Souls, bodies, spirits the drive to abolish abortion since 1973

Jacoby, Kerry N. 1962- (Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780275960445
ISBN: 0275960447
ISBN: 9780313003356
ISBN: 0313003351
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 230 pages)
remote
electronic resource
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-220) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
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Source of Description Note:	Print version record.