Bibliographic information:
Kilner, John F., ed. Why the Church Needs Bioethics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011.
Description:
The Church has ample resources for undertanding and engaging today’s crucial challenges to human life, health, and dignity–and a stellar multi-disciplinary team explains what those resources are via discussions of rich case studies.
Introduction: Wisdom for Life’s Challenges (John F. Kilner)
Part I: Better Birth
Case Study: Having a Baby the New-Fashioned Way
Chapter 1: Wisdom from the Old Testament (Richard E. Averbeck)
Chapter 2: Wisdom from Business (Scott B. Rae and Helen Eckmann)
Chapter 3: Wisdom from Counseling (Stephen P. Greggo and Miriam Stark Parent)
Chapter 4: Bioethics and a Better Birth (John F. Kilner)
Part II: Better Life
Case Study: Gaining Every Advantage (Enhancing Human Capacities)
Chapter 5: Wisdom from Theology (Kevin J. Vanhoozer)
Chapter 6: Wisdom from Law (Paige Comstock Cunningham)
Chapter 7: Wisdom from Intercultural Ministry (Harold A. Netland, Bruce L. Fields,
and Elizabeth Y. Sung)
Chapter 8: Bioethics and a Better Life (William P. Cheshire)
Part III: Better Death
Case Study: A Difficult Death
Chapter 9: Wisdom from the New Testament (D. A. Carson)
Chapter 10: Wisdom from Health Care (Robert D. Orr and Susan Salladay)
Chapter 11: Wisdom from Pastoral Care (Steven C. Roy)
Chapter 12: Bioethics and a Better Death (John T. Dunlop)
Part IV: Better Learning
Chapter 13: Wisdom from Preaching (Greg R. Scharf)
Chapter 14: Wisdom from Education (Miriam L. Charter)
Conclusion: Connecting the Church and Bioethics (John F. Kilner)
Publisher:
Zondervan (website: http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310328520&QueryStringSite=Zondervan )