Sentences with phrase «ethical perspectives about»

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Our theological beliefs about the community of faith, the images of God we find meaningful, ethical perspectives based on our understanding of justice and care, and our interpretation of suffering and healing, sin and forgiveness, ground us and guide us in responding to the crises of members of our congregations.

But if that involvement is going to be informed, it will be necessary for us to know something about the technology itself, to isolate some of the major ethical issues, and to suggest some possible lines of response from the perspective of Christian commitment.

While religious perspectives have nothing to do with the technical content of a lecture, they are relevant to a number of aspects of the academic situation.1 Where appropriate to the objectives of the course and closely connected with the subject matter, some of the questions which we have raised about the effects of an invention on society or the ethical dilemmas faced by the scientist can legitimately be mentioned in the classroom.

Konrad Raiser, now General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, uses it to describe, a change in theological perspective which affects the whole range of ecumenical work.1 His colleague and former student Martin Robra applies it specifically to a change in perspective on social ethics in World Council work.2 K.C. Abraham describes it as a change in theological and ethical perspective brought about by the participation of the Third World in the ecumenical movement.3 They all make important points.

Some DNA program efforts can raise complex legal and ethical questions, however, and Jennifer Wagner, a 2014 - 2015 AAAS Congressional Fellow and former research associate at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Integration of Genetic Healthcare Technologies, and Sara Katsanis, an Instructor of Science & Society at Duke University, are conducting interviews, surveys, and focus groups around two such programs to learn more about the perspectives of the people involved and to develop «best practices» guidelines.

Her recent book, «How to Clone a Mammoth,» offers a critical, pragmatic, perspective about de-extinction that is rooted in her ancient DNA expertise, Dr. Shapiro is a protagonist for the appropriate, ethical, and responsible application of de-extinction technologies for conservation of living species and their ecosystems.

In previous articles, I have written about the need for basing technology integration in actual experience, applying virtual technologies, raising critical issues and perspectives and practicing ethical use of the technology.

Students at Perspectives Charter Schools» three Chicago campuses have participated for the last four years in a peace movement that includes classes designed to develop independent thinkers and ethical leaders, a radio show, and peace talks in which students are welcomed to openly grieve or share stories about loved ones lost to gun violence, said Diana Shulla - Cose, founder and president of the charter school.

To what extent do you view your investing life as an extension of your personal life?By that I mean to what extent do the personal morals and ethical values of Tim the man govern the investing decisions of Tim the dividend growth investor?If you ask your typical dividend growth investor if they would be willing to invest in a lucrative but immoral venture, say selling child pornography or crack cocaine, the answer would probably be «absolutely not» regardless of the yield, valuation or growth prospects of the underlying venture.And yet, ask that same investor what their thoughts are about Phillip Morris and they would probably describe what a wonderful investment it is and go on about why you should own it.Do your personal morals ever come into play when buying companies, or do you compartmentalize your conscience, wall it off from the part of your brain that thinks about investments, and make your investing decisions based on the financial prospects of the company?The reason why I'm asking is that I keep identifying stocks of companies that I love from an investing perspective but despise on a human level.I can not in good conscience own any piece of Phillip Morris knowing the impact that smoking related illness has on the families of smokers.You might say that the smoker made his choice to smoke so you don't mind taking his money, but his children never made that choice and they are the ones who will suffer when he dies 20 years too soon.

The environmentalists» need to naturalise ethics with climate science speaks about their inability to construct a coherent ethical perspective in human terms, with human values.

Luckily — from the perspective of people who like a bit of convenience, even if they're not terribly concerned about data privacy — a string of legal ethical opinions, including Formal Opinion No. 99 - 413 of the American Bar Association and the Law Society of BC's April 1998 opinion on the transmission of confidential information over the internet, seemed to offer near - absolution to lawyers from concern over unencrypted email.

mission of searcHIV is Develop a theoretical framework about HIV cure research and early implementation using historical, conceptual and ethical data, Determine HIV cure stakeholder perspectives on cure research and early implementation.

In their article about the legal and ethical considerations of postpartum depression screening at well - child visits, Chaudron et al concluded: «We believe that from the perspective of feasibility, and now from the legal and ethical standpoints, the benefits of screening outweigh the risks.»