Citation

Cherry MJ. Christ. Bioeth. 2010; 16(2): 187-202.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Journal of Christian Bioethics, Publisher Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/cb/cbq010

PMID

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Abstract

In this paper, I assess Peter Dabrock's "Drawing distinctions responsibly and concretely: A European Protestant perspective on foundational theological bioethics." I explore the ways in which Dabrock announces nontraditional Christian assumptions to guide Christian bioethics, engages the secular bioethical agenda on the very terms set by and congenial to the field of secular bioethics, and searches for insights from philosophy and science through which to recast Christian moral judgments. For example, he cites approvingly, as if they were expressive of Christian moral concerns: human rights, democracy, and state-based social redistribution of resources to satisfy welfare entitlements. In this short essay, I argue that Dabrock has unduly limited the role of Traditional Christian theology to guide bioethics and, consequently, has also wrongly characterized the Christian moral life and Christian social/political obligations. © The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press, on behalf of The Journal of Christian Bioethics, Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Abortion; Assisted suicide; Democracy; Charity; Social justice; Third-party-assisted reproduction