Biography

Andrew Lustig is connecting the study of religion and science in innovative ways, chiefly by bringing new and mainstream religious voices into the debate about the moral implications of biotechnology research and policy in America. Lustig is a recognized authority on the ethical dilemmas of human cloning, assisted suicide, and other bioethical issues. Lustig is interested in the interdisciplinary exploration of the challenges science poses to traditional understandings of nature, as well as justice concerns about the ways that the benefits from new developments are distributed.

Resources by this expert

• "Human Cloning: Created Co-creation or Hubris?" in Considering Religious Traditions in Bioethics: Christian and Jewish Voices, ed. M.J. Iozzio (University of Scranton Press, 2001)
• "Human Cloning and Liberal Neutrality: Why We Need to Broaden the Public Dialogue," in Claiming Power Over Life: Religion and Biotechnology Policy, ed. M. Hanson (Georgetown University Press, 2001)
• "Bioethics Within Pluralism: How Deep the Differences?" Second Opinion 6 (May, 2001)
• Bioethics Yearbook, Volumes One–Five: Theological Developments 1988–1994, editor (Kluwer)

Organizational links for this expert

• Rice University’s Faculty Page

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