| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 230 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-220) and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pro-life movement -- United States -- History.
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Pro-life movement. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Abortion -- United States -- History.
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Abortion. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jacoby, Kerry N., 1962- Souls, bodies, spirits. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998 0275960447 (DLC) 97033700 |
| ISBN |
0313003351 (electronic book) |
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9780313003356 (electronic book) |
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0275960447 (alkaline paper) |
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9780275960445 (alkaline paper) |
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