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Book review
Bio Engagement: Making a Christian Difference through Bioethics Today
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Edited by N M de S Cameron, S E Daniels, B J White. William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000, £14.99, pp 265 + xiii. ISBN 0-8028-4793-5
- De S Cameron
- NM
- Daniels S E
- White B J
- editors. Bio Engagement: Making a Christian Difference through Bioethics Today
This book is concerned with advocating a pro-life stance rather than with detailed discussions of the medical ethics of biotechnology. The essays are written from the particular Christian perspective of conservative evangelicanism and the writers are committed to the verbal inspiration of scripture. It is a book which will be of interest to a certain section of the Christian church. One constraint with this approach is the sense of the discussion taking place “in house”, calling Christians of like mind to defend a pro-life stance on health care. Occasionally writers with contrasting points of view are mentioned but there is …
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