Transforming Life, Volume 2
This document deals first with the implications of genetic
engineering applied to human life and then turns to the
implications for agriculture.
01 December 2005
Volume 2
Genetics, Agriculture and Human Life
World Council of Churches - Justice, Peace and Creation Team
&
World Association for Christian Communication
with Bossey Ecumenical Institute
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Human Genetics
- A rapidly developing agenda
- Overarching issues
- Human genetics and persons with disabilities
- How theology can give orientation
- Policy recommendations
3. Biotechnology and Agriculture
- Genetic engineering
- and its application for agriculture
- The wider context in which genetic engineering
- is located
- A theological response: food, faith and freedom
- The ethical-critique of genetic engineering
- in agriculture
- The way forward
4. A Primer
- Biotechnology and the issues interconnected with and through it
