Good Catholics: the battle over abortion in the Catholic Church
Good Catholics tells the story of the remarkable individuals who have engaged in a nearly fifty-year struggle to assert the moral legitimacy of a pro-choice position in the Catholic Church, as well as the concurrent efforts of the Catholic hierarchy to suppress abortion dissent and to translate Cath...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley
University of Californiarnia Press
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Further subjects: | B
United States
B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Sociology of Religion B Electronic book B Catholic Church B History B Church and state United States United States B Electronic books History B Catholic Church (United States) B RELIGION ; Christian Theology ; Ethics B Catholic Church United States Catholic Church B Abortion ; Religious aspects ; Catholic Church B Electronic books B Abortion Religious aspects Catholic Church History B Church and state (United States) B Church and state |
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| Summary: | Good Catholics tells the story of the remarkable individuals who have engaged in a nearly fifty-year struggle to assert the moral legitimacy of a pro-choice position in the Catholic Church, as well as the concurrent efforts of the Catholic hierarchy to suppress abortion dissent and to translate Catholic doctrine on sexuality into law. Miller recounts a dramatic but largely untold history of protest and persecution, which demonstrates the profound and surprising influence that the conflict over abortion in the Catholic Church has had not only on the church but also on the very fabric of U.S. po |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record |
| ISBN: | 0520958276 |