Reproductive loss: toward a theology of bodies

Reproductive loss-the loss of a pregnancy before 24 weeks-is estimated to occur in 20-50% of all pregnancies. It is a common human experience. However, it is an experience that is shrouded in silence and mystery. Not only is reproductive loss culturally taboo but given the marked absence of theologi...

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Autore principale: O'Donnell, Karen (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2019]
In: Theology & sexuality
Anno: 2019, Volume: 25, Fascicolo: 1/2, Pagine: 146-159
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Aborto spontaneo / Lutto / Teologia
Notazioni IxTheo:FD Teologia contestuale
NBE Antropologia
Altre parole chiave:B Reproductive Loss
B Doctrine
B Silence
B Suffering
B Feminist Theology
B theology of the body
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Riepilogo:Reproductive loss-the loss of a pregnancy before 24 weeks-is estimated to occur in 20-50% of all pregnancies. It is a common human experience. However, it is an experience that is shrouded in silence and mystery. Not only is reproductive loss culturally taboo but given the marked absence of theological reflection on the experience, it would seem to be theologically taboo as well. The experience of reproductive loss raises profound theological questions about what it means to be (a gendered) human, issues of suffering, the providence of God, and eschatology. This research considers some of the reasons for this theological silence and begins to examine the experience of reproductive loss with the aim of taking the embodied experience of the miscarrying woman seriously as a site for theological reflection.
ISSN:1745-5170
Comprende:Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13558358.2018.1548161