Description |
1 online resource (xv, 230 pages) |
Contents |
Abortion and its discontents -- In the beginning: the abortion abolition enterprise as a Catholic moral crusade -- One body: building ecumenism in the moral crusade -- Into the lion's den: the abortion abolition enterprise becomes a social movement -- The scorn of men: actors, images, and the public -- The latter days: the abortion abolition enterprise and religious revival -- Tribulation and the new world coming: violence, checks and balances, and the big picture -- A new creature: the future of the enterprise and a reinterpretation of faith-based political action |
Summary |
A history of the abortion abolition campaign from Roe v Wade to the 1996 election, the author explores the subject historically, sociologically, theologically and politically, arguing for deepened understanding of pro-lifers. The Catholic, social movement and direct action angles are all examined |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-220) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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SUBJECT |
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld gnd |
Subject |
Pro-life movement -- United States -- History
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Abortion -- United States -- History
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Abortion.
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Abortion, Induced
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Abortion & Birth Control.
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Abortion
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Pro-life movement
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Schwangerschaftsabbruch
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Gegenbewegung Soziologie
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United States
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USA
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
0313003351 |
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9780313003356 |
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0275960447 |
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9780275960445 |
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