Bruce R. Reichenbach is professor of philosophy, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota. His previous books include Reason and Religious Belief: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, The Law of Karma: A Philosophical Study, and Evil and a Good God.
V. Elving Anderson is professor emeritus of genetics, University of Minnesota at Minneapolis. He is coauthor of The Psychoses: Family Studies and co-editor of Genetic Strategies in Epilepsy Research.
Richard H. Bube
--Stanford University
"A comprehensive and useful discussion of Christian ethics applied
to a variety of difficult and timely issues is no simple task, but
Reichenbach and Anderson have risen to it. They have provided a
book that is a great starting place for further consideration of
topics such as the environment, assisted reproduction, abortion,
surrogacy, the human genome, the pursuit of knowledge, the
brain-mind issue, and human sexuality. Their treatment of these
issues is integrated by the adoption of a biblically based paradigm
from Genesis: 'filling, ' 'ruling over, ' and 'caring for.' This is
a book packed with information, suggestions, and challenges."
Arthur F. Holmes
--Wheaton College
"This fresh, engaging, cutting-edge approach to pressing bioethical
concerns is the most significant evangelical work on such matters
for decades. Authored jointly by a biologist and a philosopher,
based on an ethic of stewardship, and marked by carefully argued
proposals, this book merits serious discussion by ethicists, policy
makers, and practitioners of every persuasion." R. J. Berry
--University College London
"An important book for the Christian community. The authors have
rescued creation from the polemical battlefield it has become for
too many Christians and have applied God's creation ordinances to
some of the pressing practical issues of our time. . . . Their
approach is wide-ranging and novel, getting us away from the tired
debates about conservatives and liberals. Their arguments will be
unpalatable to some, but they need to be faced. On Behalf of God
may provide the fresh look at ethics that is badly missing in
entrenched Christian circles. . . . I believe we may look back ten
years time from now and see this book as a watershed for Christian
witness in the real world."
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