Why People Matter: A Christian Engagement with Rival Views of Human Significance

In the face of current arguments over issues related to human life and dignity, Christians need to be clear about how their faith speaks to such concerns and what other outlooks have to say. John Kilner's Why People Matter, a timely engagement with a topic of great cultural and societal importance, brings together noted ethicists to make a Christian case for human dignity. Kilner, who has taught in the fields of ethics and bioethics for over forty years, forwards a robust critique of five highly influential alternative positions, showing how a Christian view supports the crucial idea that people matter in a way that other outlooks cannot.

Contributors include Gilbert C. Meilaender, Amy Laura Hall, Russell DiSilvestro, Scott B. Rae, Patrick T. Smith, John F. Kilner, and David P. Gushee.