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Modifying creation? : an Evangelical Alliance Policy Commission report / edited by Donald Bruce and Don Horrocks ; working group members Donald Bruce [and others].

Contributor(s): Bruce, Donald | Horrocks, Don | Evangelical Alliance. Policy Commission
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Carlisle, Cumbria, U.K. ; Waynesboro, Ga. : Paternoster Press, 2001Description: x, 182 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1842271008; 9781842271001Other title: Modifying creation? : GM crops and foods, a Christian perspective [Cover title]Subject(s): Genetic engineering -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Crops -- Genetic engineering | Food crops -- Genetic engineering | Genetically modified foods | Transgenic plants | EvangelicalismBibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction -- What is genetic modification? The science of plant breeding and genetic modification -- Is it wrong to do genetic modification? Theological reflections on genetic modification of crops and food -- Is genetic modification too risky? Environmental and health risks of GM crops -- Does the UK need GM crops? The impact of GM on UK agriculture -- What sort of farming should we adopt? Should we go organic, GM, or what? -- Is GM just a powerful tool in the hands of the powerful? The power structures which drive GM crop technology -- Is GM needed in the developing world? Motives, accountability and priorities -- Reflections: How should we evaluate GM crops and food? -- Resolutions and affirmations of the Evangelical Alliance Policy Commission relating to GM crops and food : conclusions and recommendations.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- What is genetic modification? The science of plant breeding and genetic modification -- Is it wrong to do genetic modification? Theological reflections on genetic modification of crops and food -- Is genetic modification too risky? Environmental and health risks of GM crops -- Does the UK need GM crops? The impact of GM on UK agriculture -- What sort of farming should we adopt? Should we go organic, GM, or what? -- Is GM just a powerful tool in the hands of the powerful? The power structures which drive GM crop technology -- Is GM needed in the developing world? Motives, accountability and priorities -- Reflections: How should we evaluate GM crops and food? -- Resolutions and affirmations of the Evangelical Alliance Policy Commission relating to GM crops and food : conclusions and recommendations.

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