Religion, Theologie und Naturwissenschaft /Religion, Theology, and Natural Science

The modern world is ruled by the natural sciences. They are the ones who discuss the most pressing problems of our time that touch the core theological arguments: Is God nothing more than an illusion of our brain cells? Are the world religions subjective and purely sociological/psychological phenomena? Can we even speak of such a thing as free will in humans?This volume takes a look to the future of both scientific developments as well as the theological approach to the results of the natural sciences.

Is the human embryo already a person? The possibilities of abortion and reproductive medicine, the destroying of the embryo for personal reasons, or for "high-level" medical research purposes, give this question an existential urgency that plunges many people into conflicts of conscience and ignites passionate discussions and public protests. Jürgen Boomgaarden gives a differentiated answer to the embryo status question from a protestant perspective. On the background of a broad presentation of theological, biological, philosophical, legal, and sociological insights and positions, this book unfolds a systematic theology of unborn human life.