Liberal democracy and the genetic supermarket: Autonomy and freedom in Jurgen Moltmann's political theology and biotechnology

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dc.contributor.authorKotze, Manitza
dc.date.accessioned01/03/2017 15:24
dc.date.available01/03/2017 15:24
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractIn this article, the concept of "liberal democracy" and its implications for biotechnology such as human genetic engineering will be examined. Liberal democracy is characterised by a number of features, some of which has extensive repercussions on biotechnology, especially concepts such as the equal protection of human rights, civil rights, civil liberties, political freedom for all people and autonomy and libertarianism. Advocates of human genetic engineering for purposes other than the healing of genetically transmitted diseases often appeal to these features in the quest for its legalisation. I will examine whether the attributes of liberal democracy would indeed justify the use of this type of biotechnology and if yes, what a possible theological response would be, drawing on the political theology of Jurgen Moltmann.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationKotze, M. (2015). Liberal democracy and the genetic supermarket: Autonomy and freedom in Jurgen Moltmann's political theology and biotechnology. Stellenbosch Theological Journal, 1(1): 201-215en_US
dc.identifier.issn2226-2385
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/2593
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17570/stj.2015.v1n1.a10
dc.language.isoenen_US
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dc.publisherSUNen_US
dc.rightsStellenbosch Theological Journal is an Open Access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of Open Access.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectJurgen Moltmannen_US
dc.subjectAutonomyen_US
dc.subjectLiberal democracyen_US
dc.subjectGenetic engineeringen_US
dc.titleLiberal democracy and the genetic supermarket: Autonomy and freedom in Jurgen Moltmann's political theology and biotechnologyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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