Christianity Today’s 2016 Book Awards
Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.
New & Noteworthy Books
Compiled by Matt Reynolds
Frankenstein’s Cat, Part 2
Using “our scientific superpowers.”
My Top 5 Books on Life Ethics
Worshiping an ‘Awesome God’ at the Democratic National Convention
Plus: Amish in the City premieres tonight, challenging Sri Lanka’s anti-conversion bill, Christians accused of bad motives in Sudan activism, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Define ‘Better’
One person’s improvement is another person’s degeneration.
The Techno Sapiens Are Coming
When God fashioned man and woman, he called his creation very good. Transhumanists say that, by manipulating our bodies with microscopic tools, we can do better. Are we ready for the great debate?
Federal Funds Approved to Study Fetal Stem Cells
Life ethics advocates troubled by the discrepancy that allows days-old embryos more protection than more mature fetuses.
Religious Organizations Allowed to Discriminate on Basis of Religion
Academic freedom at religious schools, a clone patent, Belgium allows euthanasia, and other stories from online sources around the world
‘Only Cellular Life’?
Christians, leaders, and bioethics watchdogs react to the announcement that human embryos have been cloned.