Germline Gene Modification and the Human Condition before God
Germline Gene Modification and the Human Condition before God
This chapter presents the core anthropological insight of classical Protestantism, which insists that human nature is defined theologically in relation to God as its source (creator) and destiny (assumed in Christ). The distinctions that are commonly made in setting out the options for human genetic interventions refer to the cells to be affected and their relation either to the individual or his or her reproductive line, as well as the purpose for which the intervention is made. The chapter shows that general concerns about exercising design power over future generations are restated dramatically in the context of Christian theology.
Keywords: God, classical Protestantism, Christ, human genetic interventions, Christian theology
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