ecology, ethics, genes, and God Peterson, James C. creator text xx Grand Rapids, Mich W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. 2010 9999 monographic und eng

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viii, 259 p. ; 23 cm. Called to shape what is entrusted to us. God's garden -- Using tools -- Body and soul -- Three helpful cautions, but inadequate guides for shaping human nature. Cure versus enhancement -- Welcoming versus making -- The present versus the future -- Four standards for shaping human nature. Safe -- Genuine improvement -- Increase choice for the recipient -- Best use of always finite resources -- Who applies these standards? The devastating history of coercion, racism, and eugenics -- Checks and balances. James C. Peterson Christianity -- Psychology.Theological anthropology -- Christianity.Nature and nurture BR110 .P43 2010 97808028654960802865496 230822