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Christian bioethics as non-ecumenical.

H Tristram Engelhardt

    Christian Bioethics
    |September 1, 1995
    PubMed
    Summary

    Christian bioethics is rooted in Holy Tradition and communal experience, emphasizing repentance and right worship. Understanding its moral content requires community context, distinguishing it from secular or purely reason-based ethics.

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    Area of Science:

    • Theology
    • Ethics
    • Bioethics

    Background:

    • Community morality is shaped by accepted premises, evidence rules, and authority structures.
    • For Christians, authority is derived from Holy Tradition and experiencing the Holy Spirit.
    • Repentance and conversion are central to Christian teaching and community inclusion.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To define Christian bioethics within its specific social and communal context.
    • To argue for a non-ecumenical approach to Christian bioethics, emphasizing its particular moral content.
    • To critique Roman Catholicism's bioethical framework, particularly its emphasis on reason over repentance.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of the relationship between community, authority, and moral knowledge in Christianity.
    • Examination of Holy Tradition as the determinant of authority and moral understanding.
    • Critique of specific theological and historical developments within Roman Catholicism.

    Main Results:

    • Christian bioethics is intrinsically linked to a right-believing, right-worshipping community.
    • True moral knowledge in this context is communal and not fully accessible externally.
    • Roman Catholicism's bioethical approach is seen as deficient due to an overemphasis on reason and a departure from traditional pieties.

    Conclusions:

    • Understanding Christian bioethics necessitates recognizing its communal and traditional foundations.
    • A focus on repentance and right worship is crucial for authentic Christian moral knowledge.
    • Roman Catholicism's contemporary bioethical challenges stem from post-Vatican II departures from tradition.
    Keywords:
    Bioethics and Professional EthicsReligious ApproachVatican II

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