Biology and Christian EthicsThis stimulating and wide-ranging book mounts a profound enquiry into some of the most pressing questions of our age, by examining the relationship between biological science and Christianity. The history of biological discovery is explored from the point of view of a leading philosopher and ethicist. What effect should modern biological theory and practice have on Christian understanding of ethics? How much of that theory and practice should Christians endorse? Can Christians, for example, agree that biological changes are not governed by transcendent values, or that there are no clear or essential boundaries between species? To what extent can 'Nature' set our standards? Professor Clark takes a reasoned look at biological theory since Darwin and argues that an orthodox Christian philosophy is better able to accommodate the truth of such theory than is the sort of progressive, meliorist interpretation of Christian doctrine which is usually offered as the properly 'modern' option. |
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... Moral Status of Animals ( 1977 ) , The Nature of the Beast ( 1982 ) , Civil Peace and Sacred Order ( 1989 ) , Animals and their Moral Standing ( 1997 ) , God , Religion and Reality ( 1988 ) and The Political Animal ( 1999 ) , as well as ...
... Moral Status of Animals ( 1977 ) , The Nature of the Beast ( 1982 ) , Civil Peace and Sacred Order ( 1989 ) , Animals and their Moral Standing ( 1997 ) , God , Religion and Reality ( 1988 ) and The Political Animal ( 1999 ) , as well as ...
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... moral substance or in terms of underlying moral justifications . Other titles published in the series I KIERAN CRONIN Rights and Christian Ethics 2 IAN MCDONALD Biblical Interpretation and Christian Ethics 3 JAMES MACKEY Power and ...
... moral substance or in terms of underlying moral justifications . Other titles published in the series I KIERAN CRONIN Rights and Christian Ethics 2 IAN MCDONALD Biblical Interpretation and Christian Ethics 3 JAMES MACKEY Power and ...
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... Moral and metaphysical assumptions 3 Trying to live in nature 4 The biology of sin 5 Human identities 6 The goals of goodness 7 The end of humanity 8 The covenant with all living creatures 9 Conclusion : cosmos and beyond Index page ix ...
... Moral and metaphysical assumptions 3 Trying to live in nature 4 The biology of sin 5 Human identities 6 The goals of goodness 7 The end of humanity 8 The covenant with all living creatures 9 Conclusion : cosmos and beyond Index page ix ...
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... Moral Action and Christian Ethics , Garth Hallett's Priorities and Christian Ethics and David Fergusson's Community , Liberalism and Christian Ethics . In addition , the wider issues of biology have also been the concern of Michael ...
... Moral Action and Christian Ethics , Garth Hallett's Priorities and Christian Ethics and David Fergusson's Community , Liberalism and Christian Ethics . In addition , the wider issues of biology have also been the concern of Michael ...
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... moral ( let alone a religious ) human being . In the process , so Stephen Clark successfully argues , they proffer a highly questionable series of ' scientific ' explanations . Even Darwin , as will be seen in two chapters that follow ...
... moral ( let alone a religious ) human being . In the process , so Stephen Clark successfully argues , they proffer a highly questionable series of ' scientific ' explanations . Even Darwin , as will be seen in two chapters that follow ...
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