Ebook: The Sacred Gift of Life: Orthodox Christianity and Bioethics

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This book was referred to me by our Orthodox parish priest and I am grateful. Although written in 1998, the principles are transcendent and most importantly provide a glimpse into the heart of our Lord and the love and value that He places on you and I. Breck offers a structured foundation of how we might approach these important life questions and then provides analysis from Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant commentators - both conservative and liberal, and then typically provides a conclusion of the consensus. Planning on reading the 2006 Stages on Life's Way soon, although even at the time of this comment it too will be over 10 years old.

Fr. John Breck does a wonderful job in this book of demonstrating an Orthodox approach to the ethics of life issues. He also responds to some of the contemporary work by ethicists from other church "denominations." This work shows discernment and care in dealing with these issues. If someone were to want to know how the Orthodox think about issues such as birth control, abortion, euthanasia, embryo research and other related issues, this is the book to read. This book is a much needed beginning by an outstanding Orthodox theologian on these issues, but does not exhaustively answer all questions.