| Matters of Life and Death Contributor(s): Cobb Jr, John B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664251692 ISBN-13: 9780664251697 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology - Religion | Christian Living - General - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics |
| Dewey: 248.487 |
| LCCN: 90019894 |
| Lexile Measure: 1200 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.08" W x 8.22" (0.33 lbs) 124 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using a bioethical approach, John Cobb Jr. tackles some of the most controversial issues facing society and the church today--something theologians have often failed to do in the past. His four major topics are animal well-being, death with dignity, the moral status of the fetus, and sexual activity outside of marriage. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cobb Jr, John B.: - John B. Cobb Jr. has held many positions including Ingraham Professor of Theology at the Claremont School of Theology, Avery Professor at the Claremont Graduate School, Fullbright Professor at the University of Mainz, and Visiting Professor at Vanderbilt, Harvard, and Chicago Divinity Schools. His writings include Christ in a Pluralistic Age: God and the World; and, with coauthor Herman Daly, For the Common Good, which was cowinner of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. |