© 2020. Etiemana Warrie Benjamin & Olumuyiwa Olusesan Familusi. This is a research/review paper, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. A Christian View of Genetic Engineering By Etiemana Warrie Benjamin & Olumuyiwa Olusesan Familusi University of Ibadan Keywords: christianity, human person, plant and animal, science, DNA. GJHSS-A Classification: FOR Code: 270805, 220315 AChristianViewofGeneticEngineering Volume 20 Issue 7 Version 1.0 Year 2020 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: A Arts & Humanities - Psychology Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: Abstract- There has been an age long conflict between religion and science. Thus many scientific breakthroughs have literally faulted some religious claims. In spite o f this, the symbiotic relationship between the duo cannot be overlooked. In other words, there is a recurring scholarly intercourse and intellectual romance between science and religion as established by scholars. This paper examines genetic engineer ing from a Chr istian perspective with emphasis on the prospect and burden of the innovation. It is premised on Barbour’s model for the study of the interaction between Religion and Science, and Artigas’ Complementary Theory which emphasizes the harmonizing and dialoguing roles between science and religion. Using content analysis, this work delineates the blessing and woes of genetic engineer ing in the Christian context. Christianity for instance balances respect for human life and dignity of the human person on the one hand and the blessings of science in human development on the other hand. Whereas Christianity appreciates the fact of human creativity in genetic engineer ing as it leads to improved plant and animal lives, increased food production and therapeutic functions, it equally considers broad implications of this breakthrough on the human person, future and his environment.