Assisted reproduction, with its test tubes, injections, and gamete donors, often raises important concerns regarding matters of life and kinship. Yet these concerns do not take the same form everywhere around the world. In this innovative ethnography of in vitro fertilization in Ecuador, Elizabeth Roberts shows how having children through biotechnological intervention is not only tolerated, it is embraced by the population, despite widespread poverty and official condemnation by the Catholic Church. Roberts takes us into clinics, laboratories, and homes, providing a textured picture of the int.

Assisted reproduction, with its test tubes, injections, and gamete donors, raises concerns about the nature of life and kinship. Yet these concerns do not take the same shape around the world. In this innovative ethnography of in vitro fertilization in Ecuador, Elizabeth F.S. Roberts explores how reproduction by way of biotechnological assistance is not only accepted but embraced despite widespread poverty and condemnation from the Catholic Church. Roberts’ intimate portrait of IVF practitioners and their patients reveals how technological intervention is folded into an Andean understanding of reproduction as always assisted, whether through kin or God. She argues that the Ecuadorian incarnation of reproductive technology is less about a national desire for modernity than it is a product of colonial racial history, Catholic practice, and kinship configurations. God’s Laboratory offers a grounded introduction to critical debates in medical anthropology and science studies, as well as a nuanced ethnography of the interplay between science, religion, race and history in the formation of Andean families.

An exploration of how Ruth's science, and that of scientists in different disciplines, has enhanced their faith.

Dr Francis S. Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists, working at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God. How does he reconcile the seemingly unreconcilable? In THE LANGUAGE OF GOD he explains his own journey from atheism to faith, and then takes the reader on a stunning tour of modern science to show that physics, chemistry and biology -- indeed, reason itself -- are not incompatible with belief. His book is essential reading for anyone who wonders about the deepest questions of all: why are we here? How did we get here? And what does life mean?

1919 a treatise on spiritualism founded on transcripts of shorthand notes taken down over a period of five years in the seance room of the William T. Stead Memorial Center, Mrs. C. M. Cool, Medium & Pastor.

Assisted reproduction, with its test tubes, injections, and gamete donors, often raises important concerns regarding matters of life and kinship. Yet these concerns do not take the same form everywhere around the world. In this innovative ethnography of in vitro fertilization in Ecuador, Elizabeth Roberts shows how having children through biotechnological intervention is not only tolerated, it is embraced by the population, despite widespread poverty and official condemnation by the Catholic Church. Roberts takes us into clinics, laboratories, and homes, providing a textured picture of the int.

Tens of thousands of books on religion and spirituality are continually being written every year; and it is difficult to find something really new and refreshing as this book. The author has truly assembled an amazing and beautiful work of colorful graphic art and unique simplistic imagery. All this is designed to depict Christian spiritual concepts, values and “Christian thinking” for those seeking to better understand mankind’s relationship with God and present their faith to others. 

 

This book consists of 276 color pages with over 70 pages of compelling imagery. Twelve thematic sections are presented which can be read in any order; and all having an associated synopsis to guild you through the images and ideas presented. It is written in a style that is creative, introspective at times, analytical, instructive and humorous…but every page points to God. There is no pretense by the author to be a highly knowledgeable or anointed theologian…He’s just a man of God with a special message to convey with enough stunning information to encourage all readers to want to know more about God or use these images as a jump-off point for their own purposes. 

 

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