Abortion and America's churches: a religious history of Roe v. Wade
"Abortion and America's Churches explores the surprising history of how American Christians think about abortion. Many people assume that Christians have steadfastly condemned abortion throughout the United States's history. David K. Williams overthrows all assumptions about the unity...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Notre Dame, Indiana
University of Notre Dame Press
[2025]
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Series/Journal: | Faith, governance, and civil society in American history
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| Further subjects: | B
Abortion
Religious aspects
Christianity
History
B Abortion Religious aspects Christianity B United States B Abortion - Religious aspects - Christianity B Avortement - Aspect religieux - Christianisme - Histoire B Abortion Law and legislation (United States) History B Avortement - Aspect religieux - Christianisme B Abortion |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780268210472 |
| Summary: | "Abortion and America's Churches explores the surprising history of how American Christians think about abortion. Many people assume that Christians have steadfastly condemned abortion throughout the United States's history. David K. Williams overthrows all assumptions about the unity, consistency, or simplicity of American Christian thought and belief in this ground-breaking new book. He demonstrates that churches in the United States have fought among themselves and with the wider culture as they developed and enforced their stance on abortion, revealing major struggles to define their often-changing positions. Far from a cynical exercise of political interest, changes and disagreements arose from serious theological considerations informed by each tradition's approach to the faith. These theological shifts--and corresponding shifts in interreligious political alliances--led to the changing fortunes of Roe v. Wade. By capturing the fascinating and complicated history informing each faith's position, Abortion and America's Churches restores much-needed context to the sharp polarization over abortion today."--from the inside front and back flaps |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographic references and index |
| Physical Description: | xix, 360 Seiten, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-268-21045-8 |
