Disability's Challenge to Theology
Genes, Eugenics, and the Metaphysics of Modern Medicine
Devan Stahl
Disability's Challenge to Theology
Genes, Eugenics, and the Metaphysics of Modern Medicine
Devan Stahl
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“Drawing on a rich tapestry of Catholic and Protestant sources, Devan Stahl demonstrates the need for metaphysics if Christian bioethics is to successfully confront the eugenic temptations of genetic technologies.” —Paul Scherz, co-editor of The Evening of Life
“Drawing on a rich tapestry of Catholic and Protestant sources, Devan Stahl demonstrates the need for metaphysics if Christian bioethics is to successfully confront the eugenic temptations of genetic technologies.” —Paul Scherz, co-editor of The Evening of Life
"In this beautifully deep work, Devan Stahl highlights the wisdom of disabled people, too often left out of theological considerations around the utilization of medical advancements. Disability's Challenge to Theology is a bedrock book for bioethics and disability theology and sets the table for us to have conversations in nuanced, faithful ways that will bear fruit." —Bethany McKinney Fox, author of Disability and the Way of Jesus
“Stahl argues that churches must include the voices of disabled individuals in Christian ethical discernment. This important, theologically rich book will be of interest to scholars of theological bioethics, especially those working in the Protestant tradition. Interested lay readers, too, may find the text helpful.” —Choice
“Given the relative dearth of books in theological bioethics, Disability's Challenge to Theology: Genes, Eugenics, and the Metaphysics of Modern Medicine is a welcome contribution to the field. In addition to being of interest to Christian ethicists, Stahl's book will be of interest to those considering the implications of the capability approach for bioethics and disability studies.” —Hastings Center Report
"Devan Stahl’s Disability’s Challenge to Theology is a step toward reconciliation for some of the sins of the modern church, offering itself as a starting point for developing processes for faithful decision-making and guidance in relation to genetic testing and therapies." —Journal of Disability and Religion
"In Disability’s Challenge to Theology, Devan Stahl offers an insightful and multilayered critique of liberal Christian embrace of eugenics movements....Her work is particularly valuable for the spotlight it shines on the theological and social conflation between sin, suffering, and disability." —Political Theology
"While Stahl draws from and speaks to Christian ethicists and theologians, non-Christian and even non-religious thinkers will benefit from reading her book." —Reading Religion
Devan Stahl is an assistant professor of religion at Baylor University and editor of Imaging and Imagining Illness: Becoming Whole in a Broken Body.