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1 online resource (256 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Ruth Landau and Eric Blyth -- A Roman Catholic perspective on fertility issues : objective truths, moral absolutes, and the natural law / Jim Richards -- Anglican faith and reasoning : wrestling with fertility issues / Phyllis Creighton -- Islamic identity and the ethics of assisted reproduction / Mohammad Iqbal and Ray Noble -- Hinduism and reproduction in contemporary India : vedic learnings / Gautam N. Allahbadia, Swati G. Allahbadia, and Sulbha Arora -- Chinese traditional belief systems, livelihood, and fertility / Geok Ling Lee, Celia Hoi Yan Chan, Elizabeth Wai-Hing Choi Hui, and Cecilia Lai Wan Chan -- Buddhist family values : fertility and technological intervention in the quest for enlightenment / Michael G. Barnhart -- Broken calabashes : Yoruba traditional faith / Titilayo O. Aderibigbe -- Give me children or else I am dead : Orthodox Jewish perspectives on fertility / Rabbi Gideon Weitzman -- Faith and fertility in reform Jewish thought / Mark Washofsky. |
| Summary |
When an individual or couple is considering a difficult choice such as IVF treatment or third party assisted conception, the moral and ethical basis for their decisions may often be informed by their particular faith traditions. Faith and Fertility is a comprehensive collection of essays by academics and faith leaders from around the world. The reader is introduced to the cultural and religious understanding of fertility as it is practised among diverse international faith traditions. Each chapter is written in an accessible and clear style, outlining each faith's history and its core beliefs. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Human reproduction -- Religious aspects.
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Human reproduction -- Religious aspects. |
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Fertility -- ethics. |
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Religion. |
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Reproductive Techniques -- ethics. |
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Cross-Cultural Comparison. |
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Culture. |
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Blyth, Eric.
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Landau, Ruth, 1946-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Faith and fertility. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009 9781843105350 1843105357 (DLC) 2009012311 (OCoLC)262893428 |
| ISBN |
9781846429590 (electronic book) |
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1846429595 (electronic book) |
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1843105357 (Paper) |
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9781843105350 (Paper) |
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9781843105350 (alkaline paper) |
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