Viewing new creations with Anabaptist eyes : ethics of biotechnology / edited by Roman J. Miller, Beryl H. Brubaker, and James C. Peterson ; foreword by James F. Childress.

Telford, Pa. : Cascadia Pub. House, [2005], ©2005.

308 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

"Based on the conference, "Ethics of Biotechnology: Viewing New Creations with Anabaptist Eyes," held in November 2003 at Eastern Mennonite University"--Pref.

The new genetics : stem cell research and cloning / John D. Gearhart -- Who shall we be? A response to John Gearhart / James C. Peterson -- Human genetic therapies and manipulations / Leslie G. Biesecker -- Genetically modified plants and organisms / Carole L. Cramer -- Shaping creation : a response to Leslie Biesecker and Carole Cramer / James C. Peterson -- Audience questions : genetic modifications -- Viewing bioethics through Anabaptist eyes / Roman J. Miller -- The biotechnology vision : insight from Anabaptist values / Conrad G. Brunk -- Ethical issues in biotechnology : human embryonic stem cell research and the Anabaptist vision / LeRoy B. Walters --

An ethic of caring / Beryl H. Brubaker -- Eugenics, genetic screening, and the slippery slope / Ruth Swartz Cowan -- Crosscultural approach to biotechnology / Kabiru Kinyanjui -- Emerging biotechnologies : a historical perspective / Carl D. Bowman -- Biotechnology through the lens of the poet's pen / Barbra R. Graber -- Biotechnology through the lens of public policy / Laura E. Powers -- Biotechnology through a nursing ethics lens / Arlene G. Wiens -- Natural selection or genetic modification? Biotechnology and business / Mike E. Baker -- The farmer's future : biotechnology from an agricultural perspective / Carole L. Cramer -- Menno Simons, Anabaptism, and the promises of biotechnology / Lawrence E. Ressler --

The face of overpowering knowledge / Randall L. Longenecker -- Biotechnology and agriculture : an Anabaptist response / Emerson D. Nafziger -- Biotechnology and public policy : an Anabaptist response / Timothy S. Jost -- Bioethics : how will Anabaptists respond? / Graydon F. Snyder -- Pastoral concerns : parental anxiety and other issues of character / Joseph J. Kotva Jr. -- Audience questions : perspectives -- Anabaptist eyes on biotechnology / Stanley M. Hauerwas -- Technology, justice, and questions / Joseph J. Kotva Jr. -- Biotechnology and the future / Conrad G. Brunk -- Facing biotechnology as an alternative community of worship, character, and discernment / Joseph J. Kotva Jr. -- All considered : shared themes and growing edges / James C. Peterson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.