Responsibility and the Enhancement of Life: Essays in Honor of William Schweiker

In the 21st century and in a globalized world, how can an ethic of responsibility orient the powerful human striving for the enhancement of life? - This question is at the center of the program of theological humanism developed by the American ethicist William Schweiker. His ethic of responsibility takes the integrity of all human as well non-human life as a central criterion for the enhancement of life. The contributions of this collection dedicated to William Schweiker discuss and explore key elements of his work, in exemplary studies and from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. They examine the contours of this ethic, analyze the claims of a moral realism, and investigate the backgrounds of his theological humanism.