Coyote Medicine and Biotech Culture: Mad Scientists, Jesus and Evil Aliens, and the Dangerous and Uncontrollable Power of Women

The author explores a dialogue between Native American religionand culture, Christianity, and science, for the purpose of determining some ways in which Native American religious tradition can offer a helpful perspective and corrective for some of the theological and ethical dilemmasthat arise from historical interrelatedness of science and \"conquering \" Christianity. A kind of secular Christianity-of- conquesthas been used as a justification for unreflected and ethically dubious choices in science. Working with Tricksterstories and concepts, is it possible to engage the teachings of Jesus in new and subtle ways to make critical assessments of developments in biotechnology?