How to Be a Christian in a Brave New World

Name: How to Be a Christian in a Brave New World
Brand: Harper Christian
Availability: InStock
Author: Joni Eareckson Tada
ISBN: 9780310771555

Author: Joni Eareckson Tada, Nigel M. de S. Cameron

Narrator: Renee Raudman

Unabridged: 6 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 05/25/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Christian Living, Social Issues, Religion & Science, Inspirational

Synopsis

Stem-cell research. Cloning. Genetic engineering. Today, discoveries in biotechnology are occurring so rapidly that we can barely begin to address one ethical debate before another looms overhead. This brave new world we've entered is a daunting one as well, with disturbing implications for the sanctity of life and for human nature itself. How should we respond as Christians?Drawing on an abundance of cutting-edge information and life experience, Joni Eareckson Tada and Nigel M. de S. Cameron help you think through issues no Christian can afford to ignore. As a quadriplegic who has spent three decades advocating for the disability community out of a wheelchair, Joni offers the insights of a woman intimately acquainted with suffering and struggle. Dr. Cameron shares from his vast knowledge as one of today's foremost bioethics.Together, they offer deeply informed perspectives on such pressing issues as:Human cloningDesigner babiesRedefining human natureHuman harvestingHere is thoughtful, passionate, and gripping reading about the world that is coming--that, indeed, is already here--and how to live out your faith with conviction in its midst.

About Joni Eareckson Tada

Joni Eareckson Tada is founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, an organization that communicates the gospel and mobilizes the global church to evangelize, disciple, and serve people living with disability. Joni is the author of numerous bestselling books, including When God Weeps, Diamonds in the Dust, and her latest award-winning devotional, A Spectacle of Glory. Joni and her husband, Ken,were married in 1982. For more information on Joni and Friends, visit www.joniandfriends.org.

About Nigel M. de S. Cameron

Nigel M. de S. Cameron, PhD, a speaker, writer and consultant, is Research Professor of Bioethics at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and President of the Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future (thehumanfuture.org). He is also senior fellow of the Wilberforce Forum, Charles W. Colson's Christian worldview think tank in Washington, D.C., and director of its affiliated Council for Biotechnology Policy (biotechpolicy.org). Dr. Cameron lives in Deerfield, Illinois, with his wife Shenach. They have five children and four grandchildren.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hattush on March 31, 2023

Creepy. Deep. Thought provoking. We need more books like this and more people willing to stand up for the truth, for life, for the weak and disabled. Our world is going absolutely insane.........more

Goodreads review by Stephen on December 14, 2022

An interesting read on bioethics. I read it as a part of a writing course, so this book was used to get the cogs turning for essays on issues related to the book. While the book is a little old (20 years isn’t super old, but the big “current events” covered in the book aren’t as big in today’s cultu......more

Goodreads review by Elisha on May 15, 2023

The fact that this was published in 2006 is pretty wild. Eareckson Tada is incredibly bold in the way she thinks through how Christians should approach things like cloning, genetic testing, etc. Her perspective as a quadriplegic Christian is insightful. She recognizes that the logic being used in pu......more

Goodreads review by Jodi on July 26, 2013

Went through this book in a small group setting and it was so thought-provoking! Normally, I avoid discussion on such controversial topics, but this was the right book for our setting.......more

Goodreads review by Kari on May 02, 2022

This is a good book. It deals mostly with the most dramatic of bioethical issues (I.e. human cloning) without as much day-to-day concerns, but was still worth reading. Besides, the authors argue that human cloning is fast becoming a day-to-day concern.......more