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Lisa Sowle Cahill - Theological Bioethics - 9781589010758 - V9781589010758
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Theological Bioethics

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Description for Theological Bioethics Paperback. Such a participatory bioethics, she argues, must also take account of and take part in a global social network of mobilization for change; it must seek out those in solidarity, those involved in a common calling to create a more just social, political, and economic system. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
The field of bioethics was deeply influenced by religious thinkers as it emerged in the 1960s and early 1970s. Since that time, however, a seemingly neutral political liberalism has pervaded the public sphere, resulting in a deep suspicion of those bringing religious values to bear on questions of bioethics and public policy. As a theological ethicist and progressive Catholic, Lisa Sowle Cahill does not want to cede the "religious perspective" to fundamentalists and the pro-life movement, nor does she want to submit to the gospel of a political liberalism that champions individual autonomy as holy writ. In Theological Bioethics, Cahill ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Moral Traditions Series
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589010758
SKU
V9781589010758
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About Lisa Sowle Cahill
Lisa Sowle Cahill is the J. Donald Monan Professor of Theology at Boston College. A former president of the Society of Christian Ethics and the Catholic Theological Society of America, she is the author of Sex, Gender, and Christian Ethics; Family: A Christian Social Perspective; 'Love Your Enemies': Discipleship, Pacifism, and Just War Theory, and other books.

Reviews for Theological Bioethics
Cahill is to be commended for seeing the critical need for theological bioethics. Her argument, in its substance and its scope, makes eminent sense. America Covers considerable ground and includes theoretical and practical positions sure to engage readers who operate from diverse disciplines and vantage points. Cahill writes with the care and clarity so characteristic of her work, offering substantive ... Read more

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