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Zusatztext Nuanced, focused, and wide-ranging, this volume could not have been put together at a better time or by more qualified editors. It is an essential tool for religious advocates and their allies in the ongoing struggle for reproductive justice. I will certainly use and teach it. Informationen zum Autor Rebecca Todd Peters is Professor of Religious Studies at Elon University, USA. Margaret D. Kamitsuka is Francis W. and Lydia L. Davis Professor Emeritus of Religion at Oberlin College, USA. Klappentext This volume introduces students to the history of cultural and theological responses to abortion as background for understanding a diversity of ethical positions in contemporary Christian, Jewish, and Muslim writings. Politicized debates about abortion are often presented in terms of a binary rhetoric of prolife versus prochoice; however, this collection of essays shows how that binary often breaks down when abortion is seen from different religious perspectives and in light of the voices of women themselves. While abortion is a global phenomenon, this volume focuses on the U.S. context. American abortion politics and culture wars have been dominated by Christian voices; nevertheless, Jewish and Muslim abortion ethics engage many of the same issues from different cultural and religious perspectives. Finally, this volume presents important examples of recent social scientific studies about the relationship of religion and abortion in the diverse cultural, racial, and economic fabric of American society. Pedagogical features include: - Introduction to the subject matter by the editors - Introductory essays to all five parts of the book - Questions for classroom discussion Additional pedagogical materials can be found at: https://abortionreligionreader.com/ Vorwort These readings present the complicated and multifaceted reality of abortion as addressed by the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. Zusammenfassung This volume introduces students to the history of cultural and theological responses to abortion as background for understanding a diversity of ethical positions in contemporary Christian, Jewish, and Muslim writings. Politicized debates about abortion are often presented in terms of a binary rhetoric of prolife versus prochoice; however, this collection of essays shows how that binary often breaks down when abortion is seen from different religious perspectives and in light of the voices of women themselves. While abortion is a global phenomenon, this volume focuses on the U.S. context. American abortion politics and culture wars have been dominated by Christian voices; nevertheless, Jewish and Muslim abortion ethics engage many of the same issues from different cultural and religious perspectives. Finally, this volume presents important examples of recent social scientific studies about the relationship of religion and abortion in the diverse cultural, racial, and economic fabric of American society.Pedagogical features include:- Introduction to the subject matter by the editors- Introductory essays to all five parts of the book- Questions for classroom discussionAdditional pedagogical materials can be found at: https://abortionreligionreader.com/ Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION PART ONE – In Their Own Words Introduction to Part 1‘América Gonzalez’, So Many Lives at Stake Anonymous, In the Shade of Allah’s Mercy Kate Ott, Reproducing Justice CoWanda Rusk, Christ Was There for Me During My Abortion Rachael Pass, Lo Teivoshi , You Will Not Feel Ashamed ‘Alex’ (with Meera Shah), You’re the Only One I’ve Told PART TWO – Social Scientific Studies Introduction to Part 2M. Antonia Biggs, et al., Understanding W...
