Love for Life: Christianity's Consistent Protection of the Unborn
Is abortion ethical? The answer to this question is often obscured by rhetoric, slogans, and politics. And the media message on abortion is often of little help. When the typical American opens up her morning newspaper, she sees the topic debated between pro-lifers and pro-choicers but receives little information that could help her make an informed moral decision. And as she reads further about the subject, it seems that the Christian church, often an ethical guide in many of her decisions,...
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About the Author:Dennis Di Mauro is Secretary of the National Pro-life Religious Council, President of Northern Virginia Lutherans for Life, and a doctoral student in church history at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC
Acknowledgements ixIntroduction xiAncient Traditions: Historical Jewish Views on Abortion 1In God's Own Words: The Biblical Pro-Life Message 5From Day One: Early Christian Views on Abortion 10Penalties and Penance: Christian Views on Abortion in the Middle Ages 19Great Minds: Views of Prominent Theologians Since the Reformation 25Breaking from Tradition: The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice and Other Pro-Choice Christian Groups 35Controversy: Denominational Activity on the Abortion Question Since the 1960s 46Headcount: The Percentage of Christianity That Is Pro-Life 100Conclusion: An Appeal to Pro-Choice Christians 104Current Denominational Statements on Abortion 107Member Organizations of the National Pro-Life Religious Council 145Bibliography 149Subject Index 157
