Ted Peters is professor of systematic theology at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union. He is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, co-editor of the journal Theology and Science, and has published widely on genetic research and its ethical implications.Karen Lebacqz is professor emerita of theological ethics at Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union. She has published widely on theories of justice, feminist ethics, professional ethics, and bioethics. Ordained in the United Church of Christ, she has served as consultant to the U.S. Congress on policies dealing with human subjects in experimentation.Gaymon Bennett is director of ethics at the Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served as a minister in the Church of the Nazarene and has published on the relations of science, theology, anthropology, and ethics.

Sacred Cells? is a well crafted book about whether stem cell research is ethically, as well as socially and politically, acceptable by people of faith. The authors know the science and practices involved and report them in an engaging narrative. The authors bring clarity, precision, and depth to the subject, seeking to convince the reader by their multidimensional discussion, not by demeaning other beliefs or opinions. A wonderful book.

• PrefaceChapter 1: The Ethical Pre-History of Stem CellsChapter 2: From Science to Ethics in a FlashChapter 3: Working within the Research Standards FrameworkChapter 4: Three Contending Frameworks for Stem Cell EthicsChapter 5: The Embryo Protection FrameworkChapter 6: The Human Protection FrameworkChapter 7: The Future Wholeness FrameworkChapter 8: Ethical Smoke and Mirrors in WashingtonChapter 9: The Hidden Theology Behind the International DebatesChapter 10: The Vatican's Strong StandChapter 11: The Vatican and EmbryologyChapter 12: The Vatican Argument in a Cracked NutshellChapter 13: Leon Kass, Protector of Human NatureChapter 14: Jewish and Muslim BioethicsChapter 15: The Terror of the ChimeraChapter 16: Justice and the Patenting ControversyChapter 17: The Spiritual Soul and Human DignityChapter 18: The Ethics of the EthicistsChapter 19: Theologians Say "Yes" to Regenerative MedicineIndexAbout the Authors

Ted Peters is professor of systematic theology at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union. He is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, co-editor of the journal Theology and Science, and has published widely on genetic research and its ethical implications.Karen Lebacqz is professor emerita of theological ethics at Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union. She has published widely on theories of justice, feminist ethics, professional ethics, and bioethics. Ordained in the United Church of Christ, she has served as consultant to the U.S. Congress on policies dealing with human subjects in experimentation.Gaymon Bennett is director of ethics at the Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served as a minister in the Church of the Nazarene and has published on the relations of science, theology, anthropology, and ethics.

Sacred Cells? is a well crafted book about whether stem cell research is ethically, as well as socially and politically, acceptable by people of faith. The authors know the science and practices involved and report them in an engaging narrative. The authors bring clarity, precision, and depth to the subject, seeking to convince the reader by their multidimensional discussion, not by demeaning other beliefs or opinions. A wonderful book.

• PrefaceChapter 1: The Ethical Pre-History of Stem CellsChapter 2: From Science to Ethics in a FlashChapter 3: Working within the Research Standards FrameworkChapter 4: Three Contending Frameworks for Stem Cell EthicsChapter 5: The Embryo Protection FrameworkChapter 6: The Human Protection FrameworkChapter 7: The Future Wholeness FrameworkChapter 8: Ethical Smoke and Mirrors in WashingtonChapter 9: The Hidden Theology Behind the International DebatesChapter 10: The Vatican's Strong StandChapter 11: The Vatican and EmbryologyChapter 12: The Vatican Argument in a Cracked NutshellChapter 13: Leon Kass, Protector of Human NatureChapter 14: Jewish and Muslim BioethicsChapter 15: The Terror of the ChimeraChapter 16: Justice and the Patenting ControversyChapter 17: The Spiritual Soul and Human DignityChapter 18: The Ethics of the EthicistsChapter 19: Theologians Say "Yes" to Regenerative MedicineIndexAbout the Authors

Ted Peters is professor of systematic theology at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union. He is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, co-editor of the journal Theology and Science, and has published widely on genetic research and its ethical implications.Karen Lebacqz is professor emerita of theological ethics at Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union. She has published widely on theories of justice, feminist ethics, professional ethics, and bioethics. Ordained in the United Church of Christ, she has served as consultant to the U.S. Congress on policies dealing with human subjects in experimentation.Gaymon Bennett is director of ethics at the Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served as a minister in the Church of the Nazarene and has published on the relations of science, theology, anthropology, and ethics.

Sacred Cells? is a well crafted book about whether stem cell research is ethically, as well as socially and politically, acceptable by people of faith. The authors know the science and practices involved and report them in an engaging narrative. The authors bring clarity, precision, and depth to the subject, seeking to convince the reader by their multidimensional discussion, not by demeaning other beliefs or opinions. A wonderful book.

• PrefaceChapter 1: The Ethical Pre-History of Stem CellsChapter 2: From Science to Ethics in a FlashChapter 3: Working within the Research Standards FrameworkChapter 4: Three Contending Frameworks for Stem Cell EthicsChapter 5: The Embryo Protection FrameworkChapter 6: The Human Protection FrameworkChapter 7: The Future Wholeness FrameworkChapter 8: Ethical Smoke and Mirrors in WashingtonChapter 9: The Hidden Theology Behind the International DebatesChapter 10: The Vatican's Strong StandChapter 11: The Vatican and EmbryologyChapter 12: The Vatican Argument in a Cracked NutshellChapter 13: Leon Kass, Protector of Human NatureChapter 14: Jewish and Muslim BioethicsChapter 15: The Terror of the ChimeraChapter 16: Justice and the Patenting ControversyChapter 17: The Spiritual Soul and Human DignityChapter 18: The Ethics of the EthicistsChapter 19: Theologians Say "Yes" to Regenerative MedicineIndexAbout the Authors