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Why people matter : a Christian engagement with rival views of human significance / edited by John F. Kilner. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, (c)2017.Description: x, 223 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780801049408
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BT702.K48.W497 2017
  • BT702
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Contents:
John F. Kilner
Gilbert C. Meilaender -- His eye is on the sparrow : collectivism and human significance Amy Laura Hall -- My life is not my own : individualism and human significance Russell DiSilvestro. --
Scott B. Rae -- The privilege of being human : transhumanism and human significance Patrick T. Smith.
John F. Kilner -- Nothing human is merely human : various biblical bases for human significance David P. Gushee.
John F. Kilner.
Subject: In the face of current arguments over issues related to human life and dignity, Christians need to be clear about how their faith speaks to such concerns and what other outlooks have to say. John Kilner, who has taught in the fields of ethics and bioethics for over forty years, brings together noted ethicists to make a Christian case for human dignity. This timely engagement with a topic of great cultural and societal importance offers a robust critique of five highly influential alternative positions, showing how a Christian view supports the crucial idea that people matter in a way that other outlooks cannot. --
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Introduction

Why this book matters : the need for common ground in debates today John F. Kilner

Part 1: Grounding significance in humanity

Persons are not interchangeable : utilitarianism and human significance Gilbert C. Meilaender -- His eye is on the sparrow : collectivism and human significance Amy Laura Hall -- My life is not my own : individualism and human significance Russell DiSilvestro. --

Part 2: Grounding significance in science

More than meets the eye : naturalism and human significance Scott B. Rae -- The privilege of being human : transhumanism and human significance Patrick T. Smith.

Part 3: Grounding significance in God

Special connection and intended reflection : creation in God's Image and human significance John F. Kilner -- Nothing human is merely human : various biblical bases for human significance David P. Gushee.

Conclusion

Why a Christian outlook matters : comparing grounds for human significance John F. Kilner.

In the face of current arguments over issues related to human life and dignity, Christians need to be clear about how their faith speaks to such concerns and what other outlooks have to say. John Kilner, who has taught in the fields of ethics and bioethics for over forty years, brings together noted ethicists to make a Christian case for human dignity. This timely engagement with a topic of great cultural and societal importance offers a robust critique of five highly influential alternative positions, showing how a Christian view supports the crucial idea that people matter in a way that other outlooks cannot. --

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