This collection of original essays by scientists, theologians, religious studies scholars, and ethicists offers an authoritative, illuminating, and thought-provoking overview of the CRISPR controversy.
Genetic science at times ignites explosions of public controversy. In the early 1990s, the Human Genome Project, along with Jurassic Park, frightened the world with genetic determinism. The cloning controversy of 1997 and the stem cell controversy of 1998 prompted bitter moral stand-offs. The fuse has just been lit for the next explosion: the CRISPR controversy. The CRISPR Revolution in Science, Religion, and Ethics channels the energy of that explosion into constructive reflection on the implications of this revolutionary science for religion, ethics, and public policy.
Chapters accessibly explain the science behind gene editing and draw out its implications for social impact. This volume reviews the history of genomics from 1990 to date, with special attention to cloning and stem cell research. Contributors address the significance of gene technology for understanding human nature within specific religious traditions. Most importantly, they analyze selected ethical issues: therapy versus enhancement, germ line modification, designer children, patenting, and the long-term effects of gene drive proposals.
Foreword, Harvard Personal Genomics Education Group, Nadine Vicenten and Marnie Gelbart (Harvard University, USA)
1. Introduction to CRISPR Revolution in Science, Ethics, and Religion, Arvin M. Gouw (University of Cambridge, UK)
2. CRISPR, Theology, and Ethics, Ted Peters (Graduate Theological Union, USA)
3. Hindu Bioethics View on CRISPR Based Embryo Editing, Joyeeta Talukdar et al. (IIT-Guwahati, India)
4. CRISPR and Catholic Ethics, Lisa Fullam (Santa Clara University, USA)
5. Heritable Human Genome Editing: CRISPR, Theology, and the Future, Ron Cole-Turner (Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, USA)
6. The Biopolitics of CRISPR, Sheila Jasanoff (Harvard Kennedy School, USA)
7. Eugenics, Liberation, and Dignity: Developing an Anti-Eugenic Ethic for CRISPR Embryonic Modification, John Slattery (Duquesne University, USA)
8. Of Viruses, Pandemics, and CRISPR, Martinez J. Hewlett (University of Arizona, USA)
9. Ethical Issues in CRISPR for Human Space Missions, Konrad Szocik (University of Information Technology and Management, Poland)
10. Everything Old Is New Again: CRISPR, Ethics, and Enhancement, Braden Molhoek (Graduate Theological Union, USA)
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