3rd Annual Summer Conference
July 18-20, 1996
Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Plenary Speakers
Thursday, July 18
- The Experience of Genetic Disorders - Hessel Bouma III, PhD; Markie Jackson; and David Biebel, DMin
Friday, July 19
- Christian Worldview - Charles Colson
- Technology in a Biblical/Historical Context - Nancy Pearcey, MA
- Eugenics in Historical Perspective - Arthur Dyck, PhD
- Playing God - Allen Verhey, PhD
- Panel: Reducing People to Genetics - V. Elving Anderson, PhD and Henk Jochemsen, PhD
- Genetic Research - LeRoy Walters, PhD
- Creating/Patenting Life - Stephen Sherry, JD
- The Human Genome Project - Francis Collins, MD, PhD
Saturday, July 20
- Genetic Testing/Screening - C. Christopher Hook, MD
- Genetic Counseling - Elizabeth Thomson, RN, MS
- Genetic Therapy - Frank Young, MD
- Panel: Genetic Enhancement - John Feinberg, PhD and James Peterson, PhD
- Caring for People with Genetic Challenges - Marsha Fowler, PhD
Parallel Paper Sessions
Friday, July 19
- Conveying and Evaluating Genetic Knowledge: The Role of Postsecondary Education - Martha Newsome, DDS
- Genetically Engineering Desirable Traits: The Ethical Challenge - Robert Evans, PhD
Saturday, July 20
- Genetic Screening and Abortion: The Ultimate Family Values Decision - Brock Eide, MD
- Genetic Products to Enhance the Healthy: An Ethical Use of Resources? - Donal P. O'Mathuna, PhD
- Ethical Issues in Prenatal Genetic Testing - Scott B. Rae, PhD
- The Church's Opportunity to Meet Genetic Needs - C. Ben Mitchell, PhD
Other Sessions
- God’s Sovereignty and Genetic Anomalies - Michael Beates, STM
- Reason-Based Ethics - Harold O.J. Brown, PhD
- The Changing Face of Healthcare - Nigel Cameron, PhD
- Case-Based Ethics - David Schiedermayer, MD
Pre-Conference Workshop
- (Re)Orientation to Genetics - Hessel Bouma III
Courses
- Wrap-Around Conference Course - John Feinberg, PhD
- Intensive Bioethics Institute - Nigel M. de S. Cameron, PhD
- Advanced Bioethics Institute - John F. Kilner, PhD
