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Genetic Manipulation and the Body of Christ

Song, Robert

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Ip King-Tak
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Chan Jonathan
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Abstract

Efforts to distinguish therapeutic from non-therapeutic genetic interventions in the human body have floundered on the assumption that the body should be understood as a psycho-physical corpus. This article argues by contrast that the body of Christ, that is the church, should be seen as the hermeneutical key to interpreting the body, and therefore that features of the corporate life of the church can provide criteria for distinguishing acceptable from unacceptable forms of genetic intervention. Formation of the bodies of Christians in the church is contrasted with the formation of the body by the reflexive project of modern self-identity.

Citation

Song, R. (2007). Genetic Manipulation and the Body of Christ. Studies in Christian Ethics, 20(3), 399-420. https://doi.org/10.1177/0953946807082935

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 1, 2007
Deposit Date Mar 6, 2008
Journal Studies in Christian Ethics
Print ISSN 0953-9468
Electronic ISSN 1745-5235
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 20
Issue 3
Pages 399-420
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0953946807082935
Keywords Body, Body of Christ, Church, Cosmetic surgery, Genetic enhancement, Giddens


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