GENETIC FRONTIERS: CHALLENGES FOR HUMANITY AND OUR RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS

Author: Hefner, Philip1

Source: Zygon, Volume 42, Number 1, March 2007 , pp. 183-192(10)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Genetic research and its applications pose a significant challenge today, in particular to religious communities. The most critical challenge is to our understanding of human nature and values. This article surveys the challenges and the resources that the monotheistic religions can bring to bear in response. It is important for those religious communities to communicate to the larger society both their common beliefs and values and the diversity among them.

Keywords: genetics; healing; human nature; image of God; monotheistic religions; shared beliefs

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2006.00814.x

Affiliations: 1: Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1100 East 55th Street, Chicago, IL 60615-5199;, Email: pnhefner@sbcglobal.net

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