Brent Waters

Brent Waters is Director of the Center for Ethics and Values and Assistant Professor of Christian Social Ethics at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, Waters has published extensively in the areas of ethics, religion and science. He is the author of Reproductive Technology: Towards a Theology of Procreative Stewardship (2001) and co-author of Pastoral Genetics: Theology and Care at the Beginning of Life (1996).

A past president of the Society of Christian Ethics, Waters is also affiliated with the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity, the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences and the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. A past president of the Society of Christian Ethics, Waters is also affiliated with the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity, the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences and the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics.

What is the Appropriate Contribution of Religious Traditions and Communities in the Public Debate on Embryonic Stem Cell Research?