Collange Jean-Francois
Department of Theology, Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg, France.
Christ Bioeth. 2005 Aug;11(2):175-82. doi: 10.1080/13803600500203871.
On the basis of a historical reconstruction of the stages through which the Christian notion of sin took shape in Protestantism, the significance of this term for modern bioethics is derived from its opposition to a holiness of God and his creatures, which in turn translates into the secular moral concept of dignity. This dignity imposes obligations to respect and to relationships that are sustained by faithfulness and trust. In being based on the gratuitousness of God's grace, such relationships preclude attempts at instrumentalization, denial of singularity, and subjection to market forces. Accordingly, reproductive cloning as well as exposing medicine to economical considerations can be classified as sinful. The difference between sinful acts and humans' sinful state furthermore permits to address the problems of evil and misfortune in the world, and to acknowledge humans' responsibility for the threats to humanity entailed by those ills. While the Christian faith relies on God's mercy, it also imposes the task of following Christ by fighting against evil and misfortune.
基于对基督教罪的观念在新教中形成阶段的历史重构，这个术语对现代生物伦理学的意义源于它与上帝及其造物的神圣性相对立，而这又转化为世俗的尊严道德概念。这种尊严施加了尊重的义务以及由忠诚和信任维系的关系。基于上帝恩典的无偿性，这样的关系排除了工具化企图、对独特性的否认以及屈从于市场力量。因此，生殖性克隆以及将医学置于经济考量之下都可被归类为有罪。此外，罪恶行为与人类罪恶状态之间的差异使得能够应对世界上的邪恶和不幸问题，并承认人类对这些弊病给人类带来的威胁所应承担的责任。虽然基督教信仰依赖于上帝的怜悯，但它也赋予了通过与邪恶和不幸作斗争来追随基督的任务。
