T&T Clark Reader in Abortion and Religion

Zusatztext Nuanced, focused, and wide-ranging, this volume could not have been put together at a better time or by more qualified editors. It is an essential tool for religious advocates and their allies in the ongoing struggle for reproductive justice. I will certainly use and teach it. Informationen zum Autor Rebecca Todd Peters is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Poverty and Social Justice Program at Elon University, USA. Margaret D. Kamitsuka is Francis W. and Lydia L. Davis Professor Emeritus of Religion at Oberlin College, USA. Klappentext This volume introduces students to the history of cultural and theological responses to abortion as background for understanding a diversity of ethical positions in contemporary Christian, Jewish, and Muslim writings. Politicized debates about abortion are often presented in terms of a binary rhetoric of prolife versus prochoice; however, this collection of essays shows how that binary often breaks down when abortion is seen from different religious perspectives and in light of the voices of women themselves. While abortion is a global phenomenon, this volume focuses on the U.S. context. American abortion politics and culture wars have been dominated by Christian voices; nevertheless, Jewish and Muslim abortion ethics engage many of the same issues from different cultural and religious perspectives. Finally, this volume presents important examples of recent social scientific studies about the relationship of religion and abortion in the diverse cultural, racial, and economic fabric of American society. Pedagogical features include: - Introduction to the subject matter by the editors - Introductory essays to all five parts of the book - Questions for classroom discussion Additional pedagogical materials can be found at: https://abortionreligionreader.com/ Vorwort These readings present the complicated and multifaceted reality of abortion as addressed by the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. Zusammenfassung This volume introduces students to the history of cultural and theological responses to abortion as background for understanding a diversity of ethical positions in contemporary Christian, Jewish, and Muslim writings. Politicized debates about abortion are often presented in terms of a binary rhetoric of prolife versus prochoice; however, this collection of essays shows how that binary often breaks down when abortion is seen from different religious perspectives and in light of the voices of women themselves. While abortion is a global phenomenon, this volume focuses on the U.S. context. American abortion politics and culture wars have been dominated by Christian voices; nevertheless, Jewish and Muslim abortion ethics engage many of the same issues from different cultural and religious perspectives. Finally, this volume presents important examples of recent social scientific studies about the relationship of religion and abortion in the diverse cultural, racial, and economic fabric of American society.Pedagogical features include:- Introduction to the subject matter by the editors- Introductory essays to all five parts of the book- Questions for classroom discussionAdditional pedagogical materials can be found at: https://abortionreligionreader.com/ Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION PART ONE In Their Own Words Introduction to Part 1'América Gonzalez', So Many Lives at Stake Anonymous, In the Shade of Allah's Mercy Kate Ott, Reproducing Justice CoWanda Rusk, Christ Was There for Me During My Abortion Rachael Pass, Lo Teivoshi , You Will Not Feel Ashamed 'Alex' (with Meera Shah), You're the Only One I've Told PART TWO Social Scientific Studies Introduction to Part ...

Préface
These readings present the complicated and multifaceted reality of abortion as addressed by the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions.

Auteur
Rebecca Todd Peters is Professor of Religious Studies at Elon University, USA. Margaret D. Kamitsuka is Francis W. and Lydia L. Davis Professor Emeritus of Religion at Oberlin College, USA.

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This volume introduces students to the history of cultural and theological responses to abortion as background for understanding a diversity of ethical positions in contemporary Christian, Jewish, and Muslim writings. Politicized debates about abortion are often presented in terms of a binary rhetoric of prolife versus prochoice; however, this collection of essays shows how that binary often breaks down when abortion is seen from different religious perspectives and in light of the voices of women themselves.

While abortion is a global phenomenon, this volume focuses on the U.S. context. American abortion politics and culture wars have been dominated by Christian voices; nevertheless, Jewish and Muslim abortion ethics engage many of the same issues from different cultural and religious perspectives. Finally, this volume presents important examples of recent social scientific studies about the relationship of religion and abortion in the diverse cultural, racial, and economic fabric of American society.

Pedagogical features include:

• Introduction to the subject matter by the editors
• Introductory essays to all five parts of the book
• Questions for classroom discussion
  Additional pedagogical materials can be found at: https://abortionreligionreader.com/

Contenu
INTRODUCTION PART ONE In Their Own Words Introduction to Part 1 'América Gonzalez', So Many Lives at Stake Anonymous, In the Shade of Allah's Mercy Kate Ott, Reproducing Justice CoWanda Rusk, Christ Was There for Me During My Abortion Rachael Pass, Lo Teivoshi, You Will Not Feel Ashamed 'Alex' (with Meera Shah), You're the Only One I've Told PART TWO Social Scientific Studies Introduction to Part 2 M. Antonia Biggs, et al., Understanding Why Women Seek Abortions Kate Cockrill and Adina Nack, 'I'm Not That Type of Person' Jennifer Kerns, et al., Women's Decision Making Regarding Choice of Second Trimester Termination Method for Pregnancy Complications Ellen Wiebe, et al., Muslim Women Having Abortions in Canada: Attitudes, Beliefs, and Experiences Elly Teman, et al., Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Women Navigating the Uncertainty of Pregnancy and Prenatal Diagnosis Robert P. Jones, et al., The State of Abortion and Contraception Attitudes in All 50 States John P. Bartkowski, et al., Faith, Race-Ethnicity, and Public Policy Preferences: Religious Schemas and Abortion Attitudes Among U.S. Latinos Bohsiu Wu and Aya Kimura Ida, Ethnic Diversity, Religion, and Opinions toward Legalizing Abortion: The Case of Asian Americans PART THREE History and Context Introduction to Part 3 A. James Murphy, Undesired Offspring and Child Endangerment in Jewish Antiquity Beverly Wildung Harrison, Selected Early Catholic Teaching on Abortion Zubin Mistry, Imagining Abortivi in the Early Middle Ages Mohammed Ghaly, Pre-modern Islamic Medical Ethics and Graeco-Islamic-Jewish Embryology Ignacio Castuera, Abortion and Law in the High Middle Ages Kathryn Blanchard, Contraception in Protestant Theology Dorothy E. Roberts, Reproduction in Bondage Paul Saurette and Kelly Gordon, The AMA's Crusade Against Abortion Loretta J. Ross, Reproductive Justice and Eugenics D. Marie Ralstin-Lewis, The Continuing Struggle against Genocide: Indigenous Women's Reproductive Rights PART FOUR Religious Arguments about Abortion Introduction to Part 4 Judaism David Feldman, Abortion: The Jewish View David Kraemer, Jewish Ethics and Abortion Y. Michael Barilan, Her Pain Prevails and Her Judgement Respected--Abortion in Judaism Dena S. Davis, Abortion in Jewish Thought Christianity Norman Ford, The Human Embryo as Person in Catholic Teaching Jason T. Eberl, Aquinas's Account of Human Embryogenesis and Recent Interpretations Roy Bowen Ward, The Use of the Bible in the Abortion Debate C. Ben Mitchell, *…