Bioethics and Post-christian Society: Moral Engagement and the End of Consensus (Horizons in Bioethics Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802847935 ISBN 13: 9780802847935

Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2000

Synopsis

While the Christian church has experienced extraordinary growth over the last century, Western culture has continued its seemingly inexorable drift into post-Christian forms. The contrast between our burgeoning churches and the scant impact that Christians have on public policy, the university, or the professions is distressing. And nowhere is this development more evident-and more consequential-than in the field of bioethics, where the dignity of human beings is constantly open to redefinition, and where much of our inheritance is coming under withering fire from those whose values are radically distinct from the Judeo-Christian tradition. This new volume takes seriously the Christian mandate to engage modern culture, giving specific attention to the urgent need for moral leadership as we encounter the difficult challenges posed by biotechnology. These insightful chapters by twenty leading activists, academics, and professionals discuss the contributions that a Christian perspective can and should make to the biomedical debate in today's most important forums-public policy and law, education, media, health care, and the church itself.

About this title

About the Author

Nigel M. Cameron is Executive chair of the Center for Bioethics and Public Policy in London, England.

Scott E. Daniels is Deputy secretary of Health and Human Services for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Barbara J. White is associate professor of nursing at Regis University in Denver, Colorado.

Edition details

• Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802847935
• ISBN 13: 9780802847935
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Cameron Nigel, Daniels Scott