Faith@Science: Why Science Needs Faith in the Twenty-First Century

By Denyse O'Leary

Our moral problems are not solved by faster machines. At the turn of the twentieth century, many thinkers were convinced that there was a "scientific" answer to all the problems that plague human... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1896239838
• ISBN13: 9781896239835
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"

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Moral Conundrums

"Science has created ever more moral conundrums," says the cover copy of journalist Denyse O'Leary's book Faith@Science: Why Science Needs Faith in the Twenty-First Century. "So how do we reconcile technology and morality?" O'Leary explores issues such as human cloning, genetic engineering, abortion, multifetal pregnancy reduction, environmental deterioration, genetically modified foods, and evolution versus creationism. She points out that, though science can explain many things, it cannot tell society what is important or right. She challenges Christians to inform themselves about the issues and let their influence be felt. "The reason that these problems are not addressed effectively is a moral one," says O'Leary. "Not enough people who have the power to do so care enough to alter their lifestyle or voting habits in order to deal with them." Most of the book's 50 short chapters originally appeared as columns in Christian Week. However, O'Leary has as much to say to other thinking persons as to Christians. A strength of her book is her frequent reference to useful resources. These include Hannah's Prayer, a web-based resource for infertile couples; Jeremy Rifkin's book The Biotech Century; and Michael J. Behe's book Darwin's Black Box.