Genes, genesis and God: values and their origins in natural and human history - review

Abstract

Book review of Holmes Rolston's Genes, Genesis and God. The book is based on the author's Gifford Lectures given at the University of Edinburgh, Nov. 1997. Dr. Rolston says the phenomena of religion and ethics cannot be reduced to the phenomena of biology. The book deals with genetic values, genetic identity, culture, science, ethics, biology and religion.