Ted Peters, Ph.D.,is Professor of Systematic Theology at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. He also currently serves as Program Director for the Science and Religion Course Program at the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences. Dr. Peters was the principal investigator for the theological questions raised by a scientific study sponsored by the Human Genome Initiative. He has authored and edited several highly regarded textbooks and research studies in the field of theology, ethics, and genetics, including Playing God? Genetic Determinism and Human Freedom (New York and London: Routledge, 1997). He is also author of For the Love of Children: Genetic Technology and the Future of the Family (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox 1996) and editor of Genetics: Issues of Social Justice (Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim, 1998). In the bioethics field, Dr. Peters’ work focuses on the frontier of genetic research and its implications for theological anthropology, ethics, and public policy. Day 1: Afternoon Presentation