Can War Be Just?
Current discussions of an unprovoked “first strike” against another country challenge the historic just-war ...
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Addressing Issues of Moral Complicity
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That They May Live
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From Healing to Relief of Suffering
The Christian response to medical ethics today is to speak the Word of truth to empty lives that believe lies that ...
What Is a Stem Cell?
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What Child Is This?
This is an edited and adapted version of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Commission on Theology and Church Relations report on “Marriage, Family and Human Cloning.” It speaks not only of cloning but also briefly touches on artificial insemination, surrogacy, and in vitro fertilization.
What Can We Say That Is Lutheran in Bioethics?
A Lutheran response to issues in bioethics is always one of Law and Gospel. Law is necessary to constrain the weak ...
Transhumanism: Humans Without Bodies
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Stem Cell Research: Theology
Christians are neighbors to the unborn embryo. Because we are forgiven by His grace through faith, the ...
Smuggling Theology Into Discussions of Ethics
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New Technologies, Old Questions: How to Stay Human in the Post-Christian Church
Developments in emerging technologies will lead to vast changes in the way we live. How do we ensure that ...
Informed Consent
Christians who give informed consent have an opportunity for faith in God’s care through their time of weakness. ...