the use of genetic technologies today. As Stahl shows in her study, only by heeding the voices of people with disabilities can Christians remain faithful to the call to find Christ in "the least of these" and from there draw close to God. This book will be of interest to scholars in Christian ethics, bioethics, moral theology, and practical theology."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Science, Religion and the Ideal Eugenic Man

Theological Influences on the Scientific Revolution

The Metaphysics and Theology of Genetic Medicine

Natural Theology and Genetic Ontology

Disability and Personhood

The Limits of Natural Law in Christian Genetics

Practical, Embodied Wisdom

Disability Inclusion and Virture Within the Church.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-268-20299-0

0-268-20296-6

OCLC:

1344155475