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9781433501449

Bioethics and the Christian Life : A Guide to Making Difficult Decisions

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    9781433501449

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    1433501449

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-10-07
  • Publisher: Crossway Books
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Summary

Just about everyone will face a difficult bioethics decision at some point. In this book a theologian, ethicist, and lawyer equips Christians to make such decisions based on biblical truth, wisdom, and virtue.Though a relatively new discipline, bioethics has generated extraordinary interest due to a number of socially pressing issues.Bioethics and the Christian Lifeplaces bioethics within the holistic context of the Christian life, both developing a general Christian approach to making bioethics decisions and addressing a number of specific, controversial areas of bioethics.Clear, concise, and well-organized, the book is divided into three sections. The first lays the theological foundation for bioethics decision-making and discusses the importance of wisdom and virtue in working through these issues. The second section addresses beginning-of-life issues, such as abortion, stem-cell research, and infertility treatments. The third section covers end-of-life issues, such as living wills, accepting and refusing medical treatment, and treatment of patients in permanent vegetative states.

Author Biography

DAVID VANDRUNEN is Robert B. Strimple Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics at Westminster Seminary California, an ordained minister of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, and a licensed attorney. He has authored or edited three books, most recently A Biblical Case for Natural Law, and many articles.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. 9
Introduction: The Christian Confronts Bioethicsp. 11
Foundations of Bioethics
Christianity and Health Care in a Fallen Worldp. 23
Theological Doctrinesp. 39
Christian Virtuesp. 69
The Beginning of Life
Marriage, Procreation, and Contraceptionp. 97
Assisted Reproductionp. 119
The Human Embryop. 147
The End of Life
Approaching Death: Dying as a Way of Lifep. 171
Suicide, Euthanasia, and the Distinction between Killing and Letting Diep. 195
Accepting and Forgoing Treatmentp. 213
Conclusion (with a Bibliographic Essay)p. 239
General Indexp. 248
Scripture Indexp. 254
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