The Editors: R. John Elford is Visiting Professor of Ethics at Leeds Metropolitan University. His recent publications include The Pastoral Nature of Theology (1999) and The Ethics of Uncertainty (2000).D. Gareth Jones is Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, where he is also Professor of Anatomy and Structural Biology. His recent publications include Valuing People (1999), Designers of the Future (2005) and Medical Ethics (4th edn, 2005).

«(...) I would highly recommend this book. The integrity of thought in each essay demonstrates the commitment of each author to rigorously and veraciously grapple with the intersecting paths of medicine and theology - two disciplines that attempt to illumine the path to human flourishing.» (Ashley J. Moyse, Pacific Journal of Baptist Research)

• Contents: R. John Elford: Preface – D. Gareth Jones: Introduction – Gerard Mannion: Theologically-Informed Ethics: A New (Old) Paradigm? – R. John Elford: Divine/Human Love and Creativity – Adam Hood: A Personalist Approach to Bioethics – Ann Marie Mealey: The Bioethical Conscience – D. Gareth Jones/Maja I. Whitaker: Scientific Fraud: The Demise of Idealistic Science – D. Gareth Jones: The Human Body: An Anatomist’s Journey from Death to Life – D. Gareth Jones: Enhancement: Is Baseless Speculation Misleading Theologians and Bioethicists? – D. Gareth Jones: Is PGD a Form of Eugenics? – Gerard Mannion: Genetics and the Ethics of Community – D. Gareth Jones: Regulatory Procedures – J. Stephen Bellamy: Two Cheers for Public Consultations: But Where Have all the Ethics Gone? – Gerard Mannion: Horses and Carts: Ethics, Legislation and Regulation – R. John Elford: Conclusion.