Human Cloning: Religious Responses [Paperback]

Ronald Cole-Turner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1997

Is human cloning equal to playing God? Is the technology--despite being scientifically exciting--a moral option in our world? In this volume, Ronald Cole-Turner gathers twelve nontechnical and highly accessible essays that explore this controversial subject.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

A dozen Christian theologians tackle the question of human cloning and offer diverse views of whether cloning is "playing God" and whether it is something to be welcomed as a scientific advance or feared as a manipulation of creation. While all 12 agree this question needs to be discussed before human cloning becomes a reality, they offer a wide range of views. The contributors represent various Christian denominations. Most are present or former seminary professors; two are directors of church "think-tanks" (representing the Church of Scotland and Roman Catholicism). Two of the 12 are women: one says no to cloning; one sees it as a way to undercut male hegemony and solve the problem of same-sex couples who want a child who possesses the genes of at least one of them. Overall, the collection offers provocative views of an emerging moral issue. Highly recommended.?Augustine J. Curley, Newark Abbey, N.J.
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About the Author

Ronald Cole-Turner is H. Parker Sharp Professor of Theology and Ethics at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion and the author of The New Genesis: Theology and the Genetic Revolution.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press; 1st edition (November 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0664257712
• ISBN-13: 978-0664257712
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,640,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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