ABSTRACT
Genetics and its close cousin molecular biology have transformed the way we think about both our present reality and our future lives. By definition, religion and spirituality address and struggle with profound ideas and events that can transform our lives; thus, we find genetics and religion intersecting at many points:
1. DNA is viewed as powerful and even sacred by much of society; genes provide a model for both reality and identity, touching the essence of what it means to be human, and what it is that “natural” means-both deeply religious and spiritual questions.
