Sacred cells? : why Christians should support stem cell research / Ted Peters, Karen Lebacqz, and Gaymon Bennett.

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2008], ©2008.

xiii, 258 pages ; 24 cm

The ethical prehistory of stem cells -- From science to ethics in a flash -- Working within the research standards framework -- Three contending frameworks for stem cell ethics -- The embryo protection framework -- The human protection framework -- The future wholeness framework -- Ethical smoke and mirrors in Washington -- The hidden theology behind the international debates -- The Vatican's strong stand -- The Vatican and embryology -- The Vatican argument in a cracked nutshell -- Leon Kass, protector of human nature -- Jewish and Muslim bioethics -- The terror of the chimera -- Justice and the patenting controversy -- The spiritual soul and human dignity -- The ethics of the ethicists -- Theologians say "yes" to regenerative medicine.

Includes bibliographical references and index.