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GENETIC FRONTIERS: CHALLENGES FOR HUMANITY AND OUR RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
Author(s) -
Hefner Philip
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
zygon®
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1467-9744
pISSN - 0591-2385
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2006.00814.x
Subject(s) - humanity , religious diversity , environmental ethics , diversity (politics) , sociology , religious values , political science , geography , anthropology , law , philosophy , islam , archaeology
. Genetic research and its applications pose a significant challenge today, in particular to religious communities. The most critical challenge is to our understanding of human nature and values. This article surveys the challenges and the resources that the monotheistic religions can bring to bear in response. It is important for those religious communities to communicate to the larger society both their common beliefs and values and the diversity among them.