LEADER 03600nam 22007094a 450 001 9910820957303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-107-11317-2 010 $a0-511-05350-9 010 $a0-511-17270-2 010 $a0-511-60584-6 010 $a0-511-15155-1 010 $a0-511-31071-4 010 $a0-521-56131-0 010 $a1-280-42909-7 035 $a(CKB)111056485618146 035 $a(EBL)201792 035 $a(OCoLC)475915857 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000112017 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11125319 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112017 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10102382 035 $a(PQKB)10865115 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511605840 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC201792 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL201792 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr5005947 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL42909 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485618146 100 $a20000209d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBiology and Christian ethics /$fStephen R.L. Clark 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge, UK ;$aNew York $cCambridge University Press$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 332 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aNew studies in Christian ethics ;$v17 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 0 $a0-521-56768-8 311 0 $a0-511-01020-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; General editor's preface; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The development of Darwinian theory; CHAPTER 2 Moral and metaphysical assumptions; CHAPTER 3 Trying to live in nature; CHAPTER 4 The biology of sin; CHAPTER 5 Human identities; CHAPTER 6 The goals of goodness; CHAPTER 7 The end of humanity; CHAPTER 8 The covenant with all living creatures; CHAPTER 9 Conclusion: cosmos and beyond; Index 330 $aThis stimulating and wide-ranging book mounts a profound enquiry into some of the most pressing questions of our age, by examining the relationship between biological science and Christianity. The history of biological discovery is explored from the point of view of a leading philosopher and ethicist. What effect should modern biological theory and practice have on Christian understanding of ethics? How much of that theory and practice should Christians endorse? Can Christians, for example, agree that biological changes are not governed by transcendent values, or that there are no clear or essential boundaries between species? To what extent can 'Nature' set our standards? Professor Clark takes a reasoned look at biological theory since Darwin and argues that an orthodox Christian philosophy is better able to accommodate the truth of such theory than is the sort of progressive, meliorist interpretation of Christian doctrine which is usually offered as the properly 'modern' option. 410 0$aNew studies in Christian ethics. ;$v17. 606 $aChristian ethics 606 $aBiology$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aEthics, Evolutionary 615 0$aChristian ethics. 615 0$aBiology$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aEthics, Evolutionary. 676 $a241/.64957 700 $aClark$b Stephen R. L$0865709 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820957303321 996 $aBiology and Christian ethics$94064409 997 $aUNINA