Human Reproductive Cloning: The Intersection of Kaballa, the Bible and Biology - Parable, Exegesis and Modern Science

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara P. Billauer
Keyword(s):  
Modern Science ◽  
Reproductive Cloning ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Human Reproductive

scholarly journals Emotional Reactions to Human Reproductive Cloning

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua May
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Moral Judgments ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Reproductive Cloning ◽  
Human Reproductive ◽  
Leon Kass ◽  
People’S Attitudes

Background: Extant surveys of people’s attitudes toward human reproductive cloning focus on moral judgments alone, not emotional reactions or sentiments. This is especially important given that some (esp. Leon Kass) have argued against such cloning on the grounds that it engenders widespread negative emotions, like disgust, that provide a moral guide. Objective: To provide some data on emotional reactions to human cloning, with a focus on repugnance, given its prominence in the literature. Methods: This brief mixed-method study measures the self-reported attitudes and emotions (positive or negative) toward cloning from a sample of participants in the United States. Results: Most participants condemned cloning as immoral and said it should be illegal. The most commonly reported positive sentiment was by far interest/curiosity. Negative emotions were much more varied, but anxiety was the most common. Only about a third of participants selected disgust or repugnance as something they felt and an even smaller portion had this emotion come to mind prior to seeing a list of options. Conclusions: Participants felt primarily interested and anxious about human reproductive cloning. They did not primarily feel disgust or repugnance. This provides initial empirical evidence that such a reaction is not appropriately widespread.

scholarly journals Biblical studies as a modern humanitarian discipline and its connection with theology

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 502-527
Author(s):  
Mikhail G. Seleznev ◽  
◽  
Alexander I. Kyrlezhev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Structure ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Biblical Studies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Biblical Exegesis ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Current State ◽  
Biblical Scholar ◽  
Church Tradition

A conversation with the famous Russian biblical scholar Mikhail Seleznev is devoted to the modern humanitarian discipline of biblical studies. The conversation examines the origins of this scientific discipline, its formation and development, internal structure, its connection with other humanitarian disciplines, as well as with theology understood as a reflection of believers on the foundations of their faith. Examples of the achievements in biblical studies in the 19th and 20th centuries are provided, which as a result have changed our understanding of the origin of biblical texts and the context in which they were created. The article analyzes the attitude towards scientific study of the Bible in various Christian confessions, in particular, the perception of biblical studies in the Orthodox community and the related problems of modern church consciousness. The current state and the prospects of development of biblical studies in Russia are reported on in the article. The issue of the so-called “intertestamental studies” and its significance for comprehending early Christianity is discussed, as well as that of biblical exegesis from the point of view of its understanding in modern science and church tradition. Bibliographic recommendations are provided for those who wish to begin a more detailed acquaintance with modern biblical studies.

Human Reproductive Cloning

2007 ◽  
pp. 759-765
Author(s):  
D. Gareth Jones ◽  
Kerry A. Galvin
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Cloning ◽  
Human Reproductive

Religion, Morality, and Public Policy

2020 ◽  
pp. 101-126
Author(s):  
James F. Childress
Keyword(s):  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Historical Case Study ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Reproductive Cloning ◽  
Religious Convictions ◽  
Advisory Commission ◽  
Human Reproductive ◽  
Robert Audi

This chapter explores how religious convictions have functioned in the debate about whether human reproductive cloning should be banned, regulated, or permitted—a debate that erupted in 1997 following the belated announcement of “Dolly’s” birth. This historical case study examines and assesses the arguments that arose at the time, particularly in the context of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) report Cloning Human Beings. The NBAC hearings included testimony on religious views on human reproductive cloning, and its report examined and assessed those views. The chapter also considers NBAC’s deliberations about federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research that further illuminates the place of religious convictions in public bioethics. It concludes that in public bioethics the process of reaching a decision—or, in NBAC’s case, a recommendation—should attend to the widest possible range of positions and rationales, but that the outcome in substance and in public justification needs to involve, as Robert Audi argues, a sufficient or adequate secular reason.

scholarly journals Cloning Mice and Men: Prohibiting the Use of iPS Cells for Human Reproductive Cloning

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Lo ◽  
Lindsay Parham ◽  
Arturo Alvarez-Buylla ◽  
Marcelle Cedars ◽  
Bruce Conklin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ips Cells ◽  
Reproductive Cloning ◽  
Human Reproductive

Biblical Truths

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale B. Martin
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Reliable Source ◽  
The New Testament

Biblical Truths addresses the question, How can a thinking person of the 21st century, who accepts the conclusions of modern science, historiography, and “facts,” continue to confess the traditional orthodox creeds of Christianity? How can such Christians continue to read the New Testament as a reliable source for “truth,” faith, and knowledge? Biblical Truths uses postmodern, antifoundational theories and philosophy to offer a ways of reading the Bible that are theologically faithful but intellectually respectable.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document