In the immediate future we are likely to witness significant developments inhuman genetic science. It is therefore of critical importance that Christianethics e... » 

In the immediate future we are likely to witness significant developments inhuman genetic science. It is therefore of critical importance that Christianethics engages with the genetics debate since it affects not just the way weperceive ourselves and the natural world but also has wider implications forour society. This book considers ethical issues arising out of specificpractices in human genetics including genetic screening gene patenting genetherapy genetic counselling as well as feminist concerns. Genetics andChristian Ethics argues for a particular theoethical approach that derivesfrom a modified version of virtue ethics drawing particularly on a Thomisticunderstanding of the virtues especially prudence or practical wisdom andjustice. The book demonstrates that a theological voice is highly relevant tocontested ethical debates about genetics. «