ABSTRACT

Since the original publication of Playing God? in 1996, three developments in genetic technology have moved to the center of the public conversation about the ethics of human bioengineering. Cloning, the completion of the human genome project, and, most recently, the controversy over stem cell research have all sparked lively debates among religious thinkers and the makers of public policy. In this updated edition, Ted Peters illuminates the key issues in these debates and continues to make deft connections between our questions about God and our efforts to manage technological innovations with wisdom.

chapter One|28 pages

Playing God with DNA

chapter Two|36 pages

Puppet Determinism and Promethean Determinism

chapter Three|32 pages

The Crime Gene, Stigma, and Original Sin

chapter Five|28 pages

Should We Patent God's Creation?

chapter Six|14 pages

The Question of Germline Intervention

chapter Seven|14 pages

The Cloning Controversy

chapter Eight|20 pages

The Stem Cell Controversy 1

chapter Nine|22 pages

A Theology of Freedom