Made in Whose Image: Genetic Engineering and Christian Ethics

by Thomas A. Shannon

"A straightforward and helpful overview of issues in the new genetics. . . .For those who want a quick introduction to major themes and perennial questions such as the nature of human dignity, whether there is genetic determinism, how 'health' and 'disease' are to be defined, and so on, Shannon's...treatise covers a panoply of issues in understandable language." ----Karen Lebacqz, Robert Gordon Sproul Professor of Theological Ethics, Pacific School of Religion "The human genome project is attempting to describe and map out accurately the very complex reality of the human genome. . . .Shannon, with his broad knowledge of the field, provides the same type of description and mapping for how Christian ethics approaches genetic issues." ----Charles E. Curran, Elizabeth Scurlock University Professor of Human Values, Southern Methodist University

136 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Thomas A. Shannon is Professor Emeritus of Religion and Social Ethics in the Department of Humanities and Arts at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts.