This first volume of a new series offering biblically informed perspectives on contemporary issues in bioethics
provides a broad-based introduction to the field of bioethics.
The authors assess various secular approaches to bioethics that are particularly influential today and develop
a framework for a Christian approach to assist people in addressing the many pressing issues in the field. Throughout,
the authors touch on the numerous debated issues in bioethics though they are primarily concerned to give an account
of the central theological notions crucial to an informed Christian perspective on bioethics.
Table of Contents
Pt. I Influential Approaches to Bioethics
1. Religious Approaches to Bioethics
2. Secular Approaches to Bioethics
Pt. II Pillars of a Christian Approach
3. Medical Technology in Theological Perspective
4. The Image of God and the Sacredness of Human Life
5. The Personhood of the Patient
6. Autonomy and the Common Good
7. Death as a Conquered Enemy
8. Distributive Justice and Health Care Delivery
Pt. III Employing a Christian Approach
9. Christian Bioethics in a Secular Culture
10. A Model for Bioethical Decision Making
