Against Consensus: Christians and Public Bioethics

The author suggests that Christian participation in public policy deliberations about bioethical issues may be helped by structures which do not require the search for consensus (or, in particular, the kind of ‘overlapping consensus’ favoured by Rawlsians) on policy. This argument is made, first, by...

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Main Author: Meilaender, Gilbert 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2005
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2005, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 75-88
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Summary:The author suggests that Christian participation in public policy deliberations about bioethical issues may be helped by structures which do not require the search for consensus (or, in particular, the kind of ‘overlapping consensus’ favoured by Rawlsians) on policy. This argument is made, first, by a general discussion of the place of religious visions within public discourse and, second, by an examination of the structure and some of the reports of the President’s Council on Bioethics (USA).
ISSN:0953-9468
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946805052124