Theologically Modified Genetics: Further Theological Reflections on the Practice of the New Genetics
A recent suggestion that public responses to developments in agricultural biotechnology raise deeper theological questions indicates a need and an opportunity for Christians to articulate a theological vision that might constructively shape the nature and priorities of research in modern genetics. I...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2007
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Pacifica
Year: 2007, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-95 |
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| Summary: | A recent suggestion that public responses to developments in agricultural biotechnology raise deeper theological questions indicates a need and an opportunity for Christians to articulate a theological vision that might constructively shape the nature and priorities of research in modern genetics. In this article I draw on a cultural-hermeneutical understanding of the practice of science and a Christologically grounded conception of imaging God in the created order to outline ways in which the practice of genetics could be revisioned within Christian communities: at the levels of mythos, world view, social practice and cultural reflection. |
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| ISSN: | 1839-2598 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pacifica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1030570X0702000105 |