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Author Peterson, James, 1957-

Title Changing human nature : ecology, ethics, genes, and God / James C. Peterson.

Publication Info. Grand Rapids, Mich. : William. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2010.

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 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  233.5 PETERSON    Check Shelf
Description viii, 259 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents Called to shape what is entrusted to us. God's garden -- Using tools -- Body and soul -- Three helpful cautions, but inadequate guides for shaping human nature. Cure versus enhancement -- Welcoming versus making -- The present versus the future -- Four standards for shaping human nature. Safe -- Genuine improvement -- Increase choice for the recipient -- Best use of always finite resources -- Who applies these standards? The devastating history of coercion, racism, and eugenics -- Checks and balances.
Subject Christianity -- Psychology.
Theological anthropology -- Christianity.
Nature and nurture.
Human beings.
Persons.
Human behavior.
ISBN 9780802865496 paperback alkaline paper
0802865496 paperback alkaline paper
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