The Sacred Gift of Life: Orthodox Christianity and Bioethics

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Summary: Life
Review: Fr. John Breck does a wonderful job in this book of demonstrating an Orthodox approach to the ethics of life issues. He also responds to some of the contemporary work by ethicists from other church "denominations." This work shows discernment and care in dealing with these issues. If someone were to want to know how the Orthodox think about issues such as birth control, abortion, euthanasia, embryo research and other related issues, this is the book to read. This book is a much needed beginning by an outstanding Orthodox theologian on these issues, but does not exhaustively answer all questions.

Rating:
Summary: Life
Review: Fr. John Breck does a wonderful job in this book of demonstrating an Orthodox approach to the ethics of life issues. He also responds to some of the contemporary work by ethicists from other church "denominations." This work shows discernment and care in dealing with these issues. If someone were to want to know how the Orthodox think about issues such as birth control, abortion, euthanasia, embryo research and other related issues, this is the book to read. This book is a much needed beginning by an outstanding Orthodox theologian on these issues, but does not exhaustively answer all questions.