John P. Slattery

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John P. Slattery, PhD, is a senior program associate with the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion Program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Teilhard & Eugenics

More research is needed to define Teilhard’s moral vision, especially as we consider the needs of the oppressed, outcast, and differently abled.

By John P. Slattery

March 12, 2019

Theology

Bioethics

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