RT Book
T1 Jesus v. abortion: they know not what they do
T2 Theopolitical visions
JF Theopolitical visions
A1 Bellinger, Charles K. 1962-
LA English
PP Eugene, Oregon
PB Cascade Books
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1902601548
AB There are three main positions that people adopt within the abortion debate: pro-life, muddled middle, and pro-choice. Jesus v. Abortion critiques the pro-choice and muddled middle positions, employing several unusual angles: (1) The question What would Jesus say about abortion if he were here today? is given very substantial treatment. (2) The abortion debate is usually conducted using moral and metaphysical arguments; this book adds in anthropological insights regarding the function of violence in human culture. (3) Rights language is employed by both sides of the debate, to opposite ends; this book leads the reader to ask deep questions about the concept of rights. (4) The use of historical analogies in the abortion debate goes both directions, in the sense that both sides accuse the other of being similar to the defenders of slavery; this book contains what is probably the most sophisticated and sustained analysis of the meaning and legitimacy of such analogies. (5) Many important thinkers are brought into this conversation, such as Søren Kierkegaard, Eric Voegelin, Julien Benda, Simone Weil, Kenneth Burke, Richard Weaver, René Girard, Philip Rieff, Giorgio Agamben, Chantal Delsol, Paul Kahn, and David Bentley Hart
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-336) and index
CN HQ767.25
SN 978-1-4982-3505-1
SN 1-4982-3505-0
SN 978-1-4982-3507-5
SN 1-4982-3507-7
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K1 Jésus-Christ - Enseignements
K1 Jesus Christ
K1 Abortion : Religious aspects : Christianity
K1 Theological Anthropology : Christianity
K1 Anthropologie théologique - Christianisme
K1 Theological anthropology - Christianity
K1 Teachings
K1 Abortion - Religious aspects - Christianity