August 2, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS – The worldwide debate about stem cells involves religion, ethics, politics, and medicine. It calls for people of faith to learn deeply, think carefully, and contribute fully. In the newly released The Stem Cell Debate from the Facets series from Fortress Press, Ted Peters brings a lucid and penetrating message that reliably and accessibly relates the science of stem cells and regenerative medicine in lay terms.

The Stem Cell Debate also traces the strongly divided ethical debate to three very different moral frameworks and shows the deepest and legitimate concerns of each, alongside the secular ethical framework employed in most medical ethics.

Peters's work is not only a unique guide but also a real model for how honest, religiously informed ethics should be practiced today.

Contents
Introduction
1. The Science of Stem Cells
2. Framing the Public Discussion of Stem Cell Ethics
3. The Embryo Protection Framework
4. The Nature Protection Framework
5. The Medical Benefits Framework
6. The Research Standards Framework
7. Theological Reflections on Human Nature
8. Can Theological Ethicists Help Anybody?

Ted Peters teaches systematic theology at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He is an associate of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, for whom he co-edits the journal Theology and Science. He is author of many influential volumes in theology and ethics, including God-The World's Future (Fortress Press, rev. ed., 2000); and he is co-editor of Bridging Science and Religion (Fortress Press, 2003) as well as The Gift of Grace: The Future of Lutheran Theology (Fortress Press, 2005).

The Stem Cell Debate, By Ted Peters, Format: 4.25: x 7," Paperback, 128 pages, ISBN-13: 978-0-8006-6229-5, Price: $7.00/ CAN $8.50, Publisher: Fortress Press.

To order The Stem Cell Debate please call Fortress Press at 1-800-328-4648 or visit the Web site at http://www.augsburgfortress.org/.

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