Biology and Christian ethics / / Stephen R.L. Clark

• Autore: Clark Stephen R. L
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 332 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 241/.64957
• Soggetto topico: Christian ethics; Biology - Religious aspects - Christianity; Ethics, Evolutionary
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Biology and Christian ethics
• ISBN: 1-107-11317-2; 0-511-05350-9; 0-511-17270-2; 0-511-60584-6; 0-511-15155-1; 0-511-31071-4; 0-521-56131-0; 1-280-42909-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820957303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New studies in Christian ethics. ; ; 17.