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041 _aeng
050 _aBR110
_b.P43 2010
100 _aPeterson, James C.
245 0 _aChanging human nature :
_becology, ethics, genes, and God/
_cJames C. Peterson
260 _aGrand Rapids, Mich. :
_bW.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.,
_c2010
300 _aviii, 259 p.
_b;
_c23 cm.
505 _a 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.
650 _aChristianity -- Psychology.Theological anthropology -- Christianity.Nature and nurture.
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