The new genetic medicine : theological and ethical reflections / Thomas A. Shannon and James J. Walter.

Lanham ; Oxford : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2003], ©2003.

v, 185 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theological issues in genetics -- Ethical issues in genetics -- Catholic reflections on the human genome -- Reflections on the moral status of the preembryo -- Human nature in a postgenomic world -- Human gene transfer : some theological contributions to the ethical debate -- Human cloning : religious and ethical issues -- Human embryonic stem cell therapy -- Ethical issues in stem cell therapy : from the micro to the macro -- The bioengineering of planet earth : some scientific, moral, and theological considerations.