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abstract

Human cloning has over the past few decades moved from the realm of clever science fiction into the realm of controversial biotechnological reality. As a result, public discourse about the morality of human cloning has intensified. Contrary to the claims of some secular bioethicists, political philosophers and others who would exclude religious reasons from the democratic public square, I contend that we should welcome religious considerations as prima facie appropriate contributions to public moral discourse. Moreover, recent contributions of Christian church bodies and theological ethicists to moral discourse on human cloning reveal that the rich moral resources of Christian theology are particularly valuable for public bioethical discourse, evidencing the ability to expand the moral imaginations of a pluralistic public and corresponding with widely shared experiences, values and moral reasons.

subject

bioethics

church and state

human cloning

public moral debate

public theology

religion and democracy

religion and law

religion and politics

religion in the public square

religious ethics

contributor

Pelser, Adam Christopher (author)

Adam_Pelser@baylor.edu (authorEmail)

Fred Horton, Ph.D. (committee chair)

Simeon Ilesanmi, Ph.D., J.D. (committee member)

Win-Chiat Lee, Ph.D. (committee member)

creator

Pelser, Adam Christopher

date

2008-09-28T10:50:47Z (accessioned)

2010-06-18T18:57:43Z (accessioned)

2008-03-17 (available)

2008-09-28T10:50:47Z (available)

2010-06-18T18:57:43Z (available)

2007 (issued)

degree

null (defenseDate)

Religion (discipline)

Wake Forest University (grantor)

MA (level)

identifier

pelserad_05_2007.pdf

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/14709 (uri)

migration

etd-06152007-143908 (oldETDId)

rights

Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide. (accessRights)

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title

Made in the Image of Man: The Value of Christian Theology for Public Moral Discourse on Human Cloning